The Telekom S-league competition will go through the original two phase format this season. This was according to the the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). The S-League Board revealed that the new season will return to the competition format originally adopted by SIFF two years ago. The first phase is the TSL competition and will…
The Solomon Islands Basketball Federation (SIBF) has once again called on all intending basketball clubs for the upcoming HBL competition to register their teams as soon as possible as time for kick off looms. The 2014 HBL competition has been confirmed to start this weekend at the Multipurpose Hall. Enquiries and information about the registration…
SOLOMON Islands is taking part in Youth Leadership Program in Korea. Bremer Lekelalu Abana, Community Based Rehabilitation, Field Worker of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services was selected as one of the participants for the 10th Youth Leadership Program, following recommendation from Solomon Islands National Paralymic Committee (SINPC) and Community Based Rehabilitation Unit (CBR).…
A Solomon Islands student studying at St. Patricks College in Penama Province, Vanuatu has scooped two awards at an annual weeklong Penama Inter Secondary Association (PISSA) games. Jordana Rota Kolivangana, whose parents are teachers at the college on Friday walked away with a Silver medal she won on table tennis. She also won a 10000…
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet soccer team, the OPMC Bullets, has taken a new initiative to enhance people to people interaction and friendship through sports. The Bullets travelled to Selwyn College in West Guadalcanal over the weekend to play two friendly matches with staff and students of the school as part of…
Kurukuru coach wants early preparations The head coach of the Solomon Islands National Futsal Team, Dickson Kadau says he wants to start early preparations in order to get the Kurukuru team fully prepared for next year’s Oceania World Cup Qualifiers. Kadau told Star Sports that since the release of the names of players to form…
The coach of SOSA the newly crowned Honiara Netball Association (HNA) Netball League champions, Shalom Akao says she was impressed with her team’s performance. Ms Akao said it was through sheer hard work that brought them victory in this year’s HNA league champions. SOSA netball club has again proved their dominance in the Honiara netball…
THE level and standard of police investigation into sexual violence cases varies from poor to abysmal, a High Court judge says. Justice Pallaras was speaking on his experiences and views from the bench in relation to sexual offending and family violence at the Family Violence and Youth Justice Workshop that started yesterday at the Honiara…
Country needs a full-time Director of Public Prosecution, says judge A HIGH Court judge says the country needs and deserves a “full time” Director of Public Prosecutions. Justice Stephen Pallaras, QC, made the call in light of the frequent overseas travels by the Director of Public Prosecution Ronald Bei Talasasa. He said Mr Talasasa’s regular…
A NEW newly released stock assessment that shows bigeye tuna is being over-fished underlines why the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) must take decisive action at its December annual meeting to reduce further reductions in bigeye mortality. “PNA said that measures adopted last year by the WCPFC to protect bigeye were inadequate, and…