The Australian Government is partnering with Pacific nations to improve energy security and scale up energy grid transition with a AUD125 million (SBD687.5 million) investment in renewable energy. Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, announced the funding at COP29 at an event attended by Solomon Islands’ Minister for the Environment, Climate…
A TOTAL of 15 nations, including Solomon Islands, will be competing in this year’s Oceania Rugby 7s (QR7) tournament in Honiara. The competition will be staged on a weekend on Saturday 7th December and Sunday 8th December. The 15 nations are; Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru, Australia, Vanuatu, American Samoa, Japan, Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia,…
THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) Rugby 7s Teams have received a timely support from the DJ Graphics as they gear up for the Oceania Sevens Championship next month in Honiara. DJ Graphics sponsored shirts for the SIRUF Rugby 7s Squads for their training for the tournament scheduled for December 7 and 8. Solomon…
THE Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) and the Smash Down Barriers (SDB) Youth Competition 2024 was successfully staged at the Multipurpose Hall last week. The two-day competition, which kicked off on Thursday, concluded on Friday with an awards presentation ceremony. The competition featured children aged under 12 and under 15 in two categories -Boys’ Category…
THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will field two teams for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s (PM’s) Cup scheduled for December 10 to 22 in Honiara. This was confirmed during the official draw for the tournament last Friday at the National Stadium Conference Room. The MSG-PM’s Cup this year will feature Papua New…
THE Solomon Islands Development Team’s provisional squad for the third edition of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s (PM’s) Cup tournament in Honiara in December was announced this week by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). SIFF said the 43-member provisional squad will undergo training and from these players, a final 23-men development squad…
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 handed over livelihood items to the South Choiseul Constituency. This donation was received on behalf of the constituency by the South Choiseul Constituency Development Officer and Project Officer. The South Choiseul Constituency Office expressed its heartfelt gratitude for this generous contribution.…
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the Pacific countries to transition from dependency on diesel fuel imports to renewable energy. Solomon Islands Minister for the Environment,…
Tulagi police have arrested a drunk person for damaging a store counter at Salesapa village, small Ngella in Central Islands Province (CIP) on November 17, 2024. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said, the incident occurred on November 13, 2024, at around 10 am, where the suspect was drunk and shot at the front store that was…
Police in Tulagi have arrested two chiefs from Salesapa village in Central Islands province for demanding money on November 17, 2024. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said, the arrests have been done during a patrol to small Ngella. Commissioner Mangau said, it was alleged that the two chiefs were drunk and approached the victims’ family, and…