Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has commended the Public Prosecutions for filing an appeal against the decision of a magistrate to acquit MP for Central Guadalcanal of the assault causing actual bodily harm charge. In a statement to this paper, TSI said this case has taken so long and went from Magistrates’ Court to Appeal Court…
Solomon Islands’ long-distance runner Sharon Kikini Firisua raced to victory in the women’s 10,000 metres a feat she also achieved in Port Moresby four years ago. However, unlike in PNG, Firisua was joined on the podium by her compatriot Dianah Matekali, who won bronze. The gold medallist led the other six athletes from almost the…
THEY improved on their last result, but the Solomon Islands netball team have been beaten heavily again. Papua New Guinea (PNG) are considered medal contenders by many especially as Fiji and Samoa have their strongest players away at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England. PNG showed themselves to be a class above their opponents…
A TOTAL of seven matches for the men’s and women’s volleyball teams have produced no victories for Solomon Islands, the latest being two defeats on Tuesday. The tournament is being held in the gymnasium of Samoa’s National University, and the men were up first on court one. They faced The Federated States of Micronesia and…
SAFETY first, thats the advise from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in light of the current bad weather currently being experienced in the country when traveling at sea. This message was specifically made to the people of Central Province to follow sea safety messages that have been repeated over and over again to…
IN a major milestone for Solomon Islands, meat workers have been recruited as part of the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) for the first time. Australian employer Labour Solutions Australia (LSA) recruited the workers during their June visit to Solomon Islands. The group of 14 workers will work at an abattoir in the town of…
AXIOM Mining has hit out strongly at the minister and director for mines over the delay to issue them an export permit. The company’s general manager Dr Phil Tagini said poor decisions and unfair treatment of investors in the mining industry by key figures in the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) are…
MEMBERS of the Malaita Provincial Assembly have elected Joe Heroau to be their deputy speaker. Heroau is the provincial member for Ward 25. He is not new to the province. In the last government, he was finance minister and once acting premier. These experiences have prepared him well for his new role. He will assist…
JEMIMAH Otoa made history on Tuesday with a bronze medal in the women’s para javelin. The event was the first of its kind at a Pacific Games tournament. Para sports are judged differently to standard events, because participating athletes have varying disabilities which affect how well they are able to compete. In this event, each…
Solomon Islands Taekwondo debuted fighter Junior Fred Gwali won a silver medal at the Pacific Games in Samoa, Tuesday. He settled for silver after going down to Takelo Moala Apololatu of Tonga in the grand final of the 87kg category. Gwali lost 11-16 in the grand final to settle for the silver medal in his…