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TSL round one ends this weekend

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Warrrios remains top of table via goal difference

By Taromane Martin

DEFENDING champions of the Telekom Soccer League (TSL) Solomon Warriors FC remains top of the table as the 2018-2019 season continues this weekend.

Two matches are set for this Saturday and Sunday at the Lawson Tama as round one of the current TSL season draws to a close.

Warriors are currently with 13 points on the table and a goal difference of 16 sitting in pole position from Henderson Eels FC and Western United FC who are also with 13 points but has a goal difference of 11 and eight, respectively.

Solomon Warriors FC for this weekend will take on sixth placed-Malaita Kingz FC in the 4pm main match on Sunday.

A victory for them will leave them sitting comfortably at the top.

But with Western United FC and Henderson Eels FC chasing close behind and both with seemingly easy fixtures for this weekend, it will be another must win encounter for Moses Toata and his Warriors when they meet Rence Talo and his improving Malaita Kingz outfit this Sunday.

Meanwhile TSL matches for tomorrow will see Real Kakamora FC taking on Western United FC at 2pm followed by KOSSA FC and Henderson Eels FC at 4pm while FC Guadalcanal takes on Marist FC in the final matches for Round one of this TSL season.

“I’m sure it will be a tough game. While I respect KOSSA we are also desperate for the three points come this Saturday,” Henderson Eels FC head coach Eddie Marahare reacted to this fixture.

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Games Council by-passed: Dioko

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The swimming area with the accomodation and changing rooms at one end.

THE Renbel Solomon Games Task Force has by-passed the Solomon Games Council (SGC) in all their dealings, Council Vice-President Siosi Dioko states on Thursday.

The Solomon Games Council is the highest governing body of the triennial event, according to the Solomon Games Charter which was formally adopted in November 2013.

Dioko said the undermining of the Games Council by the local organising committee of the event scheduled for next month in Renbel resulted in the setbacks they encountered recently.

“The games council has been undermined in all the dealings regarding the upcoming hosting.

“This is wrong. There have been a lot of mix-ups recently where the local organising committee has totally forgotten about us.

“The Solomon Games is not owned by the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI). The Games is owned by the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs and governed by an independent body which is the Solomon Games Council.

“The SGC is the supreme and decisive authority in all matters concerning the Games and it has the final say.

“NOCSI is an important member of the games council and their role is to facilitate for the running of the sporting events while the government provides fund for the games. This how it works.

“The SGC decides on the hosting of the games and its members are Provincial and Honiara City Council Sports Committees; The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands; The Solomon Islands National Sports Council; The Ministry responsible for Sports in the Government of Solomon Islands; and The Oceania National Olympics Committee,” Dioko said.

The Vice-President said they have made a submission to the Ministry of Home Affairs so that the games council can convene a meeting regarding this as soon as possible.

Dioko added that an important issue to look is the latest withdrawals by provinces from the games in Renbel.

“Our defending champion Guadalcanal had already withdrawn and followed by Western, Central and the latest is Malaita.

“This is an important issue to look at.”

Female rep bow out of Vanuatu junior open

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Zorika Morgan during her match in the Vanuatu International Junior Open this week.

BY ROMULUS HUTA

Zorika Morgan during her match in the Vanuatu International Junior Open this week.

THE Solomon Islands representative at this week’s Vanuatu International Junior tennis Open currently underway in Port Vila has bowed out in the quarterfinal of the singles on Wednesday.

Zorika Morgan, 14, is the only tennis player representing the country at the five-day event.

Zorika is based at the Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) training center based in Lautoka, Fiji under scholarship.

Kick-started with day one of competition on Monday at Port Vila’s Korman Sporting Complex, Zorika began the singles competition campaign nicely done with a victory over New Zealander Ajiah Prittchard Lolo in a three-set round one thriller.

Named as the youngest entry in the competition, Zorika led the first set 6-2 before Lolo came back stronger to win the second set by 7-5. Zorika went into the final set after recess and posted a 6-3 margin to qualify into the quarterfinals.

In the last eight, an unseeded Zorika came up against fourth seed Elena Micic of Australia but lost by two straight sets of 6-1, 6-3.

Zorika paired up with Conatsu Kaga of Northern Marianas for the doubles competition but their campaign was shortened by a first round defeat of 6-1, 6-4 to Elena Micic (Australia) and Clara Cwajgenbaum of New Caledonia.

Meanwhile, this junior international event is a grade 5 tournament according to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and it is the first to be hosted in Vanuatu.

Players who have enrolled at this event come from the Pacific Region, Australia, New Zealand, the United-States of America, the Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, China, Russia and even Latvia.

‘Nurses should be prioritised’

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BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE

A concerned citizen says more government priority should be given to nurses in the country.

