WINNERS of the 2022/2023 Telekom S-league (TSL) season were awarded their respective awards in an organized prize presentation night at the Pacific Crown hotel on Sunday. Champions Solomon Warriors were awarded gold medals and SBD$240K along with the TSL trophy, making it their seventh title since the inception of the TSL competition. Runner-up KOSSA FC…
VISA services will still be managed out of the United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea for those wishing to travel to the States. In a press conference at Heritage Park Hotel, United States National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Dr Kurt Campbell said the United States is aware that having the visa services…
TWENTY creative art students selected from three secondary schools in Honiara participated in a three day workshop on how to bring awareness to people through mural and graffiti art. This workshop is part of the South Pacific Community “Wake Up Project”. Participants were selected from Saint Nicholas, Mbua Valley, Coronation and Koloale secondary schools. Organisers…
SOLOMON Islands national men’s football team has made a positive start to their Tri-nation international friendly match series campaign in Fiji. The Solomon Islands national team came from a goal down to finish off with a 4-1 win over the Fijian U20 side yesterday. The Fijian youth side was the first to find the back…
With Australian support, the national workforce has been strengthened with 76 Solomon Islanders completing their training and graduating with Australian recognised qualifications in various technical and vocational skills through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC). On 16 March, 40 men and 36 women received qualifications in 11 different technical and vocational programs such as Hospitality,…
A FAMILY in Titiana Village, Western Province, is in mourning after a suicide incident at the village on Friday last week. Reports from Gizo said the boy, who is in his early twenties and part Makira and Gilbertese, used to work as shopkeeper at a Chinese owned shop in Gizo but stopped because he was…
The Government, through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Stephen Maesiola today signed a Maritime Component of the Land and Marine Connectivity Project or LMCP with the international contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation or CCECC. This will see the…
THE Solomon Island Karate Federation (SIKF) has recognised Ronnie Uatee as the National Head Coach for the Karate in Solomon Islands. According to SIKF President, Rex Kenihiria Uatee was recognised as the national head coach because of his wealth of experienced with the sport. Uatee also represented Solomon Islands in past international karate events. “Thus…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the current state of our roads in Honiara is the worst in history. Yet, Hon Wale said the Government has turned a blind eye on the matter. The Opposition Leader has raised the issue recently, however, he said the response by the government was very poor. “The roads are…
THE Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) will continue to deliver more airports on its plate to the good people of Solomon Islands for their connectivity and businesses. This was uttered by Minister of MCA Hon Peter S. Agovaka at the official handing over of the project for the improvement of…