DEAR EDITOR – Can you publish the following poem: Life rife of disasterChrist died on EasterBeef full of uric acidMuscles of this nation Full of lactic acid Education full of rivalryMinistry adjusting the systemHealth full of bugsMillions missing in actionGout affecting the investigation Drivers sucking wealth outFrom the shanty townsChina man in control of the…
DEAR EDITOR – It is a serious concern to note that Prime Minister Lilo and his government have been so ignorant not to create an avenue to allow our well educated children who are studying overseas especially in Fiji and PNG so that they can register and exercise their rights to vote for right people…
DEAR EDITOR – John Aonima, whilst your discussions of the disconnected water of White River Community High School (WRCHS) appears to be your main agenda, undergird that in my view is your personal vendetta to discredit and displaced Simon Tepuke, the dully appointed deputy principal of WRCH from his post. How do I know that…
DEAR EDITOR – Please allow me in your column to express my views about two prominent leaders I call as traitors in the former Panga Government and Guadalcanal as a whole. As the political impasse of Guadalcanal Province has already ended, and now we have a new premier, the 7 months storm is over and…
ALL of us – the phone users – have one complaint or another against Our Telekom, the telecommunication carrier that largely controls the multi-million dollar a year market in Solomon Islands. Its monopoly is undisputed. Its services are substandard. Its costs are phenomenally high. In some cases one can be forgiven for suggesting that the…
AUKI Futsal champions, the Auki Eels along with Honiara’s Parramatta Kings have been invited to attend and participate in the Fiji Futsal championships next month. The invitation from the Fiji Futsal association requested that Parramatta Kings and another club from the Solomon Islands can take part in the lucrative Futsal champs. Recently being crowned champions…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has rejected claims that the selection of players for the national U19 squad was done only for Honiara based players. This was in response to criticisms from members of the public who blamed SIFF for conducting a one-sided selection process targeting only Honiara based players which resulted in the…
Solomon Islands national U19 team has registered their first win of the Oceania U20 Championship by defeating American Samoa 5-0 yesterday. The win gave them four points from four matches played. Two first half goals and three in the second half was enough for the Mamulas to bring back some pride after they failed to…
Physical education (PE) teachers from more than ten schools and rural training centres operated by the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) have undergone a training to improve their skills and learn about first aid. The training was held at Maoro community high school. Reports said most of the schools which have participated in the training…
A rugby league match between two Honiara select sides will kick off this afternoon. The match will be staged at Panatina oval starting at 4pm. All interested players, officials and supporters of the code have been invited to come out in numbers to watch the match. Solomon Islands Rugby League which is organising the event…