IN a stunning showcase of the country’s diverse cultures, the Don Bosco Technical institute in Solomon Islands last Friday celebrated the birthday of the institution’s Italian founder Don Melchior Bosco along with Don Bosco Institutes in 136 countries across the globe. In honor of the founding father, the Don Bosco Technical Institute Solomon Islands organized…
Honiara Netball Association (HNA) league 2024 season has kicked off over the weekend at the Multipurpose Hall in Honiara. A total of 15 matches from both the four divisions were played across two courts (court 1& 2). Matches on Saturday saw four matches played are from super division, 4 matches from division A, four matches…
Solomon Islands National Futsal Women’s team will play against Tonga on Tuesday in their second match of the OFC Futsal Women’s Nation’s Cup at the Friendship Hall in East Honiara. The host side is well prepared ahead to take on Tongans in the first-ever OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup that kicks off on Saturday. The…
Solomon Islands National Women’s Futsal team has suffered its first defeat in their opening match against Tahiti in the first ever OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup competition. The match was played Sunday 5pm at the Friendship Hall in East Honiara. The Tahitians side over powered the host nation 5 – 1 in an entertaining thriller.…
An exceptional performance by the visiting Australian U-17 Subway Joey’s The visiting Australian Under-17 team, the Subway Joeys has bounced back in a sweet revenge to defeat the Solomon Islands Under 19 team 4-1 in the final leg of the two international friendlies at the National Stadium last night. Joeys’ win against the host in…
Dear Editor – I read in the Solomon Star issue 8857 on Tuesday 13th August 2024 that the Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has set up a ‘State Government office’ within the Guadalcanal Provincial Government office to pursue the adoption of statehood by 2026. Looking at the statehood, adoption was one of the issues that almost every province in…
A LOCAL poultry farmer who focuses on broiler has lamented over the lack of local market for chicken farmers in the country. This prompted him to call on the National Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) to provide market access for local chicken farmers. The chicken farmer who requested anonymity spoke to…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has clarified to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) a sum of SBD 2.8 million that appeared as one of the Variation Heads in the 2024 Supplementary Appropriated Bill 2024. This was during the meeting of the inquiry into the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 on Thursday. According…
FED UP with Business-As-Usual [BAU], a tribal landowning group in East Fataleka is showcasing economic cooperation as the language of international engagement for the hour. Following the signing of a three-year agreement with a foreign company to undertake mineral prospecting on their land, Ro’ole landowners began moving machines and heavy equipment from Honiara to Fokanakafo.…
ELECTION petition cases filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Shortland Islands and MP for Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Isikeli Vave Jr and Polycarp Paea have been listed for pre-trial conference on November 18. These petition cases were mentioned before Judge Augustine Aulanga last week and were adjourned for the pre-trial conference. The petitioners Christopher…