WHITE River Community High School stunned favorites Koloale in the grand-final of the Bulk Shop futsal under-16 yesterday to win the title. The young guns from west Honiara clinched the inaugural Bulk Shop U16 title with a 6-5 victory. Starman Mana grabbed a hatrick and their number 3 notched home a brace in the dying…
President of the Solomon Islands Sports Coalition, Pastor Nacanieli Seru has called on all schools that participated in the Bulk Shop Futsal league to show good behaviour during matches. Pastor Seru made the call following yesterday’s Bulk Shop U16 grand finals which saw supporters from both sides involving in a brawl after the match. Some…
APIA, (RNZI) — Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says he is “99 percent confident” Samoa will be awarded hosting rights for the 2019 Pacific Games. The 1983 and 2007 hosts are competing against Tahiti and Guam for the right to stage the event in two years’ time, after Tonga pulled out because of a lack…
President of the Solomon Islands Football federation (SIFF) William Lai has described the visit of the FIFA Vice president and president of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), David Chung as very important for the development of football in the country. Chung arrived yesterday along with the Secretary General of OFC, Tai Nicholas. Lai said since…
Lusibaea, Pacha, Manetoali terminated, major Cabinet reshuffle expected PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has terminated three of his ministers in a major Cabinet shake-up that will also see a number of ministerial changes in the coming days. Axed are Minister of Infrastructure Development (MID) Jimmy Lusibaea, Minister of Environment and Conservation Samuel Manetoali and Minister of…
Solomon Airlines has played a major role in enabling a donation of much needed medical equipment to reach the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. The donation, which includes a vital bacterial incubator, is thanks to the efforts of Brisbane-based medico, Dr Claire Heney along with Brisbane-based Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology staffers, scientist Wendy Jackson and Dr…
National striker, James Naka has been recalled for training in preparation for the finals of the third stage of the World Cup Qualifiers against New Zealand. This was confirmed by the Head Coach, Spaniard Felipe Vega Arongo on Wednesday. Felipe met with Naka yesterday and has agreed that Naka will be back for training starting…
THE High School Basketball league competition will resume matches this weekend. Four matches are scheduled for Sunday August 6 at the Multipurpose Hall. Bishop Epalle Bombers will take on USP Islanders boys at 12pm to kick off the day’s actions followed by Bishop Epalle girls and USP Islanders girls at 1pm. Betikama boys will play…
Villagers fear for environment VILLAGERS in east Are’are, Malaita, fear for their environment after a logging company destroyed two hectares of virgin mangrove forest. MEGA logging company landed at Rurata in March this year and in the process of building a wharf, destroyed the community’s mangrove trees. “They not only destroyed our mangroves, but also…
RSIPF Officers in Auki, Malaita Province are investigating an incident at a village in Central Kwara’ae which resulted in the burning of two residential houses and a kitchen and all the personal properties inside the houses and the looting of other property. The burning incident at a settlement near Maoro Village happened on the afternoon…