The individual who wishes to remain anonymous says she had experienced seeing only one nurse tending to a ward in the national referral hospital who by the time her shift had ended was still working.

She expressed that there is more that meets the eye for situations like this, adding that there are other factors which might have led to why another nurse was unable to make it on time resulting in only one nurse covering for about half of her shift before retiring.

The concerned individual stressed that when it comes to nurses necessities like proper housing, sanitation and transportation availability should not be overlooked or better yet improved.

She voiced that if the government through the ministry of health utilized the area opposite the St Barnabas Cathedral Church and turn it into an apartment complex for nurses with proper sanitation it would be not only be a healthy environment for nurses who are to provide care and services to the sick and risk their health to work tirelessly but it would also be much closer to the hospital saving transportation costs and time.

Nothing wrong with sister provinces wanting to be a part of us: MMF president

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BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE

ACCORDING to the President of Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF), Martin Housanau, there is nothing wrong with sister provinces wanting to be a part of the forum.

Speaking during a recent annual general meeting, he stressed that although Malaita Ma’asina Forum was established with its own institution only for the people of Malaita, there other provinces who feel that they are already a part it based on their past involvement in the Ma’asina movement.

He explained that in the past, when Ma’asina Ruru was first put together back in the 1940s, it did not only involve Malaita province but also some areas of Makira, Isabel, Guadalcanal and Central Islands.

Henceforth, Housanau says that the provinces have heard about the issues they have discussed in their forum and feel that they should also be a part of these issues.

He furthered that these issues are not only relevant in Malaita province but also in Central, Isabel, Guadalcanal and Makira provinces and in other provinces who did not take part in Ma’asina movement in the past.

Maneka supports Melanesian sisters with housing material

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MP Samson Manake hand over iron roofing to Elder Sister Ms Rubi Kwairamo with witnesses standing besides.

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA

MP Samson Manake hand over iron roofing to Elder Sister Ms Rubi Kwairamo with witnesses standing besides.

MEMBER of Parliament for North Guadalcanal constituency handed over housing materials to the Community of the Sisters of Melanesia NAT household on Thursday.

The donation by MP Samson Maneka will go towards building of a permanent rest house for Melanesian Sisters at Bokonseu, East Guadalcanal province.

Elder Sister Ms Rubi Kwairamo said MP Maneka has responded positively towards the longstanding needs of having a permanent rest house for Melanesian Sisters.

She said, “Our need has been there since 1980 to date to have iron roofing, and now I am feeling blessed to receiving the donation from MP Maneka, and we hope to live under the permanent house soon.”

She said throughout the years they used sago palm leafs as roofing, and the challenge is having to repair it every year – a costly exercise.

Kwairamo said now that longstanding problem is solved thanks to Maneka for the timely response.

“Now honorable has our problem solved, and now that we receive this red color borne iron roofing for our rest house, we wish him God’s blessing in his work as a Member of Parliament,” Kwairamo said.

“On behalf of Sisters we would like to thank our MP Samson Maneka for responding to our need because so many years we struggle for building of rest house.”

Meanwhile, Maneka said, “This is a continuous support to institutions within North Guadalcanal constituency.”

He said supporting Sisters of Melanesia is part of the constituency assistance for church groups including main centres.

Maneka assured that they will continue to help them depending on what are requested.

He said he wants to assist church organisations because faith-based organisations play a big role in shaping and maintaining peace in the communities.

Meanwhile, 24 pieces of 14 feet red colour borne iron roofing were donated to the Community of the Sisters of Melanesian NAT household.

On Saturday this week, the committee of North Guadalcanal constituency will meet to set a date for distributing iron roofing to families soon.

Connection with tribe and language crucial to identity perseverance

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BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE

MA’ASINA Ruru is about tribe. In case you don’t understand what the fundamental foundation of Ma’asina Ruru is, it is tribe.

The above statement was made by President of Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF), Martin Housanau during an annual general meeting last week.

He had earlier voiced the need to re-strengthen Ma’asina Ruru’s leadership role at the national level, in the communities and even in tribes.

Speaking of tribe, Housanau called on members of the audience who have forgotten their tribes to reconnect with their tribes.

He said their theme “Reconnecting or connecting with the spirit of Ma’asina Ruru” embodies two spirits; the spirit of connecting to their people and the spirit of talking with their tribesmen and women.

Housanau told them that communicating with their tribesmen and tribeswomen is essential in the sense of agreeing upon activities their tribes’ want to carry out.

“This is the flagship of Ma’asina Ruru. Ma’asina Ruru is about tribe. It’s about your tradition and mine. It is about our language”, he said.

Housanau also encouraged them to always stay connected with their tribes even if they are living in the capital.

