Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director General James Movick thanked the judges from various pacific countries attending the FFA Judicial Conference in Honiara on Monday, assuring their participation will help to develop suitable legislation for sustainable ocean governance. He thanked the Solomon Islands Government and the country’s Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer for his acceptance to…
AN Asian Development Bank report on Pacific island economies recognizes the Parties to the Nauru Agreement’s vessel day scheme (VDS) as “an outstanding global example of coastal states taking control of a fishery based on highly migratory stocks” that resulted in a more than tripling of revenue to PNA members from 2010 to 2014. …
BETEL-NUT farmers who normally come to Honiara to sell their products are calling for respect to be exercised by their fellow clients in the various betel-nut markets in the city. This was after going through several harsh treatments by women vendors especially, to lower their selling prices for a single bag of betel-nut. They said…
ITS a historical moment for Alynath Kindy Centre to host guests from the Australian Baptist Church recently. The Australians initiated the centre which now serves its three years of service in the country. The kindy centre is located along Gilbert Camp area, East Honiara. As such the centre was able to showcase to the guests…
The Pacific Triathlon Championships have been pushed back to 3-4 September to make sure the PNG team can make it after recent political events in PNG triggered flight disruptions. A strong squad of triathletes from across PNG have been planning to come to battle it out with Fiji’s top athletes and our spirited Solomon Islands…
PORT MORESBY, ] (THE NATIONAL) – Veteran Papua New Guinea swimmer Ryan Pini says he is feeling fresh and is excited to compete in his fourth and final Olympic Games next month. Pini, easily the country’s greatest swimmer and perhaps sportsman, has been given the honour of being Team PNG’s flag bearer at the Rio…
PORT MORESBY, (THE NATIONAL) – The expansion of one of Papua New Guinea’s premier sporting venues, the National Football Stadium (NFS), to meet World Cup rugby league requirements will depend on the availability of government funding. According to an NFS representative, the design of the stadium allowed for further expansion. The spokesperson for the venue…
A Malaita Eagles soccer fan Peter Wale says the coach should be blamed for the poor performance by the Malaita Eagles during the recent soccer competition at the Solomon Games.. “This is because coach was the one who looked after the team and whatever tactics they use comes from the coach.” He said the team…
APIA, (TALAMUA ONLINE) – Samoa’s Olympics hopes now rests on the weightlifting team of Mary Opeloge 75kg (Female) and Vaipava NevoIoane – 62kg (Male). The 18 member team was announced last Friday by the SASNOC President Patrick Fepuleai and Vice President AualiitiaFaafouina Milford who will be the Chef de mission. Samoa has never won a…
I WONDER if the Honiara City Council still exists and functioning! The Honiara public transport issue had been shelved in deep waters under deep rock. This long outstanding and unresolved matter now casts doubtful confidence in the minds of simple commuters and the general traveling public against the city [local] government. The question that now…