GPPOL murder accused remanded

A young man has been remanded, Tuesday at the Honiara Magistrates Court for the alleged murder of a teenage boy at the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil (GPPOL) over the weekend. Junior Taro will appear again in the Honiara Magistrates Court on June 6. He is now facing one count of murder following an incident on…

Parliament approves appropriation Bill

Parliament on Monday approved a supplementary appropriation bill seeking its approval for the regularisation of a total sum of $26.4 Million spent by the Government in the last quarter of 2015. The Minister for Finance and Treasury Hon Snyder Rini when tabling the ‘2015 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2016’ at the Second Reading Stage $8.3 Million…

Fa’arodo takes arm band

Henry Fa’arodo Junior has been appointed as the team captain for the national men’s football squad for the OCF Nations Cup competition. Fa’arodo is not new to this task as he was mostly the first choice for the role in the previous squads. Fa’arodo has a wealth of experience tucked under his belt. He started…

No TSL players for Solomon Cup

The upcoming Solomon Cup competition will not feature players who featured for the 2015 and 2016 Telekom S-league. The decision was relayed at the recent Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Congress in Honiara. This means the competition will feature talents from the provinces. Football fans and supporters see this as a positive move by SIFF…

School netball kicks off today

The Honiara Netball Association (HNA) School League will kick off today at the Multipurpose Hall outdoor court. Six matches have been confirmed to mark the start of the competition. These matches are from the U10 and U14 category. First up for the U10 girls will be Chung Wah School girls and HIPS at 3pm followed…

Undersea cable project gets green light

Minister for Communication and Aviation (MCA) Peter Shanel revealed in parliament, Monday that the short fall of US$10 million to fund the submarine cables now stands at US$5 million after some donors willing to fund the other half of the outstanding cost. Shanel revealed this after continuous pressure from some Members of Parliament (MP) who…