SOLOMON Islands national veteran footballer and Solomon Warriors forward Dennis Ifunaoa has announced his retirement from national football after his debut in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s Cup (PM’s) 2024 in Honiara. Ifunaoa is one of the true legends of the game, having shown commitment to football at both the national team level…
THE Tuasulia Christmas Sports Tournament in Ward 4 of the West Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita Province has touched the hearts of many of the young people who participated in the two-week event held at the Dala North Playing Ground. The tournament, which ran from 22 December 2024 to 6 January 2025, was a significant occasion…
THE Tegano Rugby 7s Competition 2025 is set to kick off next week at the Vaigau field, Niupani village, in East Rennell, Renbel Province. The two-day event will be staged on Wednesday 15 January and Thursday 16 January. The Tegano Rugby 7s Competition 2025 Organising Committee said they were thrilled to announce the resumption of…
THE New Tenabuti End of Year Cup 2024 was successfully concluded last Saturday night with an awards presentation ceremony. The ceremony was held at New Tenabuti SDA Youth Hall in North East Guadalcanal. The End of Year Cup 2024 was officially sponsored by the Associate Education Director for SDA (EP) Ferol Asa and his family…
THE community of Pusiju on South Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province successfully hosted a music competition recently. The event was a collaborative effort between Moonlight Band, Sirubai Voko Tribe Association SVTA) and the Indigenous People for Sustainable Biodiversity Solomon Islands (IPSBSI). Supported by a Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC) LMMA Grant through…
THE Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare, has approved a total of $15.2 million in exemptions for Xiao’s Henderson Hotel Ltd, a Chinese company. The exemptions include: Both exemptions were granted on 31st July 2024 and will expire on 31st January 2025. The issuing of exemptions to both local and foreign businesses has been…
WESTERN Province Premier Billy Veo has confirmed that the ongoing review of the Provincial Government Act (PGA) of 1997 could offer a pathway towards greater provincial autonomy in the Western Province and Solomon Islands as a whole. The Western Provincial Government (WPG) has already submitted its report to the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional…
TUBERCULOSIS (TB), a disease eradicated from the country in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has returned. But the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has still to announce what provinces the disease has reached their shores although it has announced the efforts to deal with it. After the disease was eradicated, the MHMS…
A MAN has confessed to possessing a police VHF radio inside his vehicle in Honiara last October when he appeared in the Honiara Magistrate Court, Tuesday. Darren Maelaua entered a guilty plea to one count of Possessing Police Property, contrary to section 183 (a) of the Police Act 2013. Following his guilty plea, Magistrate Emily…
KIRAKIRA Police in Makira-Ulawa Province have confiscated tools used for the production of kwaso, the homebrewed alcohol, in parts of Makira Island on New Year. The Provincial Police Commander Peter Sitai said in Kirakira, police teams were sent to areas of Makira where people were producing kwaso and confiscated their tools and also uprooted marijuana…