Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
W/United players to work on their behaviour
WESTERN United FC needs to work on the behaviour of its players as they prepare for the upcoming O-League. Western United’s coach yesterday made the comments after witnessing several players’ behaviours which did not go well with his books. Head Coach Commins Menapi told the media after the match yesterday that some attitude shown by his players are utterly abhorrent and unacceptable for a professional franchise. He admits this is a serious problem and assures public that he will work on straightening out his players’ attitudes before the O-League kicksRead More
Solo out
Solo U-17 losses World Cup campaign to NC in OFC semi SOLOMON Islands Under-17 team lost October’s FIFA World Cup campaign after being knocked down by the under dogs New Caledonia in yesterday’s semi-final match at the OFC U-17 Championships at Stade Pater in Tahiti. New Caledonia upsets the local side 3 – 2 in a nail-biting match yesterday. New Caledonia made history for their country as they claimed their first ever spot at a FIFA tournamant and a place in the OFC U-17 Championship final. OFC Media reportsRead More
Marist wins last friendly
MARIST FC finally registered a win yesterday out of the three friendly matches the country’s two O-League reps so far played. The Schmeling’s side who fought hard for retaliation during their second friendly was unsuccessful after their first loss and now they finally did. A 3-2 win for Marist yesterday should enough for the hard working Schmeling, players and the fans as they all deserved. However, their win doesn’t come easy as they only escape with a golden opportunity to retaliate for their first two defeats. Western United who thinkRead More
Concern over lack of proper consultation
THE lack of proper consultation was debated in parliament yesterday. During the debate, leader of Opposition, Hon Jeremiah Manele, said there appears to be inadequate consultations during preparation and formulation of the Bill. As indicated in the Bills Committee report, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, one of the designated Scientific Authorities in the Bill, was not part of the consultations. The Nature Conservancy, a key stakeholder in environment and conservation issues in Solomon Islands, was also not consulted. Hon Jeremiah Manele said they cannot underestimate the importance of widerRead More
Mr Piko refutes media report
THE owner of Ropiko Enterprise has refuted media reports that blamed his company for transporting the African giant snail to Western Province. Speaking to his paper, Mr Ronald Piko said the report has no proof and is baseless. He explained that his machineries landed in Gizo in July last year and was stored in a different yard not the one that the African Snails were found in. Mr Piko stressed that the yard that Ropiko Machines are currently stored in belongs to GRP and that the African Snails might haveRead More
Opposition leader suggest hefty penalties
OPPOSITION Leader, Hon Jeremiah Manele suggests tougher penalties to protect wildlife. He was speaking during the debate of the 2016 Wildlife and Protection Bill in parliament yesterday. “In terms of the penalties and offences in the Bill, while these have been considered and provided taking into account penalties in other similar domestic legislations, we would have also benefited from a comparative analysis of such penalties in other international jurisdictions” “Generally our penalties are much lower compared to other countries. We may need to have higher penalties to serve as aRead More
Ship agents request fairness
SHIPPING Agents in the country are requesting fairness. They made the request when they met with the new Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Islands Ports Authority yesterday. Speaking on behalf of the Shipping Agents, Financial Controller of MAKO Fisheries Limited Mr James Kim CPA said the increase of transhipment levy and other tariffs by the former SIPA administration have badly affected shipping agents. He said the increase of transhipment levy from 8 to 45 dollars per tonne has caused a major blow for them. Mr Kim said the increase hasRead More
SIPA to undergo mass reform
SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is expecting a major reform in the next six months. New CEO of SIPA Mr Eranda Kotelawala made the announcement during his first official meeting, following his appointment, yesterday. He said SIPA will carry out a thorough analysis and this includes investigation and consultation on the existing reform programme. Mr Kotelawala told those present that his office will facilitate a study to find best approach to re-assess the existing reform plan. “It is important to know the existing issues affecting users in terms of accessRead More
List of NTU-sponsored students out this week
NAMES of possibly hundreds of students being sponsored through the National Training Unit (NTU) this year are expected to be out over the weekend and early next week. The NTU was provided with the students’ names after the list was vetted by Government Caucus earlier in the week. The list contained details of students, including courses they are taking, names of institutions they are attending as well as the cost of their sponsorship. Each MP had submitted names which were included in the list. A spokesman said the process isRead More
Defence lawyer asked to attend court
DEFENCE Lawyer representing a murder accused, Albert Kii, has been asked to attend court on the next hearing date. Chief Magistrate John Numapo said the defence lawyer, Michael Holara, must attend court proceeding so that he can update the court on the status of the case against his client. He said the case is a long-time matter and prolonging its hearing due to the non-appearance of the defence is not acceptable. This is the case against six men alleged of murder during the height of the ethnic tension. The prosecutionRead More