ANZ-Australian Govt team up in mobile banking

ANZ today announced an agreement with the Australian Government to support the increased roll out of mobile banking and financial literacy programs to a further 65,000 Solomon Islanders previously excluded from traditional banking services. As part of this partnership, the Australian Government will provide additional funding to assist ANZ to improve access to phone banking…

US Secretary of State to visit here

AFP – U.S Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Myanmar, Australia and Solomon Islands later this month, the State Department says. Kerry will arrive in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw on August 9 where he will meet government leaders and attend a series of gatherings including the ASEAN Regional Forum and East Asia Summit ministerial…

Wini finishes eighth

Solomon Islands only female weightlifter at the Commonwealth Games, Jenly Wini has ended her participation finishing at eighth place in the women’s 58kg category. Wini managed to finish on eighth spot out of 14 competitors. Despite not being able to win a medal at the Games, Ms Wini was happy with her final result. “I…

Coach unmoved by transfers

The coach of the Telekom S-league champions Solomon Warriors FC, Moses Toata is unmoved by the fact that he has some of his key players switching sides for the upcoming TSL season. Warriors had three of its players who signed for Western United FC for the coming season. These players are Jeffery Bule, Gagame Feni…

Women rugby soon

After not being able to play last year, the womens rugby program is kicking off again soon. This has been confirmed by the SIRUF Development Officer Mr. Fredson Soaki. Mr. Soaki said that the priority now is to the clubs to get themselves organized and start training sessions in the evenings. He calls on the…

Gorosi learns from games

David Gorosi will take away some fantastic lessons from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, after an impressive performance in the Group B Men’s 85kg Weightlifting. He was the only competitor in the whole group who was awarded a ‘Good Lift’ for all of his lifts, and beat his personal best in the Snatch, lifting 125kg…

Chung wants soccer academy

OCEANIA Football Confederation (OFC) and Papua New Guinea Football Association president, David Chung, says finding suitable land in Port Moresby to build an academy is becoming a headache. During a press conference last week in Port Moresby, Chung said building an academy was important towards popularising the game. “If PNG wants to develop better skilled…

BOAT SINKS, FIVE MISSING

SEARCH is underway for five people who have gone missing after their boat sank last week in the Western province. Reports reaching the paper said a ray boat believed to be powered by a 60 horse-powered outboard motor (OBM) carrying seven males sank between the open waters of Vella La Vella and Choiseul. The boat…

JFK’s last surviving rescuer died

Former US President JF Kennedy’s surviving rescuer has died at his home village at the age of 94 yesterday. The brave Aaron (Eroni) Kumana was one of the two brave Solomon Island scouts during the height of the WWII recognised for saving the life of US former president John F Kennedy. For without the two…