The speaker for Malaita provincial government, Titus Fika has welcomed the five Fijian rugby players who arrive in Honiara over the weekend to feature the Independence Day Rugby Sevens competition. The five Fijians are Solomon Islands descendants are here to play with their home team, Malaita in Solomons Sevens Open Tournament to be held in…
LAURU Kuvojo secured a point against high flying Temotu Arrows in the Solomon Cup Group A encounter, Tuesday at Lawson Tama. Kuvojo coach Eddie Rukumana said he was pleased with the result. “I think it’s a fair result, we were aiming for a win but unfortunately we came out with a draw. “I accept the…
NATIONAL team coach Felipe Vega-Arango told Star Sports players called up to join the national side will start training after the Solomon Cup. The Spaniard hand pick Malaita Eagles duo Clifton Aumae, Andrew Raragia, Central Shield forward Kennedy Watemae and Martin Rence of Western Turtles. Speaking to Star Sports on Tuesday, Vega-Arango said player’s commitment…
THE Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Solomon Cup Eddie Omokirio says security will be intense during the Solomon Cup tournament to ensure everything is running smoothly. “For security purposes, our police will be involved to help out in security to give comfort and assurance in public,’’ Omokirio told local media on…
Real Kakamora striker Nicholas Muri believes there is something more ‘satisfying’ than scoring a goal on a football pitch-providing one. The former Hekari United and Koloale FC striker revealed he had always felt more satisfaction having assisted a strike for one of his team-mates than he has when finding the back of the net himself.…
PORT VILA, (VAN 2017) – Taking part in the annual event of Career and Orientation Days in the Capital is vital for Van2017 to promote the upcoming sporting event to all attendees. Van2017 took this opportunity to raise awareness about the Pacific Mini Games and all the services to be provided to Games Venues, and…
NUKU____ALOFA, (RNZI) – The Pacific Games Council has begun legal proceedings against the Tonga government, following its decision to pull the plug on hosting the 2019 Games. The Council confirmed yesterday it would formally terminate the host agreement with Tonga for the 2019 Pacific Games, after the deadline passed for the government to recommit its…
The Solomon Islands Students Association (SISA)independence games kicked off yesterday at Laucala campus, Suva. The games saw cultural groupings within the SISA body competing against each other. This was part of their long week of celebration of the Solomon Islands 39th Independence Anniversary which would be celebrated up till Friday where their biggest program in…
The absence of the lawyer of a suspended police officer accused of accepting bribe from a bus driver to escape breaking a traffic rule has delayed a trial that was supposed to commence yesterday. The trial was scheduled to start on Monday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. It was however further adjourned to yesterday because…
A LOCAL mechanism set up by people of Choiseul to identify land and its ownership, which is known as Popoloto could be the right approach for government to exhaust in order to easily register land in the country. Dr. Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka highlighted this when speaking during the recent peace dialogue held in Honiara, when…