HFA pre-season fixtures released

The Honiara Football Association (HFA) has finalised the Pre-season fixtures for this year’s HFA league. Five football clubs have been confirmed to take part in this year’s Pre-season league. This was confirmed by the HFA General Secretary Leonard Paia this week. The five new Pre-season clubs are Breeze Land United FC, Balanga FC, Sa’a United,…

New executive for SIBF

The Solomon Islands Basketball federation (SIBF) has a new executive. The new executive was elected last Sunday during the SIBF’s annual general meeting (AGM) held at the office of the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI). Former SIBF president Brian Pongotapu was re-elected, the vice president is Delma Nori, Secretary Lysa Wini, Treasurer Debbie…

Statement from Opposition

Dear Editor – I must give credit to the Parliamentary Opposition Group for their statement on the current scholarship scheme as reported in your paper on 12 March 2016.  It was a rational statement on a difficult and sensitive subject which I thought they handled well. My understanding of their statement is that while the…

Survey by NPF, UNDP

Dear Editor – The SIBC news of 15/3/2016 on a joint survey by NPF & UNDP to include farmers, fishermen & agriculture laborers in the superannuation scheme (NPF) is a good idea for ordinary Solomon Islanders in rural areas. However, if the survey is positive I would like to suggest that the National Government to…

Call for change in Isabel

Dear Editor – I would be very glad if you could publish this article in your paper with regards to the above topic; The recent announcement by Premier Habu appeared in the island Sun Issue No 2234, is immature, too early and unreal. Furthermore it has raised a question of why he continues to delay…

Not yet started govt

Dear Editor – I would like to highlight to the Central bank and those responsible in the government that the economic climate for doing business is getting tighter and there appears to be obvious  and alarming decline in our economy. After the elections there was a wave of optimism springing from the hailed lesser corrupt…

Is it true?

Dear Editor – The delays at SIPA are causing produce exporters additional costs in having their goods re-certified for export and on occasions they have to go through the quarantine process again because there is a maximum time the containers can stay on the port before being loaded on the ship. One of the Asian…

Solomon Warriors

Dear Editor – I hope the coach and management of Solomon warriors FC have something to learn following their last two loses in a row in order to be competitive in the upcoming OFC champions league. It won’t be an easy ride for us being in the pool of death. It must begin now or…