Honiara, Solomon Islands – Three Rural Training Centres (RTC) of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM) are the latest Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions that will be providing financial education (FinEd) curricula in their courses from 2018. This partnership between ACoM and the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) which will run from 1st…
FORMER Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Stanley Festus Sofu yesterday handed over his ministerial portfolio to a new Minister, Moses Garu, who has taken over after the recent spate of reshuffles undertaken by DCCG. Minister Sofu will now look after the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) while Moses Garu from the Ministry…
An interplast and reconstructive surgical team from Australia and New Zealand will visit Honiara and Gizo from 17 to 31 August 2017. The team will be at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara from 18 to 27 and then at Gizo Hospital from 28 – 30 to facilitate plastic and reconstructive surgical services and…
FORMER Minister for Mines and Energy David Day Pacha has denied issuing a letter of intent to Sunshine Minerals Limited (SML) for Jejevo tenement in Isabel Province. Speaking on the floor of parliament on August the 2nd, Mr Pacha said the truth of the matter was no such thing as letter of intent was issued…
AXF Gold Ridge Pty Ltd of Australia says it has secured additional investor funding to start the immediate recommissioning of the Gold Ridge Mine Project. “This investment will see mine production on track to start within 18 months,” a statement issued by the company on Wednesday stated. “In an unprecedented partnership arrangement, Gold Ridge Community…
The Archery Federation of Solomon Islands (AFSI) will officially kick off training session for the upcoming Mini-Games for Vanuatu tomorrow – Saturday 12 August. AFSI president Nihal Seneviratne confirmed this to Star Sports on Thursday. “AFSI training session for the Mini-Games will kick off on Saturday at the Rove Police ground starting at 2pm,’’ he…
KING George Sixth School (KGVI) girl’s hockey team and Don Bosco boy’s hockey team are through to the semifinals of the high school hockey league. Both teams secured their semifinal spots without wasting their energy following the non attendance of Selwyn College’s boys and girls teams on Thursday for their respective quarterfinals. Organizers of the…
The Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation (SIVF) High School league will resume next week Wednesday August 12th 2017. SIVF Technical Director and chairman of the high school volleyball league Ricky Boso confirmed this to Star Sports yesterday. Since the league will resume, Boso is calling on all sport masters of interested schools to prepare their teams…
The Inter-Company futsal competition will kick off tomorrow at the Multipurpose Hall. Five matches will be played to mark day one of competition. First up will see HCC Iron Boys and Border Guards at 1pm, followed by FutStars and Ports at 1:30pm, St John and Dalgro at 2pm, SPOL 2 and Customs FC at 2:30pm…
THE Archery Federation of Solomon Islands (AFSI) has thanked the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) management for availing their sports ground in preparation for the Mini-Games. Speaking to Star Sports, AFSI President Nihal Seneviratne said his executive acknowledged RSIPF management for availing their sports ground to them to use in their preparatory training for…