MEMBERS of the Lauru basketball team for both men and women which represented Team Lauru had acknowledged the support rendered by Team Lauru management, officials and its people. Team Lauru ladies team has done the province proud by snatching silver medal in the finals. While the men’s team led by captain Albert Kaitu’u was knocked…
THE 2016 South Vella La Vella Constituency netball cup tournament has successfully ended at Maravari village on Thursday 7/07/2016 with a prize giving ceremony. Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Vella La Vella constituency and main sponsor Alex Gora Lionel, church elders, chiefs, supporters and friends took part in the event. Mr Lionel with…
AAP: AUSTRALIA’S Olympic team has been hit with a double blow, with Lleyton Hewitt and gun cyclist Simon Gerrans withdrawing from the Games. Hewitt has opted out of his role as Australian men’s tennis team coach in Rio. Tennis Australia has applied to the Australian Olympic Committee to replace Hewitt with Mark Draper, with the…
OFC: Tahiti’s national beach soccer team are set to test their skills against the might of Japan in September when the two nations meet for a series of friendlies at Akashi Okura beach in Hyogo. It will be the first official match for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up since losing the final…
Fijian football has never seen a period like it. By this time next month, Fiji will have added a maiden appearance at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament to last year’s successful debut at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Throw in a strong showing thus far in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ qualifying,…
Dear Editor – I for one would like to come out from the silent supporters of the Real Kakamora players and express my joy and acknowledgment to the Real Kakamora officials and players. I must honest to say here that Real Kakamora team give Makira a very previous gift of pride for their outstanding performance…
It is scary reading the Leader of Independent Group claims and for now accusations against the Prime Minister. So what is next? Digging a stinky dead animal out from its pit may be not a good idea. Nevertheless, on one hand it could heal the wounds and on the other hand only time will tell.…
Dear Editor – Last week a Radio New Zealand (RNZI) news bulletin reported that Prime Minister, the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare, had announced his government would soon put in place legislation to guide the establishment of Special Economic Zones in the country. The Prime Minister was quoted as saying the idea was to zone the country…
Dear Editor – How many know of the extent and nature of the dedicated community service being undertaken in Honiara and in the remote Marovo region of the Solomon Islands? The behind the scenes work by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) and Brisbane-based doctor Malaika Perchard, and…
LOCAL farmers who attended the week long Farm Mechanization Training (FMT) that ended over the weekend (Friday) in Honiara are being encouraged to be role model and utilize the knowledge and skills acquired. This was after about 13 local farmers from Isabel and Western Province undertook an intense training on FMT at the Taiwan Technical…