Honiara High marks Queens Birthday with sports

While many are getting ready for today’s Queen’s Birthday celebrations, Honiara High School yesterday took a day off to host an early celebration. Students from all grades took part in the day’s sports events. The day’s event includes soccer, basketball and volleyball. While the event marked the Queen’s Birthday celebrations, it also plays an important…

Blatter predicts Interplanetary World Cup

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has suggested that football could one day be played on other planets when he made his opening address to delegates at the start of its 64th Congress on Wednesday. Making his opening remarks to delegates from all of FIFA’s 209 member nations, before his presidential address later in the day, he…

FIFA increases investment in 2015-2018 cycle

Following the budget approval by FIFA’s 64th Ordinary Congress in São Paulo, world football’s governing body is set to invest USD 900 million in football development during the cycle 2015 – 2018. FIFA.com looks at some of the most remarkable figures behind FIFA’s daily development work and the key priorities for the next cycle. 800,000,000…

The World Cup is here – Enjoy it

THE 2014 World Cup is here – host Brazil taking on Croatia in the opening match. This brings an end to the long wait of the nation’s football lovers, who have been eagerly waiting to see their teams and stars shine out on the world stage. We thank Our Telekom for bringing the tournament free…

Correctional Services trip to Fiji

DEAR EDITOR – As correctional officers concern, we believe it is our right under the constitution to express our concern regarding the visit that was approved by the Commissioner of Correctional to Lotus Fiji that two acting deputy commissioners have taken. Our concern is that, is the trip value for money? Is it necessary for…

Assessment before planning

DEAR EDITOR – Spare me few lines to share my humble view on the OBE issue. Learning is a mutual process. Both teachers and students should be able to understand and learn from each other. Students should not alone listen and conscripted to follow instructions, but be able to share their views and opinion freely.…