Spirited Warriors
Molea’s winning strike earns win for Warriors and a place in the quarterfinals BY ROMULUS HUTA A spirited last gasp effort by Solomon Warriors in their final Group B match saw them leaped into the last eight of the Oceania…
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MASI in a mess
Island Sun newspaper leads protest against alleged corruption and unfairness in local media body BY BARNABAS MANEBONA ISLAND Sun a financial member of the Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) is taking the lead to question the process of…
Heritage Park Hotel great investment for shareholders
THE country’s national provident fund stands by the Heritage Park Hotel as ‘one of its greatest investments’. SINPF General Manager, Mr Mike Wate speaking on behalf of the SINPF Board confirmed that Heritage Park Hotel Limited had returned more than…
No mass exodus
Health ministry refutes media rumours and assures nurses will return when contracts expire By Gary Hatigeva THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has played down rumours about local nurses signing up to migrate abroad under what is…
Hopes alive
BY ROMULUS HUTA SOLOMON Warriors has its last eight qualification hopes kicked back to life as they romped to a 6-1 thrashing of New Caledonia’s AS Lossi in their second Group B match of the Oceania Champions League at Stade…
Pacific Games boss arrive today
BY ROMULUS HUTA PRESIDENT of the Pacific Games Council (PGC) Vidhya Lakhan will arrive in Honiara today on an important Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) assignment. National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) President Martin Rara confirmed to SunSPORTS yesterday.…
Words and Pictures Solomon Islands book project launched
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ST Nicholas College students in collaboration with the Australian Government launched a book called Words and Pictures in Solomon Islands yesterday at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. The book features drawings and stories by students…
Book launched aims to link Aus and SI students
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE Words and Pictures Solomon Islands book project launched yesterday aims to stimulate links between students from Australian schools and students in Solomon Islands, revealed Dr Irene Paulsen. She said the spur of the links will…
Advocacy training for campaign managers
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI CAMPAIGN managers (CM) are on a three-day advocacy training beginning yesterday in Auki. Facilitator Casper Fa’asala from the Solomon Islands national council of women (SINCW) said the training aims to empower participants especially women on how…
PM Hou hands over MSG chair; calls for unity amongst MSG nations
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has officially handed over the Melanesian Spearhead Group chairmanship to his Papua New Guinea counterpart Peter O’Neil in Port Moresby on Tuesday evening. The handing over ceremony took place at the indoor Sir John Guise Stadium…