The Malaita Rugby Union Association (MRUA) together with Honiara-based Malaita Crusaders Rugby Club have confirmed that they are hosting a year ending rugby union 7s competition in the Provincial Headquarter, Auki. Games manager, Walter Baekalia explained that the much anticipated tournament, the SPOL-Solomon Power Crusaders Auki 7s, will feature mostly teams from rugby clubs in…
SINIS partners with MEHRD for talent identification in sports SOLOMON Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) High – Performance program had established a partnership with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD). The partnership allows the ministry as one of its key stakeholders to assist with the identification of potential athletes from high…
Taiwan has given Solomon Islands lots of money that if put to good use could have developed this country to some extent for the past 36 years when the country still had a relationship with Taiwan. The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani said if the county has had good leadership, money that Taiwan poured into…
The Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry D. Kuma (MP) says the adverse impacts of the recent riot and looting of business and destruction of properties represent the largest man-made economic shock that Solomon Islands has experienced since 2006. The Minister revealed this on Tuesday when contributing to the Motion of Sine Die in Parliament,…
PREMIER of Western Province Christian Mesepitu has called onto the private sector development and local entrepreneurship to widen its revenue base. Premier Christian Mesepitu highlighted this key point last Monday during Western Province Assembly passes the budget as he outlined his five key strategic areas for implementation in his administration. One of his key strategic…
MEMBER of Parliament for South East Vella La Vella Constituency and Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour & Immigration, Fredrick Koloqeto has appealed to his people to open up land for development. He was speaking in Parliament during the Sine Die motion, Tuesday this week. “I want to appeal to the people of Vella La Vella…
PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare is accusing Taiwan in supporting Malaita which led to the looting last month. Speaking in response to the allegation laid against him during the motion of no confidence on Monday , he said the innocent people of Malaita were being lied to by those agents of Taiwan. “What these people…
PERMANENT Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has clarified the issue of medical drug shortages that was raised in the media in the past weeks. Ms. Pauline McNeil stated this during the Oversight Committee Covid-19 update talkback show, Sunday. “There is about 35 items of essential medicine that is out…
A LOCAL scholar, Calvin Luiramo is looking to donate thousands of Science eBooks from his library to Honiara Senior High School. This was after he learned that the school was burnt-down during the recent riot in Honiara – the night of November 24th Wednesday. Luiramo is a Solomon Islands student currently doing his PhD research…
Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kwaio says he decided not to resign from the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DGGA) because he was democratically elected. He issued the explanation to clarify to the public why he decided to remain with the government despite calls for him to resign last month following the unrest. “I…