Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has formed its political wing over the weekend which they believe is the way forward for the people of Malaita and this country to stop the talk and act responsibly to the cries of the Malaita people. Speaking to Solomon Star, Forum president Charles Dausabea said the formation of the political…
KOKODA villagers on east Guadalcanal are still living in tents four months after the April flash flood that washed away many houses.They live in tents that were provided by Red Cross of Solomon Islands (SIRC). This small rural community is located within Papagu village boundary one of the bigger village on east Guadalcanal where small…
ABC: Ewen McKenzie chuckles when he recalls the baptism of fire in international coaching he underwent last year when Australia took on New Zealand in back-to-back Tests to open the Rugby Championship. Two defeats followed and the Wallabies went on to lose the third Bledisloe Cup test to their trans-Tasman Sea rivals, all the optimism…
The Solomon Islands girl’s U19 basketball squad will be boosted with the inclusion of the twin sisters Maya and Nefertiti Van Den Heever. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Basketball Federation (SIBF). The twins have confirmed their interest for being part of the team who will represent the Solomon Islands at the Oceania U19…
The Heritage Park Hotel has come to the support of Gizo netball association by availing their premier venue, the Club HP for the association to conduct its fundraising this evening starting at 6pm. And the Hotel is doing so at no cost to the association meaning all funds raised will be kept by the association…
Fiji Times: The Fiji Invitational netball side defeated the visiting Singapore team 65-43 during their friendly match on Monday night at the FMF Gymnasium. The friendly game was organised to assist Singapore’s build-up to the Netball World Cup in Australia next year. The visitors will play a series of matches in order to qualify. Fiji,…
Fiji Times: The Fiji 7s team to the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing, China will travel without their mentor Ben Ryan. The Vodafone Fiji 7s coach was to guide the under-18 team for the Games which will be held from August 16 to 28. According to a statement from the Fiji Rugby…
NZ Herald: The world champion Black Ferns have been stunned by Ireland 17-14 at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in France Wednesday morning. It was the first World Cup match the Black Ferns have lost since the semi-final against USA in 1991. Ireland all but booked their place in the semi-final with the win, while…
IRB: With two years to go until Rugby Sevens makes its Olympic Sevens debut at Rio 2016, Brazilian boys and girls are getting into Rugby in record numbers. Rugby participation has grown by 25 per cent since 2011 and, in 2013 alone, more than 9,000 boys and girls in Rio and Sao Paulo were introduced…
After weeks of suspending its services fast craft 360 Discovery is now back in service after a new engine was replaced. In a statement on Thursday, the management of BLK Investments Co Ltd, owners and operators said the boat is now ready to serve the traveling public. “We would like to inform our good traveling…