THIS morning Parliament will go through the second reading of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2022 to delay election. It’s going to be an interesting day for the country as debate on this Bill will take place and whatever the outcome of the debate will be, it would set a history for the country. The current…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the excuse of funding is no longer a reason to extend Parliament. Hon Wale made this statement following the announcement by the Australian government that they are prepared to fund the national elections next year 2023. The Opposition Leader said he was surprised by the Prime Minister’s response that…
THE Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, is in Honiara today to officially handover the country’s new futsal home to the government and people of Solomon Islands. The country’s first ever futsal home called ‘Friendship Hall Futsal Stadium’ is being built and funded by the Indonesian Government. Work on the construction of the futsal…
THE Solomon Island National University (SINU) has postponed its graduation ceremony scheduled for this Friday. The ceremony has been rescheduled for Friday 16 September 2022, a statement from SINU said. The university has apologised for any inconvenience that this postponement may cause but added that the decision was based on the importance of having its…
The Yellow Ribbon Project (YRP) reached the St Nicholas Anglican College on Friday last week. The message of giving released inmates a second chance in life and to avoid re-offending was spread to both students and staff at the college. Speaking during the presentation, YRP Vice Chairman Don Kelly said with the current 423 young…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) on Tuesday started its first series of Sport Specific Foundation Coach Courses in Honiara. SINIS said courses began with taekwondo with support from its national federation with introduction to topics on basic methods of teaching, coaching and playing the combat sport with enthusiasm and confidence in a…
THE Auki Capital Football League kicked off last weekend at the Aligegeo field in Auki Malaita Province with big wins for GB United, Central United and South Siders United. In the opening match, Central United proved too strong for Aoke Football Club (FC) by defeating Aoke FC. Central United with the service of the Malaita…
THE Honiara Netball Association (HNA) has kicked off a League Competition in a bid to identify potential players for the national training squad. Speaking to Star Sports over the weekend, Honiara Netball Association (HNA) representative Margaret Talasasa said those currently competing are representing the Top 10 teams from each of the HNA Four Divisions. “This…
The Oceania Paralympic and Solomon Islands National Paralympic Committee training camps is currently underway at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport. The training camp commenced on Monday 5th of September 2022 which will run for five days at the SINIS-high performance centre. Around 30 Para- athletes representing four Para sports have joined the training…
THE countdown to the November Pacific Games next year is ticking. Solomon Islands is racing against time to complete most of the Games venues and facilities. The question that may be running through the minds of many Solomon Islanders is whether work will be completed on time. Last week a high-level delegation from the Pacific…