THE MAKIRA/ULAWA provincial contingent for the 2016 Solomon Games has received a boost of shared assistance from their Members of Parliament (MPs) this week. Reports reaching Star Sports confirmed that, the three MPs for Makira/Ulawa Province have donated a total sum of $50,000.00 to the Honiara Based Makira/ Ulawa fund raising committee. “East Makira MP,…
AUCKLAND, (STUFF NZ) – Calling all philanthropists, the Pacific Island’s Super Rugby bid needs you. Set aside all the emotive and endearing rhetoric and the push to include an Island team comes down to this: the need to find private backers willing to stump up $10-12 million per-year. That’s operating costs alone, covering everything from…
Suva (Fiji Times) – A DREAM that was born one year ago has materialised for Suva-based boxer Winston Hill after he was selected as a late inclusion to Team Fiji’s 2016 Rio Olympic Games campaign. It has been 18 years since a boxer represented Fiji at the Olympic Games. Hill is only the sixth athlete…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has appealed to every Solomon Islanders to embrace the ‘gift of peace’ and rise up to take your place in the company of all wantoks, and help contribute towards the building of this country. Mr Sogavare made this appeal during the country’s 38th Independence celebration at Lawson Tama on Thursday. The…
THE Malaita Eagles Beach Soccer team has continued on with its winning streak as it sails past a determined Lauru Kuvojo team by 6 goals to 2 in a thrilling match, at the Mamanawata beach yesterday. Hundreds of spectators again flooded the games venue to cheer for their respective teams. Malaita Beach Eagles squad is…
A LOCAL woman on Wednesday received air tickets to travel to Italy for a three week training course on Microfinance. She is Joyce Nukumuna, Manager for Branchless banking of the Bank South Pacific (BSP) who will be travelling soon to Turin, Italy to attend a three week training course on Microfinance there, under the United…
WOMEN vendors living in Honiara City has benefited directly from the Solomon Games 2016, as the city plays host to this year’s games. This is evident as they nearly occupied some of the games venue in the city. Places like King George, Panatina Rugby pitch, Lawson Tama, and Mamanawata has seen being populated by women…
PEOPLE of North Guadalcanal has presented two chupus (traditional gifts) to SIPCRRA Malaita and the national government during the national healing and apology event at Rove playing field, West Honiara yesterday. This was to compensate the people of Malaita who left the constituency during the height of the ethnic tension in 1998. Most of the…
Dear Editor – It’s been four (4) months since the process was carried out and finally they have a final list of names for the recruitment. As a concern citizen of this beloved nation and as someone who would want to see corruption free in all government sectors and have been waiting eagerly to see…
The country is today marking its 38th independence anniversary. In Honiara, the main event is taking place at the Lawson Tama Stadium this morning. There are celebrations nationwide and abroad to remember this important day. As the country turns a year older, there is so much to reflect on as the country continues to journey…