THE Namuga Hospital in Star Harbour, east Makira, will next week, host an overseas dental team. A statement from team leader Dr Som Ling, a staunch supporter of the hospital, says the team will be offering dental treatment on Sunday mornings from 13th to 20th March. “This will be pain relief only and dental advice,”…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group is calling on the Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) to inform the public which ministries had already submitted their 2016 development budget work plans. To add on, MDPAC must also inform the people accordingly as to which ministries had had their submissions approved. The Opposition made this call…
The fate of the four people accused of the Mbike Island shooting incident in 2014 will be known tomorrow. This followed the short form preliminary inquiry conducted on the case yesterday before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi. Aikan Maelausia, Harrison Niumalefo, Billy Kanakana Ringasui and Julyn Mika will know tomorrow as to whether they will be…
A MEDICAL doctor who led a team to salvage suspected “gold bars” from a sunken ship in the Malaita Outer Islands wanted those wrecks back. Dr Reginald Aipia broke his silence on Wednesday after experts from the Ministry of Mines and Energy revealed the suspected treasure were not gold as earlier speculated. “I have my…
Four secondary schools selected to take part in the 2016 schools sports carnival are gearing preparations for the sports event scheduled for May 20. They are King George Sixth, St Josephs Tenaru, Betikama and Selwyn College. Host, King George Sixth School has been training with the help of the Athletics Solomon, an advantage for them…
The Telekom S-league Championship semi final match between Western United and KOSSA FC will kick off today. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football federation (SIFF) on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 3pm at the Lawson Tama Stadium. The first semi final match between Solomon Warriors and Koloale FC which have taken…
The President of the Honiara Amateur Boxing Association (HABA) John Firifote is calling on all technical officials who usually officiated in their fortnightly bouts to attend a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs during lunch hour today. Firifote urged the technical officials to be at the Ministry of Home Affairs Conference Room by 11:30…
THE Malaita Football Association (MFA) annual congress has ended in Auki last Friday at the Mala motel conference room, Malaita province. Speaking during the closing of the congress MFA president Eddie Omokirio thanked all the participants for their time and effort during the past two days. He said, all the member associations have presented positive…
Four of Solomons Islands best triathletes have traveled to Australia to compete and train with the region’s best. Boris Teddy, JadNalo, Rocky Donald and AndrianaTukuvia were selected from athletes across the region to participate in a 12 month program as members of the Oceania Triathlon Union “Team OTU”, involving support for training and competition for…
Western United FC’s striker Gagame Feni will be playing alongside fellow Solomon Islands player Tutizama Tanito for Hekari FC of Papua New Guinea (PNG) for the upcoming Oceania Club Championship. He is expected to join the club sometimes this month. His inclusion in the Hekari line-up will certainly be a boost to their campaign as…