Solomon Islands National Women’s Futsal team has suffered its first defeat in their opening match against Tahiti in the first ever OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup competition. The match was played Sunday 5pm at the Friendship Hall in East Honiara. The Tahitians side over powered the host nation 5 – 1 in an entertaining thriller.…
An exceptional performance by the visiting Australian U-17 Subway Joey’s The visiting Australian Under-17 team, the Subway Joeys has bounced back in a sweet revenge to defeat the Solomon Islands Under 19 team 4-1 in the final leg of the two international friendlies at the National Stadium last night. Joeys’ win against the host in…
Dear Editor – I read in the Solomon Star issue 8857 on Tuesday 13th August 2024 that the Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has set up a ‘State Government office’ within the Guadalcanal Provincial Government office to pursue the adoption of statehood by 2026. Looking at the statehood, adoption was one of the issues that almost every province in…
A LOCAL poultry farmer who focuses on broiler has lamented over the lack of local market for chicken farmers in the country. This prompted him to call on the National Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) to provide market access for local chicken farmers. The chicken farmer who requested anonymity spoke to…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has clarified to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) a sum of SBD 2.8 million that appeared as one of the Variation Heads in the 2024 Supplementary Appropriated Bill 2024. This was during the meeting of the inquiry into the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 on Thursday. According…
FED UP with Business-As-Usual [BAU], a tribal landowning group in East Fataleka is showcasing economic cooperation as the language of international engagement for the hour. Following the signing of a three-year agreement with a foreign company to undertake mineral prospecting on their land, Ro’ole landowners began moving machines and heavy equipment from Honiara to Fokanakafo.…
ELECTION petition cases filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Shortland Islands and MP for Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Isikeli Vave Jr and Polycarp Paea have been listed for pre-trial conference on November 18. These petition cases were mentioned before Judge Augustine Aulanga last week and were adjourned for the pre-trial conference. The petitioners Christopher…
THREE years after the burning down of the Chinatown area, in Central Honiara, the old HM Long Building situated near the Chinatown bus stop which has been rebuilt is now opening its doors. Renamed as ‘Times Square’ of Honiara, several retail businesses are now operating on the ground floor of the three storey complex. The…
Munda International Airport is approaching the final stages of its Defects Notification Period (DNP) for two key activities: the new terminal building and the runway, taxiway and apron overlay. These works, completed on September 23, 2023 and October 9, 2023, respectively, have been funded by the World Bank through the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation…
Members of the Subway Joeys took time out of their busy training last week to visit St. Mary’s Tanagai School, North West Guadalcanal. As part of the PacificAusFootball visit, all members of the touring party met with members of the school’s ladies football team. The visit was part of contributing to their (students) future development. During the…