SUPER 6’s TONIGHT

Tonight at Club HP, Heritage Park Hotel will be the Blue Ocean Shipping Super 6 Singles followed by the Blue Ocean Shipping Super 6 Doubles. Singles competition to start at 7pm and to be followed by the doubles at around 9pm. It will be the Weight Lifting Federation’s turn to fundraise, a dance night with…

Training continues for United

The Telekom S-league may be over but Western United is still on the move in training with a much stronger focus for the next TSL season. United who finished fourth in the last season which ended over the weekend calls on all interested new players as well as current players to resume training. Training days…

Chess registration starts

Registration for the upcoming chess open national championship is currently underway in Honiara. The Solomon Islands chess federation (SICF) revealed registrations started yesterday and will continue up until March 16. The competition will then kick off on March 22. Interested chess players who intend to participate in the upcoming competition are urged to register themselves.…

Alleged match fixing investigated

The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) is carrying out an investigation over allegations of match fixing during the match between X-Beam FC and Real Kakamora over the weekend. This was confirmed from the SIFF media department this week. The investigation follows allegations of match fixing relating to the X-Beam and Real Kakamora match over the…

Leaders are change agents

The fifth characteristic of leadership for us to consider is Leaders are “change agents.” They bring about change in order to fulfil their vision. They move through chaotic situations and change things; they manage change. An effective leader will not be satisfied with the traditional status quo lifestyle. To him or her, change is vital.…

Ash Wednesday, what it means

Christians all over the world begin the season of Lent, in preparation for Easter, on Ash Wednesday.   The “ash” is imposed on the foreheads, a sign which is strange in many tribes and cultures.  To understand the meaning of this practice especially with the Catholics and Anglican Christians, we must pay attention to the…

Fiji’s Methodist Church is impartial

WITH the general election a few months away, the Methodist Church says it will not affiliate itself with politics. This was confirmed by church communications secretary Reverend James Bhagwan who said the church was impartial and does not endorse any political parties. “We will support people on individual basis — if someone comes and asks…

Vanuatu tap into Chinese tourism market

Vanuatu is likely to break into the Chinese tourist market in a few years from now and the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) is confident that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Vanuatu will increase. The biggest number of 20 Chinese approved travel agents from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are currently in the country checking out…