MULTIPURPOSE hall was fully packed to the brim with people who came out to witness the first ever boxing Pacific Challenge 2023 in Honiara on Wednesday night. Despite tickets being sold for $100 per person, people came in numbers to witness Fijian boxers take on Solomon Islands boxers as part of their preparations for the…
THE AUKI Catholic diocese members and the respective Catholic parishioners in Malaita province will soon miss the presence of their beloved bishop, Peter Houhou from the diocese. This comes after the announcement of Bishop Houhou’s new appointment as the new bishop for Gizo Catholic diocese in Western Province. He served as Catholic bishop for six…
A single mother has appealed for a registered nurse to be posted to Ughele clinic to address the health service catastrophe in the Ughele Community, which holds more than an estimated population of 2,000 people. Ughele clinic is one of the biggest clinics located in South Rendova in Western Province. She made the appeal after…
King Charles III’s Solomon Islands representative, Sir David Vunagi, highlights the key symbolism of the monarch’s birthday anniversary as Honiara celebrates the 74th anniversary THE Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, has ascribed the celebration of King Charles III’s 74th birthday anniversary by Solomon Islands last Friday as a celebration of connectedness, world peace, unity, friendship…
The country’s two famous music artists better known by their stage names, Bibao and Lonna, are set to perform live at the double A night club in Noro, Western Province, at the end of this month. The live performance scheduled for June 30 will be the first one in Noro for two artists behind the…
Since May 2022, the Iumi Tugeda Helpem Solomon Aelans Def Komiuniti: Inclusive Education project has been working to improve people’s ability to communicate with the deaf and hard of hearing and increase opportunities for deaf people in Solomon Islands. The Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Honiara, which operates San Isidro Care Centre and School for…
KOLOALE FC goalkeeper, Sylvester Maenu’u has won the OFC Women’s Champions League Golden Glove award. The awards have been handed out at the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby. A statement from the OFC Media highlighted that Sylvester Maenu’u was a consistent source of frustration for opposition attackers, producing a number of outstanding…
THE Solomon Island Red Cross Society (SIRCS) has marked its 40th anniversary on Thursday in Honiara with the theme “celebrating 40 years of humanitarian service to vulnerable people in Solomon Islands.” The celebration kicked off with a parade which the charitable organisation’s volunteers, staff and board members and stakeholders joined in. SIRCS was established in…
Closing arguments on laptop, mobile phones larceny today CLOSING submissions on the matter of the man who stood trial for allegedly stealing a laptop and some mobile phones from a shop in Honiara will be made in court this morning. Martin Pola Nehemiah has faced trial for three counts of simple larceny before Principal Magistrate,…
Australia’s Defence Advisor to Solomon Islands, Lieutenant Colonel Justin Bywater, was promoted to the rank of Colonel by the Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in a ceremony at Rove Police Headquarters on Monday. Australia’s High Commissioner, His Excellency Rod Hilton, said the promotion of Colonel Bywater was appropriate recognition for his commitment,…