A young man has been remanded, Tuesday at the Honiara Magistrates Court for the alleged murder of a teenage boy at the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil (GPPOL) over the weekend. Junior Taro will appear again in the Honiara Magistrates Court on June 6. He is now facing one count of murder following an incident on…
Parliament on Monday approved a supplementary appropriation bill seeking its approval for the regularisation of a total sum of $26.4 Million spent by the Government in the last quarter of 2015. The Minister for Finance and Treasury Hon Snyder Rini when tabling the ‘2015 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2016’ at the Second Reading Stage $8.3 Million…
Henry Fa’arodo Junior has been appointed as the team captain for the national men’s football squad for the OCF Nations Cup competition. Fa’arodo is not new to this task as he was mostly the first choice for the role in the previous squads. Fa’arodo has a wealth of experience tucked under his belt. He started…
A combined team of rugby champions, Avaiki and Matangiki participated in the 2016 PAC Sevens Rugby Tournament at the DC Park Rugby Field, Henderson on Saturday. The team was formed under the banner “Events First Rugby 7s Team” purposely to meet the objective of ongoing rugby campaign to unite Renbel players and help maintain the…
The upcoming Solomon Cup competition will not feature players who featured for the 2015 and 2016 Telekom S-league. The decision was relayed at the recent Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Congress in Honiara. This means the competition will feature talents from the provinces. Football fans and supporters see this as a positive move by SIFF…
The 2016 PAC Sevens Rugby Tournament successfully took place at DC Park Rugby Field over the weekend. A very good day with 8 teams battling it out over 18 games all packed into 1 day. The pool rounds kicked off in the morning and every team was eager to challenge for the top 2 semi-final…
SUVA, (FIJI TV) – Athletes taking part in this week’s Oceania Weightlifting Championship will be selected for anti-doping tests during the competition. Organisers feel every athlete deserves the opportunity to compete in a level playing field. Athletes from the Oceania region will go through anti-doping tests to provide a level playing field to ensure the…
The Honiara Netball Association (HNA) School League will kick off today at the Multipurpose Hall outdoor court. Six matches have been confirmed to mark the start of the competition. These matches are from the U10 and U14 category. First up for the U10 girls will be Chung Wah School girls and HIPS at 3pm followed…
Minister for Communication and Aviation (MCA) Peter Shanel revealed in parliament, Monday that the short fall of US$10 million to fund the submarine cables now stands at US$5 million after some donors willing to fund the other half of the outstanding cost. Shanel revealed this after continuous pressure from some Members of Parliament (MP) who…
A Committee had been set up to look into the establishment and revitalisation of Development Bank of Solomon Islands. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Snyder Rini confirmed this when asked by MP for Aoke Langa langa, Mathew Wale in Parliament on Monday. Rini said the committee’s chairman is MP for Savo Russell, Dickson Mua plus…