Dear Editor – Like senior lawyer, Gabriel Suri (Issue No. 6071), I too am not sure about the DCC Government’s explanation that the recent $3M pay out to ex-combatants was for their rehabilitation (OPMC Press). Rehabilitation and reintegration are such big words and $3M is big taxpayers’ money engulfed into oblivion, so it seems. How…
IT’S good to see chiefs working closely with police to address law and order issues in the settlements around Honiara. Their close collaboration with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force’s (RSIPF) Community Policing Unit has resulted in the low record of criminal cases during the festive season. It’s not an exaggeration to say that most…
THE search and rescue centre in Honiara says, there is still no sighting of the missing five people missing at sea between Ulawa Island and Small Malaita. The search and rescue centre says after five days searching the waters within the vicinity of the area, the search and rescue mission operation involving ships, helicopter and…
The Solomon Islands national futsal squad, Kurukuru has been named for the upcoming 2016 OFC Futsal Championship in Fiji. The final 14-man squad includes a number of experienced futsal players, the likes of Elliot Ragomo, Samuel Osifelo and Micah Lea’alafa having all represented the Kurukuru at the last FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2012. Assistant…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has praised the young U14 and U12 futsal teams for their ‘impressive’ achievement at the State Futsal Championship in Australia. The U12 boys won the competitions U12 category while the U14 team finished on third place yet another big achievement described by the SIFF secretary general, Neil Poloso during…
The national men’s futsal team has started their one week camp at home before their departure for Australia next week to wrap up their preparation for the FIFA Oceania World Cup qualifier. Kurukuru has been under intensive training, putting in all efforts to be in top form for the World Cup Qualifiers. Just before the…
The Solomon Islands national men’s football training squad has resumed training for this year. Head coach, Moses Toata confirmed that training resumed Tuesday and will continue for the coming months. Trainings are conducted at the SIFF Academy field under the watchful eyes of two former national players, Head Coach Moses Toata and assistant coach Gideon…
(FIJI TIMES) – Vodafone Fiji futsal team will be a surprise package in the Oceania Football Confederation Futsal Championship next month in Suva, says manager Amitesh Pal. The team marched in to camp this week for the month-long preparation. “One thing we can say is that we won’t be a walkover team in the championship,”…
THE NATIONAL – Sixteen countries have qualified to take part in the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea from November 13 to December 3, a senior official of the Local Organising Committee said. Chairman Seamus Marten said Canada, Mexico, USA, Brazil and Venezuela rounded off their qualification late last year, joining France,…
The Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare has told the 20 victorious Under-12 and Under-14 Futsal players the Government will pay each of them $1,500.00 for their outstanding performances during the National Futsal Championships in Australia. The Under-12 and Under-14 Futsal teams came first and third respectively during their competition in Australia. The Prime Minister announced the…