If raw talented players with the likes of James Naka, Joe Lui and other players can make it to the national level, nothing is impossible for rural football players to follow the same trend. Our Telekom Marketing Manager Robert Szetu echoed this to Star Sports when he officially handed over Our Telekom support to Dekon…
The Solomon Islands School of Ministry of the Assembly of God Church has successfully concluded its one month training in Noro, Western Province, recently. About 40 pastors of the AOG in Honiara, Malaita, and Western provinces participated in the training from May 16 – June 10. The speakers came from Australia, namely Clyde Marback, James…
The superintended of the Assembly of God (AOG) Church in north Malaita is calling on all church members to work together to move the church forward in the coming year. Rev. Micah Fiodoa made the appeal following his re-election last week to look after the north Malaita region for another term. “I want every church…
Dreams are easy to visualise, but are often difficult to materialise. The key is staying focus and such focus now got long time radio man John Adifaka Junior in a ‘launch mode’. Adifaka now prepares to launch his new radio station – the newest addition to the existing commercial radio FM stations. Now hitting the…
Dear Editor – Last Saturday, my cousin brother arrived back from PNG. He was one of the students repatriated from studies due to the continuing civil unrest amongst PNG students. I write to just thank the government to making that decision to repatriate our students. My cousin told me that situation there was frightening and…
Taking a principled stand against corruption, especially when corruption is entrenched, doesn’t come without some cost, personally and even politically, as appears to have been hinted at in the latter case in the Solomon Islands. Let me first illustrate by what I mean when I refer to personal cost when facing up to corruption. In…
Temotu Vatu MP Freda Tuki says she’s disappointed at the attempts by her political rivals to prevent her from establishing a growth centre on the island of Vanikoro. Some landowners on the island prevented a barge from landing there early this month on the belief the barge was there to begin logging activities on the…
Churches need to rise up to curb the rampant increase of domestic violence in the country. Former Auditor General Edward Ronia made the statement when contributing to the Family Protection Act awareness workshop conducted for church leaders in Honiara last week. He said the root cause of violence begins at homes because churches fail to…
World Vision is prepared to work with churches and other organisations address domestic violence issues in the country. The organisation’s programme manager Julianne Oge highlighted this during her presentation at a Family Protection Act awareness workshop in Honiara last week. “There’s a missing link between communities in addressing domestic violence issues in this country,” Oge…
Former retired Police officer, Henry Kauhui appeals to chiefs to sort out land issues surrounding the Police post at Atoifi, east Kwaio. Kauhui made the appeal after land dispute threatens to relocate the police post to another location. He said the police post is important to serve the people in east Kwaio and communities closer…