The recently organized Rove Lengakiki Easter Seven-a-side soccer tournament has ended successfully on Monday. Lengakiki Warriors won the competiton and received the top prize of $2,000, Mbumburu second with $1, 300, Rove Five third with $1000 and Pupu Hill on fourth place with $500. The prizes were presented to the winners by selected four elders…
MUNDA Bombers has got away with $7000 cash prize after beating Noro Yellowfin during the annual Zomo peace dart tournament that took place in Easter in Munda, Western Province. According to reports reaching Star Sports, they beat Noro Yellowfin by 7, 6 after being drawn at the normal play. The prize also included a trophy,…
THE NATIONAL – Over 2500 security personnel will be deployed at July’s Pacific Games, Security and Safety Committee chairman, chief superintendent David Manning says. He said the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary would take the lead in ensuring the event is trouble free during its two-week duration. He said of the total number of men…
SOCCER lovers from Kobito 1 and 2 areas in East Honiara are calling on their MP for east Honiara and current Deputy Prime Minister Douglas Ete to upgrade their soccer fields. The group told this paper that they want the current Kobito 1 soccer field to be upgraded and improved this year. A spokesman John…
FIJI TIMES – The Suva football team is all geared up and ready to give their best shot at winning the Fiji Airways sponsored Oceania Football Confederation Champions League which kicks off at the ANZ Stadium this weekend. The team has been preparing for some time now and will be out to win the tournament…
POST COURIER – The Papua New Guinea Pepes final squad of 20 will be announced following the second phase of the training program. Coach Unaisi Rokoura said that the Pepes have one more phase to complete before they finalise the squad for the XV Pacific Games. “It’s positive to see that the girls are adapting…
FIJI TIMES – Fiji 7s coach Ben has rated the Vodafone Fiji 7s team’s statistics in the 2014/2015 HSBC World Sevens Series as one of the best in recent years. According to Ryan, Fiji has played in seven tournaments recording 21 group game wins which no other team had achieved. He said winning the Hong…
THE leader of the parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga has urged the government not to fail the people’s budget. He was speaking in parliament yesterday on the record $4.18 billion 2015 national budget, which Finance Minister Snyder Rini unveiled in parliament last week. Mr Maelanga stated that it is always his personal conviction that any…
Outspoken pressure group, Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has strongly urged the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to make clear its stand on the West Papuan issue. President, Charles Dausabea said, whilst MMF is very supportive of the government’s policy framework and its progressive works. “MMF wants the government to make clear its stand on…
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Member of Parliament (MP) for South Malaita, has condemned the failure by the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) for not turning up in the PAC meeting summoned for their budget hearing. Rick Hou was speaking in the Parliament yesterday when presenting the PAC report on the 2015 Appropriation…