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WSSA gears up for surfing competition
MEMBERS of the Western Solomon’s Surfing Association (WSS) are continuing preparations for the upcoming surfing competition at West Gizo on December 20. The competition will be held on the beaches of Paeloge and Titiana. About 20 members of the WSSA have stated their preparations in getting the right gear to quickly progress surfing. According to WSSA President Jeremy Baea the main barrier to progress is beginning on an unsuitable board and they continue to make the right choice now and have improved rapidly. He said his boys have also learnedRead More
Lack of goals worrying sign: Toata
SOLOMON Islands men’s interim Head Coach Moses Toata says it is a worrying sign for the national team following their 3-0 loss to New Caledonia yesterday. Toata expressed after their international friendly match with New Caledonia that the lack of goals in the squads previous games is a worrying sign but promises they will work on improving this. “As a coach this is worrying. Looking at the last four games we seemed to have lost that goal scoring instinct which is worrying,” Toata said. “Players like Benjamin Totori, Joses Nawo, JerryRead More
New Caledonia wins first friendly
SOLOMON Islands were defeated 3-0 yesterday by visiting New Caledonia men’s national team at the Lawson Tama stadium. Two second half goals from Betrand Kai and one from Kayara Roy saw the visitors claim their first win of their two test friendly matches. Solomon Islands Interim-Head Coach Moses Toata admitted that their game broke down in the second half but is confident they can bounce back in their second friendly match this Saturday. “Our game broke down in the second half. We sustained a lot of pressure in the second half.Read More
Media boost
ABC sports coverage workshop underway THE Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) Media and Communication workshop is currently underway in Honiara. Representatives from local sports organisations and sports federations are taking part in this three-day workshop, which started yesterday (Monday) and will conclude on Wednesday at the Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) conference room at Town ground. Experienced ABC journalist, Mr Aaron Kearney, who is facilitating the workshop, said the work is made possible through the Australian Government’s Pacific Sports Partnership (PSP) programme. The PSP programme is been implemented byRead More
WALANDE COMMUNITY TO STAGE THE 2016 SMALL MALAITA MINI GAMES IN DECEMBER
The Walande Community in Small Malaita has won the rights to host the 2016 Small Malaita Mini Games. The games will be held in Walande Village from 19 – 23 December 2016. Due to the short time frame for preparation, sports that have been approved by the Small Malaita Mini Games Council are soccer (11 aside), netball and mixed volleyball. So far the Walande Community preparations of the games venue has been progressing very well and the community have launched a series of fundraising activities to assist towards the runningRead More
WINI COMPETES …Finishes 15th position
Solomon Islands female weightlifter Jenly Wini finished in the 15 position in her weight class at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. Wini who was ranked sixth lifted a total of 188kg in the Group B finals to finish fifteenth in the Women’s 58kg class, in day three of the Olympic Games yesterday. The gold medal went to Sukanya Srisurat of Thailand who set a new Olympic record, lifting a total weight of 240kg. Pimsiri Sirikaew of Thailand won the silver medal lifting a total of 232kg while Kuo Hsing-ChunRead More
KURUKURUS TAKE OFF … Destination Australia
The Solomon Islands national futsal team, the Kurukurus have left the country for Australia yesterday. The team flew out the country on board Virgin Australia Airlines. They will play two friendly matches against the Australia national futsal team the Futsalroos. While in Australia squad member James Egeta who is playing and studying in Australia will join the team. Kurukurus will stay in Australia for five days and will leave for Belo Horizonte, Brazil on the 15 of this month. Captain Elliot Ragomo and George Stevenson who are training with professionalRead More
World Vision, building a community savings culture
JOHN HE’AI is a young father from Siwapo Village in South Malaita. Married with five children, John is in his mid 30s and has lived most of his life in the village. He earns a living by selling fish and mud crabs, using the cash he earns to buy basic items needed for life in the village. Life is good but like others in his community, John has found it challenging to meet family commitments such as school fees, the cost of transport to send family members to the nearestRead More
Tourism Minister showcase SI potential to Aussie audience
IN WHAT represents the most high-ranking tourism mission ever to visit Australia, Solomon Islands Minister for Culture and Tourism, the Hon Bartholomew Parapolo has personally led a senior team of government and tourism officials to meet with key potential investors, travel media and travel industry representatives in Sydney and Brisbane this week. Addressing several of Australia’s most important travel publishers, editors and journalists at a working lunch held in Sydney’s Darling Harbour on Wednesday, Minister Parapolo drew focus to the efforts the Solomon Islands Government is going to in order toRead More
Kukum SDA Valley School students visit national museum
STUDENTS FROM Grade 5 A and B of Kukum SDA Valley School recently made a visit to the National Museum Gallery. This was part of expanding their learning in relation to the traditional use of money, a current topic in their English and Social Studies curriculum. The visit was initiated by the two Grade 5 teachers, Mrs Caroline Atu and Mrs Marilyn Ronnie assisted by Solomon Islands National University (SINU) trainee Mr Denson Bosoboe. It was historic for the students to undertake the excursion study as this is the firstRead More