TEMOTU: IT’S NOT FAIR

Official decries SIFF decision By CARLOS ARUAFU AN official of the Temotu U16 has expressed disappointment at the cancelling of the Youth Solomon Cup tournament early this week. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) aborted the tournament amidst security fears after a number of teams were penalized for fielding in over-aged players. John Aubo described the…

Police to demolish bombs at Hells Point

THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of bombs at Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek,east of Honiara, Thursday. Supervising Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD,Senior Sergeant Peter Ririvere said: “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 12…

Legal year opens today

AN event to officially open the 2019 Legal Year will be held this morning at the High Court premises. As was the practise, the Chief Justice will start the event with the inspection of a Guard of Honour. This will be done in front of the High Court room one. Following that, speeches will be…

359,690 VOTERS

SIEC releases final list By IAN M.KAUKUI MORE than 359,000 people have registered to vote in this year’s national election. That’s according to chief electoral officer Mose Saitala, when he announced the release of the final voter list on Wednesday. “Overall the list of electors has increased from 287,567 voters in 2014 to 359,690 in…

Mua trial set to go

OUTGOING Member of Parliament for Savo/Russell, Dickson Mua, who faces one count of conversion, will be standing trial starting next week in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Mua will appear in court today for his final interim mention leading up to his trial, which will commence on January 21, which is only a week away. The…

VOTERS LIST ON THE WAY

SIEC sets to finalise national electoral roll By IAN M.KAUKUI VOTERS list for the upcoming national elections is expected to be finalised and approved tomorrow. That’s according to Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala. “My officers will try to get the voters final list onto our website this weekend,” Saitala told reporters, Wednesday. “So by next…

Central Island victory forfeited

Central Islands U-16 team 3-2 victory against Guadalcanal was forfeited for fielding in over aged player. This means Guadalcanal received free three points despite their defeat. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football federation (SIFF) on Tuesday. The SIFF office has made it clear to all participating teams prior to the start of the…

Arrow leads group A

TEMOTU ARROWS U16 team is leading the group A of the Youth Solomon Cup currently underway at Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Academy. The Arrows took the lead after defeating Isabel Frigates with an impressive 6-1 victory in their opening match, Tuesday. They took the lead 3-0 in the first half followed by another three…

Looted boat emptied of its entire cargo

EYE-WITNESSES say a landing craft washed ashore in the Langalanga lagoon last week when it developed mechanical problem was looted of all its contents. Villagers stormed the boat after it rested on their shoreline. “All cargoes and valuables were removed,” an eye-witness told the Solomon Star. “Nothing was left on board,” the eye-witness added. “As…