THE Solomon Islands National Beach Soccer ‘Bilikiki; training squad has been named following the successful staging of the 2016 Solomon Games Beach Soccer tourney on Monday. Twenty players have been selected from within the 6 participating provincial competing beach soccer teams. Beach Eagles have the highest inclusion of players which is six, followed by the…
The Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) has expressed its gratitude over the level of performance of the first ever Solomon Games hockey competition successfully staged in the country. OHF Continental Development Officer Gill Gemming highlighted this to Star Sports in an interview. “I am really impressed in the sense of the men and women’s teams who…
Malaita and Guadalcanal provincial hockey teams are the champions of the 2016 Solomon Games hockey competition. Malaita women’s hockey team claimed the top spot in their category after narrowly edging Temotu 3-2 in a stunning grand final at the KGVI hockey grounds on Thursday. Guadalcanal men’s team also claimed the gold medal in their category…
Malaita Eagles expect their big guns to fire them home today in the Solomon Games soccer semi-final against the determining Isabel Frigates. Speaking to this paper in an exclusive interview yesterday Eagles team manager Levi Filuala said they expect their front line to fire today with the backing of their rock solid defense to win…
Malaita Eagles soccer fans in the Malaita provincial capital of Auki have thrown their support behind their provincial team who will be talking on the Isabel Frigates today in the first semi-finals. The Eagles will take on the Isabel Frigates one of the top teams in the competition who finishes on top of their group…
Dear Editor – Women in the Solomon Islands can, and must, play an important role in innovative economic development and business expansion in the country and the DCCG, along with regional partners, including the Asia Development Bank (ADB) should continue to explore business development services for women and help gender disparities in terms of business…
Dear Editor – Writing from Thailand, I can comment more objectively when mentioning initiatives in the Solomon Islands which I perceive to be praiseworthy. A case in point, to begin, has been the staged week-long reconciliation ceremonies as a first step towards national healing. I believe the DCCG’s initiative in hosting the ceremonies was justified…
BRUSSELS, (THE JAKARTA POST) – Deception and lies have been commonly practiced to promote political interests by bad politicians. Emele Duituturaga, executive director of the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs, recently claimed she had submitted a report on the human rights situation in Papua directly to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the margins of the…
Dear Editor – The Prime Minister of Fiji who is in Honiara for the PIDF Summit is shamefully denying open and free discussions over the issue of West Papua. I for one, find it ridiculous that his speaking notes revolve around climate justice, instilling democracy and promotion of regionalism, yet he does not give a…
Prosecution has been ordered to advise court on the outcome of police investigation regarding a murder weapon on July 20. This was after prosecution informed the court that police are yet to locate the weapon allegedly used on July 20, in relation to the murder charge against Joel Abia. Principal Magistrate Augustine Aulanga said the…