Fixtures for Sol2023-PG released

THE Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) has recently released the match schedules for the Hockey 5s competition for theSol2023 Pacific Games this month. The Pacific Games Hockey competition in Honiara are scheduled to take place from Tuesday 28 November to Friday 1 December 2023. The matches will be played at the newly constructed National Hockey Centre.…

Minister Tanangada attends 42nd UNESCO General Conference

THE Minister for Education & Human Resource Development Lanelle Tanangada is amongst Ministers of Education and Senior Ministry of Education and Training officials from the Pacific Islands region attending the 42nd session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) General Conference which commenced yesterday. The 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference…

CBSI WARNS PUBLIC ON NOTE DEFACING

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) sternly reminds the general public to respect the national currency both in handling and its use, and to treat all currency notes and coins as national icons. The call comes following numerous images and graphics widely shared on social media recently, depicting unauthorized designs and changes to the…

Australia delivers ON security commitments ahead of the games

The Australian Defence Force has handed over a suite of new equipment, including training, maintenance and sustainment, worth more than SBD 70 million, to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to enhance their security capabilities ahead of the Pacific Games. The handovers and associated capability demonstrations were attended by the Prime Minister the Honourable…

Gizo CHS successfully ends academic year

IT’S the time of the year when all the good academic performance of students in schools nationwide are recognised. Gizo Community High School (CHS) in the Western Provincial is no exception. The school successfully organised its speech and prize-giving ceremony last Thursday. The ceremony saw parents, guardians, friends and supporters come out in numbers to…