TOUGH TASK

Still no head coach, time runs out as major competitions approach DELAY in appointing a new football head coach for the national senior men’s side to prepare for upcoming major competitions is one of the challenges facing Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). This was highlighted by the SIFF President Donald Marahare during an interview with…

DRAMATIC DRAW

Central Coast, Solomon Warriors share point in a dramatic nil all thriller The Telekom Super League (TSL) defending champion Solomon Warriors and the TSL current table leader Central Coast FC have shared points in a nil all dramatic thriller during the mid-week catch up matches on Wednesday. The exciting match was played at the Lawson…

Pathway to fiscal sustainability

The economic outlook is challenging the fiscal position A CONSULTANT to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) working in Solomon Islands at the request of Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Dr Kirdan Lees says a wedge is opening between declining revenue and spending that continues to grow. He said fiscal consolidation is needed now to arrest…

Airlines expresses regret over disruption

AN unexpected technical issue with the Solomon Airlines Dash-8 aircraft (H4-SOL) has disrupted the national carrier’s domestic schedule over the past days. And this forced the airlines to express its regret over the inconveniences caused. “We at Solomon Airlines deeply regret the inconvenience caused by the recent disruptions to our domestic schedule. “This has been…

WARA launches two books 

THE West Are’are Rokotanikeni Association (WARA) of Malaita Province on Wednesday officially launched two published books which focus on leadership and operating small business. The launching took place at the Heritage Park Hotel.  The two books are: 1. Basic Leadership and Governance Manual and 2. Sisihora Rete-West Are’are Women Stories of Strengths and Challenges in…