BY ROMULUS HUTA THE Vanuatu national under-16 side is ready for next week’s Oceania Under-16 Championship in Honiara, says team head coach upon arrival yesterday. Speaking to SUNSPORTS from the team camp at Pacific Casino Hotel, head coach Joel Rarua…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE PNG national under-16 soccer boys landed in Honiara on Wednesday afternoon with high hopes ahead of Sunday’s kick-off of the 2018 OFC Under-16 Championship at Lawson Tama Stadium. Led by Anthony Pakatoka as head coach, the…
By Taromane Martin FATE of the 2018 Solomon Games in Rennell and Bellona Province in November is still yet to be confirmed. The hosting of the games came under question last month after it was announced via Facebook that Prime…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) will relocate in six days’ time temporarily as the old complex undergoes refurbishment funded by the Australian government. Currently, SIPPA staff and volunteers are packing their belongings to relocate…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA WOMEN in rural areas are participating more in economic activities then before. In the rural areas of Shortland Islands, Savings Club are growing and gaining momentum with the latest being the inception of a loan component for…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has called on Pacific Island leaders to take the lead in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the region. Prime Minister PM Hou told the Pacific Islands Forum earlier this week that the NCD crises…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has welcomed the new Australian Government’s assurance to progress with the Under Sea Cable Project. Australia’s Foreign Minister Senator Marise Payne assured the Prime Minister during their bilateral meeting in Nauru earlier this week. “We are…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA YOUTHS from the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Korea are currently in Honiara for a three-day seminar on the spiritual mind, lectured by Pastor Seong Hun Kim. The event was officially opened by Minister for Women, Youth,…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI THE ministry of provincial government institutional strengthening (MPGIS) is in full support of the community governance and grievance management project (CGGMP) especially for community liaison officers in Malaita. Permanent secretary for MPGIS Mr Stanley Pirione said,…
DEAR EDITOR, as we await an outcome from the meeting between the govt caucas and NOCSI, I thought I’d share some information re previous Solomon Games hosted in other provinces for our information. To start with I’d say that none…
