Dear Editor – Thank you for allowing me space in your paper to ask this very important question, who is the licensing officer for CAASI (Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Island)? I was wondering since then, from 2015 till present that who is the legitimate officer here, manning the post. Far more important how transparent…
THE Colombo men’s hockey team has won the 2017 club league grand-final yesterday. Colombo claimed the title after defeating top contenders Wantoks hockey club, which comprised of experienced hockey players led by Allan Temoa and Gary Edward. Paul Luiramo was the hero for the Colombo club for scoring the only goal of the grand-final. In…
AN Australian hockey coach will soon team up with the national hockey players in preparation for the upcoming Inter-continental Cup in Australia. President of the Solomon Islands Hockey Federation (SIHF) Nihal Seneviratne revealed this to Star Sports yesterday following a discussion with Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) Continental Development Officer Gill Gemming in Vanuatu on Thursday.…
FORMER Malaita Kingz import midfielder Abdouramane Kaba wishes his former club all the best for the 2017/18 Telekom S-League, which will kicks off this afternoon. Kaba, from Papua New Guinea, sent his best wishes as he will no longer be playing for Malaita Kingz FC. He is currently in Japan and is expected to play…
Meet artist Nelson Horipua THERE are those whose achievements are often celebrated. Equally but regrettably, there are those whose attainments deemed insignificant and often gone unnoticed despite their importance to society. One such group is our artists, whose works received little or no accolade regardless of their economic contributions. This may be because of our…
THREE time Telekom S-League winners Solomon Warriors are buoyant to begin the 2017/2018 season on a positive start against Real Kakamora today at Lawson Tama. Warriors head coach Moses Toata told Star Sports they are determined to take vengeance over their third place finish last season. Toata and company missed out on OFC Champions League…
Defending champs Marist take on debutants Henderson Eels AFTER a lengthy off-season, the Telekom S-League 2017/2018 season gets off today with two exciting matches at Lawson Tama. Defending champions Marist FC take on debutants Henderson Eels in the opener in what is anticipated to be a thriller. Marist underline their intention to defend the title…
The struggles they face in their quest for equal participation SINCE the inception of parliamentary democracy in 1978, political leadership in Solomon Island has been a men’s domain. Forty years on and with the tenth parliament in the house, the plights of women in political leadership still remains a contentious dilemma. Although women make up…
I OFTEN wondered why people of Lau in Malaita Province had to endure such a tedious and laborious task of building artificial islands whilst there is vast uninhabited land on the mainland. This question has led me on the quest for answers and to right the many myths surrounding the “Salt Water” people as they…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on Friday unveiled the site for its Science Research Complex under the School of Natural Resources and Applied Science at Kukum Campus, despite government’s failure to give it its promised grant of $50 million do this year. Ground breaking was done by the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Agriculture…