Two teams for OFC champ

Solomon Islands will now finally have two teams competing in the OFC Champions League. This follows the official announcement from OFC about a new expanded format set for 2017 OFC Champions League. “A new and expanded format that will take Oceania’s premier international club competition across the Pacific is on the cards for the 2017…

Ladies football launching

More women’s football action is set to kick off again in the national capital in the coming days. This will be made possible through the sponsorship of SOLRICE Company. HFA General Secretary Leonard Paia said the Honiara Football Association (HFA) will launch a women league today. “The launching of the HFA Womens’ leagues for both…

Volleyball technical meeting

The Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation is calling all provincial volleyball participating teams who confirmed to participate at  the upcoming Solomon games from 4-14 July  to attend a special Technical meeting at Town Ground volleyball court on Friday 1st July 2016 at 4:00pm. The meeting will be chaired by the President. It is important that team…

Team Temotu city bound

THE Temotu final contingent for the upcoming Solomon Games has left Lata on Tuesday evening via LC Zarally and are bound for Honiara. President of the Temotu Football Association (TFA) confirmed this to Star Sports from Lata. “Our final contingent for Solomon Games left this evening (Tuesday) for Honiara via LC Zarally,’’ Lapoe said. He…

United beats Turtles

Western Turtles lost to Western United 3-1 during a friendly at the Burnscreek school football pitch yesterday. The friendly match was to prepare Turtles for the upcoming Solomon Games while United also took the opportunity to shape up their preparation for forthcoming Telekom Soccer League. The match was played eight hours after members of the…

Fijians set the pace

SUVA,  ( FIJI TIMES) – The big scorelines dished out by Fijian teams in the start of the FIH World Hockey League Round One were the results of different standard of facilities around the region. The Fiji men’s team beat Tonga 8 – 2 in the first match, Papua New Guinea 4 – 2 and…

Tuki’s intrusion into Vanikoro

VANIKIRO indigenous landowners were taken by surprise on Sunday 26th June when MP Freda Tuki and her co landed their machines to clear the land for her so-called township on the island. There were no negotiations with the Vanikoro Indigenous Landowners by the Ms Tuki. She negotiated with four Tikopian settlers who claimed to be…

Out students in PNG

Dear Editor – It is interesting to see what has transpired resulting in our students returning home. As one who had the same experience some 23 years ago at the same place, I can say that we were directly at risk at that time. The period was the Bougainville crisis and our now defunct ‘Field…