The Honiara City Council (HCC) executive has congratulated the bidding team for the successive bid to host the 2023 Pacific Games here in the country. At the same promised to support preparation work towards the important event. Deputy Mayor Eddie Ngava, who was part of the bidding team that traveled to Vanuatu, presented a brief…
The Secondary Schools’ Sports carnival will kick off today at the St Joseph’s Tenaru sports field. According to organizers, Athletics Solomon, two events will kick start the sports event today starting at 4pm. The two events are the 5000meter race and the 800meter race. The remaining track and field events will kick off tomorrow. It…
A NEW taekwondo club has been established in Tulagi, Central provincial capital. This is part of the Solomon Islands Taekwondo Union (SITU) development program to reach out to the provincial centres. SITU president Philip Afu in an interview with Star Sports yesterday confirmed the new set up. “Central provincial capital Tulagi now has a new…
SUVA, (FIJI TIMES) – Fiji Football Association has selected a 23-member squad for the Pacific Nations Cup. The team is camping in Ba and is expected to depart the country on May 26. Fiji Football Association vice-president and national team director Tarunesh Reddy said there was a need that the team was a blend of…
LONDON, (INSIDE THE GAMES) – Sevens must be considered in all discussions about the rugby calendar as the discipline looks to capitalise and build on the opportunities provided by its first appearance on the Olympic programme at Rio 2016, it has been claimed in London Tuesday. A report entitled The Future of Rugby has been…
SURFERS PARADISE, (INSIDE THE GAMES) – Gold Coast 2018 has appointed a new chairman with former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie being appointed to replace Nigel Chamier to oversee preparations for the Commonwealth Games. Beattie’s appointment was announced today at an event in Coolangatta to announce the venue for the beach volleyball attended by current Queensland…
SUVA, (FIJI TIMES) – Twenty-four athletes have been selected to represent Fiji at the Oceania Weightlifting Championship scheduled to for May 24-28 at the Vodafone Arena, Suva. The men’s team need to finish in the top five and the women’s in the top four to be able to select representatives for the Rio Olympics in…
Suva, Fiji – Fifteen countries are meeting this week in Nadi, Fiji, to finalise the competencies that will make up Pacific regional qualifications in sustainable energy and resilience, including climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. A follow-up to a planning meeting held last October, this work is part of the European Union Pacific Technical…
IN 2013, just three years ago, the majority of an estimated 289,000 women and about three million newborn babies died globally from preventable complications and illnesses. They could have been saved with proper antenatal, delivery and post-natal care – services provided by trained midwives. The world has seen a steady decline in maternal and newborn…
STAYING in touch with people now through the mediums of smart gadgets and new age technology has been fixed into our way of life here in the islands with an important role to our communities. Local people have been swept into the hype and need of owning a smart gadget, to be trendy, up to…