Letters to the Editor Archive March 2010
Solomons' First Women
By Femme Inis from Port Vila, Vanuatu
I think the misconception which critics of this book have lies with the title of the book. Many commentators on this topic tend to believe that only those named in the books are the Solomon First women,...
Time to get rid of the RCDF funds from the hands of the Politicians
By Divine Waiti from Majuro, Marshall Islands
"Its time to get rid of the political patronage system of using RCDF funds"
Let me join the right-minded Solomon Islanders who are calling for the relinquishing of the public funds from politicians...
Eunice Ragethonga you tok true
By Detone from Port Vila
Eunice Ragethonga, I concur with the issues you raised.
I therefore encourage you or another other writer or talk with other women academics/historians who are specialized in Solomon Islands...
SIWA and SIEA battle of the Giants
By George Saemane from Honiara
The last week will be a memorable week for all Honiara dwellers when the management of SIEA flexed their muscles against SIWA for not paying their bills. Unfortunately SIWA has no answers except to blame...
Federal System
By Paul Drake from New Zealand
Dear Sir
I very much agree with Chief Lulei's idea for opting for a federal system.
I am an ex-patriate from the days when the Solomons was a British Protectorate so I knew the people...
Women Firsts
By Eunice Ragethonga from Honiara
Dear Editor,
Please allow me space to contribute to the topic in regards to solomons' first women. I will be very frank.
'Isabel' as a community and people is in the 'first' in...
Why increase parliament seats?
By Ellison Giano from Hamilton
While Katya's suggestion is a good one, our constitution needs to be amended to cater for such arrangements. So increasing the seats or not does not qualify increasing the seats for women. For now women...
Reviving the Cattle Industry in Solomon Islands
By Franklyn Wasi from USP Alafua Campus, SAMOA
So much have been raised concerning this industry lately. A lot of questions have been aired regarding the ROC funding meant for the revival of the industry and now farmers are hopeless and thinking this...
Conservation
By Edgar J Maeniuta Pollard from USP, Fiji
Dear Editor,
May you please allow space for this short note in your column.
Over the holiday season i was privileged enough to have the opportunity to travel to the Western Solomon's....
Why increase parliament seats?
By Katie Fono from Brisbane
Dear Editor,
Of all the fuss there was when women were about to be given allocated seats in Parliament; then comes this mysterious proposal to increase more parliament seats(constituencies)....
Ministers Plan Boycott of Parliament
By John kay from Honiara
Dear Editor,
I would be grateful if you could publish my letter to the editor.
Can someone release the names of Parliament MPs that plan to boycott the proposed sitting of parliament...
The Continuous West Guadalcanal Floods
By John Kay from Honiara
Dear Editor,
I would be grateful if you could publish my article and observations on the recent floods affecting the West Guadalcanal areas.
It has been noticed that flooding and...
A relief for USP SIG sponsored Students
By Franklyn Wasi from USP Alafua Campus, SAMOA
I would like to commend the Solomon Islands Government in particular the National Training Unit (NTU) in the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development for its tireless effort in ensuring our...
Unfair Terminations
By Benson Ratuiko from Honiara
I would be grateful if you can spare me some space in your paper to express my concern with relation to the above heading.
I sympathize with Students who are striped off their future earning...
SIG and the welfare of our overseas students
By Derick R Manu'ari from Arosi One, Makira
Dear Editor,
Why is the government too ignorant of its shortcomings and continues to pretend that it cares?
Well, at least, it does care about sending students on scholarship overseas,...
bemobile in SI 'scandal'
By Charles Koroni from Honiara
The website www.postcourier.com.pg/20100303/wehome.htm carried a story titled 'bemobile in SI 'scandal' by JONATHAN TANNOS
It revealed that a minor shareholder of bemobile used $US15 million...
Students in Fiji
By Andrew K from Asia
Vey irresponsible of the Gov't. So much of talking about Good Governance when our students are hungery. This is such a shame. The Ministry of Education should be held responsible for that.
One Television vs Solomon Star
By Timothy McBush Hiele from Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Thanks Mr. Maesulia for the comments regarding the above subject.
Well, both One Television and Solomon Star used the so called platform 'JOOMLA' to publish their websites. Joomla is an open...
Starving SIG students in USP
By Jack Samu from Suva
Dear editor,
Please allow me to express my concern regarding the above heading. I know that this issue arise every year, but I want to raise it because I witness one incident that cannot hold...
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