EDITORIAL- May the best candidates win!
VOTERS in South Choiseul will return to the polls today to elect their new Member of Parliament.This by-election becomes necessary after Robertson Galokale, who was elected in the 2019 elections, lost the seat last...
EDITORIAL- Let’s keep our guard on….
TWO of 14-crew members of a vessel that arrived in Honiara last week have been tested positive for COVID-19.The PNG-registered landing craft sailed from Lae under a private charter arrangement.The COVID-19 Oversighted Committee vessel...
EDITORIAL-What is the Minister of Home Affairs waiting for?
WHY are we still talking about the current Honiara City Council (HCC) executive?By now, we should be discussing a competent authority appointed to run the affairs of the council.We should be talking about how...
EDITORIAL -Good to see donors visiting provinces
GREAT to see our development partners visiting the provinces and talking face-to-face with the premiers.In recent months and weeks, we've seen donor reps visiting provinces they’ve never visited before.This week for instance, Australia, New...
EDITORIAL- Job offers that cannot be turned down
ANOTHER group of Solomon Islanders left yesterday to work in Australia.They are the latest to travel under the Australian Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP).Again, public reaction to this latest travel was mixed.While the majority are...
EDITORIAL- A project worthy of our unwavering support
WORK on the multimillion dollars Pacific Games stadium official started yesterday.Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who was instrumental in bringing the Games here during the bidding process in 2016, was at hand yesterday to officiate...
EDITORIAL- It’s Honiara city council again!
IT is clear as daylight.Since they came into power more than a year ago, the current bunch of elected Honiara City Councillors have no plan and vision for the city.From day, they came up...
EDITORIAL- A new city in the making
THE Mamara New City project west of Honiara will be officially unveiled this morning.Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will be the guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony.Details of the project and what it entails...
EDITORIAL- Lessons from the MSIP saga
PUBLIC reaction to the removal of the Miss Solomon Islands title from Gladys Habu over the weekend went out of hand on social media.It resulted in personal attacks and hatred against the Miss Solomon...
EDITORIAL- You can run, but you cannot hide
POLICE are now going after a man they wanted to speak to in relation to the killing of a Chinese woman last week at her Point Cruz shop in Honiara.The man is reportedly evading...