DEAR EDITOR, this week as Parliament was welcoming its newest member to the house, Ms. Lanelle Tagaganda, after her election victory in the Gizo- Kolombangara by-election in May, the Western Provincial Government was affirming its commitment to addressing gender and…
DEAR EDITOR, I offer my personal thanks to the newly created Honiara Band Association (HBA) and to its chairperson, Benjamin Afuga, for the plan to organise a two-day live band concert in Honiara to raise money for the National Referral…
DEAR EDITOR, I thank the Hon Member for the West Honiara Constituency and the community there for donating 20 rubbish bins to the National Referral Hospital. I understand the donation came about after an appeal from the NRH after receiving…
DEAR EDITOR, when the essential ministries like the ministry of health that provide live-saving services for the entire population are become non-functioning incurring of life threating issue as shortage of drugs for medical treatment is only indicate well the poor…
DEAR Editor, I write to clarify Australia’s support to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The Australian Government does not require that the Ministry adhere to Australian procurement procedures and protocols to secure Australian funding. Australia’s funding arrangement is…
DEAR EDITOR, it was in a Post issued by the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) in January 2017 that I first read of the real threat for the coconut and palm tree industry in the Solomon Islands…
DEAR EDITOR, I am aware that the Taiwanese government on Tuesday stepped in to donate medical supplies worth SBD$80,000 to the National Referral Hospital (NRH). I believe this was done in response to the current drug shortage at the NRH…
DEAR EDITOR, last month I wrote in letters to the local media how my partner charity organization in New Zealand, ‘Take My Hands,’ (TMH) had donated and delivered some ninety packets of assorted clothing to the Malaita based Hearts of…
DEAR EDITOR, I write to support the Island sun newspaper headline written by former MP Mr Alfred Sasako dated Monday 09th July 2018 concerning the above headline subject. It is really sad and shocking to see these hidden transactions by…
DEAR EDITOR, according to the most recent news from Radio New Zealand the New Zealand Government has increased its Overseas Development Assistance budget by $US488 million, lifting the total to $US1.5 billion over the current four year funding cycle. “The…
