Waimapuru overall athletics champs

WAIMAPURU national secondary school finished off as the overall winner of the 2018 National Inter-school Athletics Championship. They were confirmed overall winners following the final count of medals won throughout the two days competition at the St Josephs Tenaru Secondary School. Waimapuru scooped a total of 25 gold medals, 14 silver medals and seven bronze…

Tough call for Warriors players

SOLOMON Warriors FC coach, Moses Toata has made a tough call to all players who want to be in the final Warriors line-up for the upcoming Telekom S-league (TSL) season to show commitment towards training. Toata made a call clarifying the commitment towards training plays a vital role in the final selection. “The team is…

NMFA election not recognized

THE recent election of the new executive for the North Malaita Football Association (NMFA) is not recognized by the Malaita Football Association (MFA). That’s according to a letter by the vice president of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and the president of the MFA and NMFA, Eddie Omokirio. Omokirio was responding to an article…

Konofilia calls for election of new MFA boss

  The newly elected North Malaita football association (NMFA) president is calling on all active football associations under Malaita football association (MFA) to vote for a new president.  Moffat Joel Konofilia made the call after NMFA remove Eddie Omokirio as its president and voted Konofilia as the new president representing NMFA.  Konofilia told Star Sports…

Makili: Weather apparatus needed on Lord Howe

AN ELDER from Lord Howe in the outer islands of Malaita province has called on the government through its responsible ministry to consider installing relevant apparatus to help record weather situations in their islands. Lawrence Makili made the statement during the recent three-day workshop on climate change conducted for Malaita Outer Islands (MOI). The workshop…

Support for clinics, hospitals in Malaita

FIVE clinics and hospitals in Malaita province have received a boat and outboard motor (OBM) each under a project worth $300,000. The support was made possible through partnership between, Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Three of the clinics are; Gwaunatolo, Tawaro and Takataka, while two…

2019 census, a huge challenge for NSO

THE National Statistics Office (NSO) within the Ministry of Finance and Treasurer is currently gearing up preparation for next year’s national census. National Statistician Douglas Kimi when addressing participants at the launching of the first-ever report of the Solomon Islands Poverty Maps on Monday, said his office is currently rolling out key statistical activities within…

Disaster awareness at Kodili

THE National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is participating at the Kodili Festival in Buala, Isabel Province, which opened, Monday. The NDMO team was deployed both by outboard motor (OBM) on Sunday 24th and via Solomon Airline Flight on Monday 25th ahead of the official opening on Monday afternoon. “This festival is an opportunity for the…

Five survive deadly fire

A FAMILY has survived a deadly fire that razed down a house at Kobe village in Ngella, Central province last month. About five people, four kids and their aunt were in the house sleeping when the fire broke out and engulfed the home. One of the survivors, Rhoda Wale said they were fast asleep inside…

KENILOREA EYES 2019 ELECTIONS

Kenilorea resigns to contest 2019 polls By ANDREW FANASIA  PETER Kenilorea Jnr is leaving his permanent secretary job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to contest next year’s national elections. He will officially vacate office on 29 June 2018 to vie for the East Are’Are Constituency, a seat once held by his late…