NATIONAL team coach Felipe Vega-Arango told Star Sports players called up to join the national side will start training after the Solomon Cup. The Spaniard hand pick Malaita Eagles duo Clifton Aumae, Andrew Raragia, Central Shield forward Kennedy Watemae and Martin Rence of Western Turtles. Speaking to Star Sports on Tuesday, Vega-Arango said player’s commitment…
THE Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Solomon Cup Eddie Omokirio says security will be intense during the Solomon Cup tournament to ensure everything is running smoothly. “For security purposes, our police will be involved to help out in security to give comfort and assurance in public,’’ Omokirio told local media on…
Real Kakamora striker Nicholas Muri believes there is something more ‘satisfying’ than scoring a goal on a football pitch-providing one. The former Hekari United and Koloale FC striker revealed he had always felt more satisfaction having assisted a strike for one of his team-mates than he has when finding the back of the net himself.…
PORT VILA, (VAN 2017) – Taking part in the annual event of Career and Orientation Days in the Capital is vital for Van2017 to promote the upcoming sporting event to all attendees. Van2017 took this opportunity to raise awareness about the Pacific Mini Games and all the services to be provided to Games Venues, and…
NUKU____ALOFA, (RNZI) – The Pacific Games Council has begun legal proceedings against the Tonga government, following its decision to pull the plug on hosting the 2019 Games. The Council confirmed yesterday it would formally terminate the host agreement with Tonga for the 2019 Pacific Games, after the deadline passed for the government to recommit its…
The Solomon Islands Students Association (SISA)independence games kicked off yesterday at Laucala campus, Suva. The games saw cultural groupings within the SISA body competing against each other. This was part of their long week of celebration of the Solomon Islands 39th Independence Anniversary which would be celebrated up till Friday where their biggest program in…
The absence of the lawyer of a suspended police officer accused of accepting bribe from a bus driver to escape breaking a traffic rule has delayed a trial that was supposed to commence yesterday. The trial was scheduled to start on Monday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. It was however further adjourned to yesterday because…
A LOCAL mechanism set up by people of Choiseul to identify land and its ownership, which is known as Popoloto could be the right approach for government to exhaust in order to easily register land in the country. Dr. Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka highlighted this when speaking during the recent peace dialogue held in Honiara, when…
THE trial has started on Tuesday on the case of the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) officer accused of defrauding the government of much needed tax revenue. Ellison Raoga, who was arrested and charged by members of the Taskforce Janus, is facing one count of official corruption and six counts of fraudulent falsification of accounts. This…
The Head coach for Renbel Province football team, Joel Konofilia has been suspended for Renbel’s remaining matches of the Solomon Cup. This was confirmed to local media on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Solomon Cup Organizing Committee, Eddie Omokirio. The suspension came about after Konofilia was reported to have assaulted the referee of the…