THE country is now in Holy week as Christians prepare for the Easter celebration this weekend. North West Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said churches all over the island of Guadalcanal are continuing to pray throughout this Holy week, as the Easter weekend is approaching. He said many communities in the North Western region…
Our climate is changing. This is not just a future scenario. It is happening now. The Climate will continue to change over the coming decades as more and more heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by human activities accumulate in the atmosphere. Director of Solomon Islands Meteorological Services in a statement yesterday said, “For the past several…
AUKI police is investigating a case where a vehicle slipped into the sea near Auki wharf, Malaita province early this week. According to Auki police operation manager inspector David Wate, he said, the incident occurred late Monday night where the Suzuki brand vehicle slipped into the sea. “We do not know the actual fact that…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has described the statement made by the Office of the Prime Minister &Cabinet (OPMC) regarding the Red House as disrespectful and belittling to the Speaker of Parliament. The Opposition Group was referring to the OPMC statement which quoted the Ministry of Infrastructure Permanent Secretary Henry Murray stating that the Red House…
Fletcher Kwaimani Joint Venture Group and the HHH Rugby Club Events Team have teamed up to bring to you, the ‘Fletcher Kwaimani Man Up Rugby Challenge’. A 15s Rugby Union Tournament said to kick off in April @ DC Park Rugby Field, Henderson. We caught up with one of the organisers for more information on…
THE Auki futsal league top 8 knockout kicked off last Saturday at the Aligegeo futsal court, Malaita province. The playoffs resumed after a long break from last year’s final league matches before the Christmas season period. Last Saturday saw the interest and the love of the game futsal back in action which drew a lot…
After some time of waiting the Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) in collaboration with its member union associations, its sponsorship partners and other stakeholders will officially kick start its programs and activities for the season this week. The SIRUF calendar of events for this year (2016) is quite comprehensive which indicated that this year…
Port Moresby (The National) – “WE love a challenge and this is fantastic,” was all Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko could say after he picked Brazil to face Papua New Guinea in the opening match of the FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup on Nov 13 in Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea faces a series of intriguing…
Suva (Fiji Times) – BA football is having a reinforcement in their team for the remainder of the season with few of the top footballers deciding to join the camp. Joining the side is former Amicale football club of Vanuatu striker Osea Vakatalesau and Shameel Rao who spent a short stint in New Zealand last…
The Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) will this week run two technical courses in Honiara for rugby sevens coaches and match officials. The courses will be held at the Solomon Rugby office at Town Ground stadium on Thursday 24th and Saturday 26th March 2016 respectively. Thursday’s session will be a Rugby 7s Level 1…