Tanangada: Hope for a safe SI

A developing country such as ours cannot hope to achieve prosperity without first ensuring stability to build a buoyant and growing economy to create jobs and prosperity for our citizens. Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services Lanelle Tanangada echoed this when she delivered her welcome remarks at the opening of the National Security…

15 gov’t MPs declare stance

WE ARE WITH TAIWAN By IAN M. KAUKUI FIFTEEN government ministers and backbenchers wanted the country to maintain its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Led by former Prime Minister and Minister for National Planning and Aid Coordination Rick Hou, the 14 MPs made their stance clear in a statement they issued last night. “We believe Taiwan has been…

Matildas coach thanks supporters

THE coach for the Australian Westfield Junior Matildas Rae Dowaer has thanked the supporters who came out yesterday to support the two teams in Thursday’s international friendly match at the Lawson Tama Stadium. “It was really cute to hear and see supporters cheering Go Aussie Go and waving the Australian and Solomon Islands Flag,” she…

Suidani on dependency of existing social services

Malaita province cannot continue to depend of existing social services says Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. He was speaking at the province’s Second Appointed Day celebration on Thursday in Auki. “Being the most populated province in Solomon Islands Malaita cannot continue to depend on the existing social services,” he said. Premier Suidani said the infrastructure and…

In Court with Assumpta Buchanan

Man to pleaNew trial set for gold dealerTalu still without lawyer Man to plea THE man accused of obtaining $10,000 from Solomon Islands National University (SINU) students under false pretences will take his plea on August 22. Junior Wane will be entering his pleas to the five counts of false pretences. Police Prosecution had informed…

Wale queries China trip

OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale has questioned the Government’s decision to send a second delegation to Beijing, to further explore and do ground work on the establishment of possible diplomatic ties with China. He raised this after a group of senior Government Ministers led by Central Guadalcanal MP, Peter Shanel Agovaka, left for Beijing yesterday, on…

Six ministers to visit communist nation

BIG CHINA TRIP By ANDREW FANASIA  CHINA’S push to get Solomon Islands severe its diplomatic ties with Taiwan hits another button this week with a big ministerial delegation visiting the communist nation. Six government ministers, two backbenchers and one senior official will be in China from August 15 to 19 on a Chinese government funded trip. The…

Friendly match showdown

Solomon U19 takes on Junior Matildas By CARLOS ARUAFU THE much waited historic international friendly match is set to kick off at 4 pm at the Lawson Tama Stadium this afternoon. Solomon Islands Women’s U-19s will take on the Westfield Junior Matildas of Australia in a historic friendly match at Lawson Tama today. This is…

U-23 squad named

COACH BATRAM SAYS FINAL SELECTION TOUGH By CROFTON UTUKANA The National U-23 men’s football team head coach Batram Suri has named the final 23 man squad that will represent the country in the OFC men’s Olympic Qualifiers known as 2019 OFC U-23 Championship. Suri told Star Sports in an interview yesterday that it was not…