A 19-year old male suspect has been arrested at the New Zealand Camp area East of Honiaratoday in connection with the removal of a plaque from the Bloody Ridge War Memorial last weekend. This follows on from the discovery of the stolen plaque by a woman onTuesday in the Lunga River area. RSIPF Guadalcanal Officers…
MINISTER for the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (EHRD) John Deane Kuku is calling on the 16 students who were awarded with scholarships to study in Taiwan to respect the law and customs of their host country. He was speaking during a short ceremony to officially hand over the scholarships to the recipients…
PORT VILA, (VAN2017) — Now is the time for boxing authorities in Vanuatu to take up the challenge to progress the sport, says an international boxing executive. Keith Walker, from New Zealand, is the Honorary Vice President of Oceania Boxing Confederation. He has been appointed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) as Technical Delegate to…
SUVA, (FBC SPORTS)- Vodafone Fiji 7s half-back Jerry Tuwai has turned down overseas offers and will be part of the side next season. Tuwai said he wanted to represent Fiji in the Commonwealth Games and in the World Cup next year. “I have not played in the World Cup before and I want to be…
Malaita Kingz FC will welcome their latest import player from Papua New Guinea (PNG) today. Coach Rence Talo confirmed this to Star Sports on Tuesday. “Kapuls midfielder Jacob Sabua will arrive tomorrow (today) from Papua New Guinea to join us for the TSL league,’’ Talo said. “Sabua’s inclusion will complete our team as he will…
THE High School men’s hockey league defending champions KGVI has secured their grand final spot. The defending champions booked their grand final spot following their impressive 5-1 victory over Don Bosco in the first quarterfinal match staged, Tuesday at the KGVI hockey ground. Don Bosco started off their match on high note but failed to…
Two volunteer medical doctors from Switzerland began work at Helena Goldie Hospital in July. With the support of SolTuna and National Fisheries Developments Ltd (NFD), Dr. Chantal Ruckstuhl-Dekumbis and Dr. Erhard Ruckstuhl brought with them much needed medical equipment and technology, which they solicited from Switzerland. Chantal Ruckstuhl-Dekumbis is a paediatric physician who worked at…
The Parliamentary Opposition has urged Solomon Islands’ students studying overseas to act appropriately and be good ambassadors of the country. The Opposition reiterated the call following a report in media by former RAMSI deputy special coordinator, Masi Lomaloma, who claimed that some Solomon Islands’ students in Fiji could not control their behaviour. The Parliamentary Opposition…
MALAITA province has celebrated its 34th provincial second appointed day in Auki, Tuesday. The celebration was attended by Acting Prime Minster Manasseh Maelanga, supervising minister for Ministry of Provincial government and Institutional Strengthening Samson Maneka and his team. Speaking at the celebration Malaita provincial premier Peter Ramohia said Malaita second 2nd appointed day is not…
OUR Telekom on Tuesday reached out to the Malaita public through sports to mark the province’s 34th second appointed day. The country’s leading telecommunications firm hosted a road race in Auki town for the Malaita public where top performing athletes received token prizes. The Our Telekom road race, commonly known as Fun Run, attracted men,…