BIG CALL

Top educationist calls for compulsory education By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN   EDUCATION should be made compulsory for the nation’s children, a top educationist has suggested. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Dr Franco Rodie, offered the suggestion when opening the 5th Education Authority Conference at Tavanipupu Resort in Marau, east Guadalcanal, Monday. “I…

Title contention open

Warriors suffered first defeat By CARLOS ARUAFU THE battle for the top spot of the Telekom S-league (TSL) is open following the 3-1 defeat of the defending champions Solomon Warriors FC to FC Isabel.  United displayed one of their toughest performances of the season leading the defending champions by two goals to nil in the…

SIFF farewells JICA volunteer

The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has farewelled the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer Shimpei Fujiyama who had worked hand in hand with them for two years.  This was confirmed to Star Sports via a statement from SIFF on Tuesday. “Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer Shimpei Fujiyama says goodbye to SIFF after a…

Females urged to take up self defence 

Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) Dr Cedric Alependava is supporting the Self Defence and Self Protection seminars currently underway in Honiara during the 16 Days of Activism.  Dr Alependava uttered this in an interview with Star Sports when facilitator of the seminars Master John Gill started…

U14 Junior Kurukuru squad named

THE Junior U14 Kurukuru team who will be representing the country in the 2020 Australian National Futsal Championship early next year was announced, Tuesday. According to reports, the team comprises of 11 players selected from SISC popular 2019 Bulk Shop Junior Futsal League. The team is currently undergoing intensive training under the leadership of head…

New dental facility here

A ROTARY volunteer dental team from Australia has installed equipment and furnishings for seven modern new dental surgeries and a sterilizing room, to establish a National Oral Health centre for the Solomon Islands.  In 2017 the National Referral Hospital in Honiara offered Rotary part of a building they intended to use as a dental clinic…