Father’s passionate plea to save daughter’s life By CHARLES KADAMANA THE father of a 13-year-old girl suspected with brain tumour on Thursday issued a passionate appeal for financial assistance to send his daughter for treatment in Fiji. John Morosini Loveth made the appeal after doctors told him there’s no CT scan at the National Referral…
Two young artists will depart for New Caledonia on Friday to participate in a three months Art and Cultural exchange in Indonesia. The duo, Lucy Ann Panda and Jackson Diosi will be among 100 artists from 50 countries to learn and showcase their talents. Ms Panda who started art work at a very early age…
Malaita Provincial Council of Women (MPCW) is currently busy this week with its annual general meeting (AGM) in Auki. The three days event commenced on Tuesday and will end today with the election for a new executive. More than a hundred women and members attended the opening program ceremony at women resource centre in Auki.…
SOLOMON Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) Technical Adviser Ilivasi Tabua says the Fiji Bitter Marist 7s tournament will be a good platform for the Solomon Islands national 7s team to display their talents. The former Wallabies and Fijian national team coach shared this with Star Sports as the national side are set to take on…
REGISTRATION for all football clubs intending to participate in the Honiara Football Association (HFA) league is now open. The HFA executive confirmed registrations started on Monday and will close on May 4. The month long period is put in place to give ample time for intending clubs to register their respective teams. Affiliation fees for…
Solomon Warriors FC has booked their spot for the grand finals of the Telekom S-league (TSL) Championship. Warriors defeated KOSSA FC 4-2 on Wednesday to give them the opportunity to defend the TSL Championship title. It was an equally fought match against KOSSA which ended the first half with a 1-1 all draw. Warriors broke…
Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Jimi Saelea has urged the three recipients of RDP II Component 2 to take care of the brand new vehicles they’ve been given. Mr Saelae stressed this during the handing over ceremony held at the ministry’s head office, Honiara, Tuesday. “I would like on behalf…
SOLOMON ISLANDS renowned international veteran striker, Batram Suri has been appointed as head coach to lead the country’s national U19 men’s team for the Oceania U19 World Cup Qualifiers. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) technical department on Tuesday. Suri will be assisted by former international defender, Eddie Rukumana. The duo…
THE continuing bad weather in recent weeks has put the current upgrading of the Kukum Highway project slightly behind schedule. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Assistant Representative Shitau Miura confirmed this during a press seminar with local journalists on Tuesday. He said the heavy rain in the past weeks and months has affected the progress…
Arambola takes stand on no-confidence vote By AATAI JOHN LAUNGI SPEAKER of Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly Abel Arambola has rejected the proposed vote of no-confidence against Premier Anthony Veke. Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Talise Ward and chairman of the province’s Public Accounts Committee Gladall Sesehala filed the motion. But Mr Arambola said after…