He added that it has come to a scenario where a number of Solomon Islanders living in Honiara have forgotten their language, more so how to accurately speak their language.

In this regard, Housanau says an indigenous language nowadays is no longer spoken in its purest form and most often families prefer using Pidgin in their homes.

He said this spells out the indication that the social fabric, language, which holds a family or a community together is beginning to wither away.

Housanau emphasized that they must stay connected or reconnect with their tribes in the village because the opposite would mean losing their identity.

Skill exhibition for PLMAM delegates

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Students of School of Natural Resource and Applied Science under SINU are privilege to showcase agriculture PLMAM officials with students of Don Bosco Tetere during the visit. products produce from their department during the visit.

BY SAMIE WAIKORI

STUDENTS of the institute of tourism at SINU, APTC and Don Bosco Tetere had impressed PLMAM delegates during a half-day skill exhibition at the university last week.

The programme happened upon an invitation made for PLMAM officials to witness skills showcased by students from these various schools.

Vice Chancellor of SINU, Professor Prem Rai when acknowledging PLMAM delegates, welcomed and introduced them to the young university.

“Our university started five years ago and became one of the leading training providers in the country.

“And for this occasion, we’ll be showcasing skills in areas of hospitality, nursing, carpentry, construction and agriculture,” he said.

APTC local students showcasing house construction using efficient machines to PLMAM officials during the visit to SINU last week.

The delegate upon their visit had opportunity to see the training facilities and having idea of how the institution supports training skilled workers in both vocational and academic courses.

The vice chancellor told the delegate that the university continues to offer programmes for students to become skilled workers in various fields and can deliver in and outside of the country.

Rai said the programme includes sub-degree and degree programmes in tourism and hospitality, business and accounting, nursing and allied health science, natural resources, education, science and technology.

He said they have also established centres for Distance and Flexible Learning (DFL) to impart educational programmes to students based in provincial towns and rural areas.

“Our school of nursing and allied health science is offering quality programmes in nursing include midwifery, acute care, primary health care, child health, and public health etc.

“Plan also under consideration to offer care course in the school of nursing to meet the demands of this group of nurses in Australia and New Zealand,” Rai said.

Rai said the university is also preparing to cooperate and partner with agencies such as DFAT and NZAID in providing skill workers to assist in their several programmes.

“We know the Pacific Labour Mobility Programme has been well received by the Pacific countries including Solomon Islands.

“As a university we are happy to play our part in supporting this programme, as we believe it is beneficial to all partner countries in many ways.

“It strengthens people to people ties and brings about deeper regional integration, besides fostering economic growth in the island nations,” he said.

Students of School of Natural Resource and Applied Science under SINU are privilege to showcase agriculture
PLMAM officials with students of Don Bosco Tetere during the visit. products produce from their department during the visit.

Bachelor in hospitality next year for SINU

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APTC local students showcasing house construction using efficient machines to PLMAM officials during the visit to SINU last week.

BY SAMIE WAIKORI

AUKI

THE Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management at SINU has announced its intention to introduce its bachelor degree programme next year.

Director of the institute, Mr Charlie Panakera recently said by July 2019, the institute will begin the Bachelor of hospitality business and management.

He said as the degree programme is about to roll they are looking at 30-40 students to enroll for starters.

Panakera said at the outset their office is looking at local students to start off with and hope to enroll international students by 2020.

“This is one of our goals to ensure this degree programme to attract pacific islanders to come and study here and improve the quality of our standard in the country,” he said.

Panakera said currently the number of students at the institute is 230 of which 85 percent are females.

He said the institute offers five qualifications, cert in hospitality, cert in travel and tourism, diploma in hospitality, diploma in travel tourism and diploma in tourism.

Panakera said about 60 students are doing hospitality and the rest are doing certificate and diploma in tourism programme.

CRB continues to destroy unabated

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BY ALFRED PAGEPITU

GIZO

GIZO RESIDENTS are repeating their call for authorities to step in and help with the cocnut rhinoceros beetle problem.

They say it is getting worse, and authorities are silent.

Speaking to the paper, concerned farmers report that huge numbers of their coconut trees have been killed off by the beetle, and more are following suit.

They relay their inability to fight the beetle because of lack of resources and know-how to effectively eradicate the pest.

However, they believe that all hopes now lie with the authorities, be it the national government, provincial government or NGOs.

“Responsible authorities should see how farmers and individuals struggle to control the deadly pest because the beetle is starting to kill our coconut trees.

“Who knows after all the coconut trees are gone, it will later transfer to eating up all Sago-Palm trees and then will be harder for people in the communities, the local farmers said.

“We want responsible authorities to quickly address the issue otherwise they will spread and spoil our coconut plantation,” the farmers told Island Sun Gizo on Thursday.

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