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In an inspiring tarmac send-off at Honiara International Airport today, Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale shared a passionate message with the Solomon Islands men’s and women’s national football teams as they departed for Fiji to compete in the prestigious MSG Prime Ministers Cup. Minutes before boarding his own flight…
By Ofani Eremae The National Hosting Authority (NHA) created a special procurement system to speed up the delivery of the 2023 Pacific Games, documents show. These emerged after outgoing Auditor General David Teika Dennis released on Saturday a special audit his office did on the 2023 Pacific Games. But the…
By Ofani Eremae In a landmark ruling, the High Court has declared that the National Hosting Authority (NHA) acted unlawfully and without legal authority in spending public funds for the 2023 Pacific Games held in Honiara. While the two-week spectacle was hailed as the best and largest event in South…
Audit exposes illegal procurement, missing records and weak controls By Ofani Eremai A special audit into how the National Hosting Authority (NHA) spent public money for the 2023 Pacific Games has uncovered serious failures in procurement, financial controls and record-keeping. Outgoing Auditor General David Teika Dennis released the report this…
Sota Higashide’s stoppage-time penalty gave Solomon Kings a crucial 3-2 victory over Vanuatu United at HFC Bank Stadium With the matches counting down and not much separating those teams vying for a place in the Leaders Group, three points for either side would have been a precious commodity. A noisy…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has announced his administration’s commitment to national stability through the lens of sport, announcing a SBD 4 million (approx. USD $470,000) funding package for Solomon Kings FC. The investment is being framed as a core component of the “Government for National Unity and Transformation” (GNUT) policy…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has today announced the appointment of Ben Cahn as the Interim Head Coach of the Solomon Islands National Senior Men’s Football Team, the Bonitos. Ben Cahn, currently the Head Coach of Solomon Kings FC, will take the helm in the expanded FIFA Series 2026…
A dramatic, 96th-minute equalizer from South Melbourne FC has stunned a sell-out crowd at the National Stadium, clawing back a 1-1 draw against a spirited Solomon Kings FC to conclude Round 4 of the OFC Pro League. In a performance that combined tactical discipline with raw Honiara passion, the Kings…
South Island United striker Rovu Boyers received a hero’s welcome at his old primary school in Honiara. Fresh of scoring the OFC Pro League first hattrick in history, against Hekari FC, the Solomon Island international and his Christchurch-based teammates visited Palm Drive Primary School where Boyers completed Year 1 to…
Solomon Kings FC endured a tough evening on Australian soil, falling 5–0 to hosts South Melbourne FC in a match overshadowed by a second-half red card to captain and goalkeeper Phillip Mango. The dismissal proved decisive, as the Kings were reduced to ten men and struggled to contain a dominant…
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