MRD clarifies CDF disbursement

The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) says that the recent release of 90 million funding assistance from the 2020 Budget Approved Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Program and funded by Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Support to Constituency Development projects was paid directly into constituencies bank accounts and not to Members of Parliament (MPs). The Ministry…

PNG Kapuls coach confident of team

PORT MORESBY, (POST COURIER)—-The men’s national soccer team, Kapuls is currently undergoing training at the PNG Football Association academy in Lae with assistant coach Bob Morris. Head coach Marcos Gusmao will be joining the team soon to continue preparations for the 2022 World Cup Oceania Football Confederation qualifiers in Doha, Qatar. Gusmao who is waiting…

Sipakana joins training squad

REAL Kakamora FC’s forward Jaygray Sipakana is confirmed to be the latest Telekom S-league (TSL) player to join the country’s men’a national training squad. The confirmation was made through a statement from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) yesterday. “Sipakana has been called up by Coach Felipe Vega-Arango for the national team training squad.” The…

Suri to coach women’s team

THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has officially appointed Batram Suri as a team coach for the Solomon Islands Women’s national team. Suri was known to have taken up past national coaching duty leading the National U-19 reaching the semi-finals in 2018 and finished second with the U23 at the OFC Olympic Qualifiers. SIFF revealed…

Woodford donates $5k to Tenakoga school

WOODFORD International School (WIS) on Thursday donated a cheque of $5,000 to Tenakoga Adventist School in North East Guadalcanal. The donation was raised by WIS students. It was donated purposely to support the rebuilding of the burnt two-storey building that occurred on early September this year. When receiving the donation, Tenakoga’s school representative, Ms. Chareen…

Pregnant women advised to take Pfizer

The Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s National Referral Hospital (NRH), Dr Leaanne Panisi strongly advises pregnant women to take Pfizer vaccine in protecting themselves and their unborn child from Covid-19 infection. The Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Dr Leaanne Panisi stated this during the Covid-19 talkback show on SIBC, Sunday. “I would strongly advise our…

In Court with Assumpta

Closing subs on Shortland murder case defers THE closing submissions on the case of a young man accused of the murder of a man at Shortland Islands, Western Province in 2015 has been deferred generally. Last week, it was adjourned to yesterday before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. However, that did not happen and the…