2023 Pacific Games Stadium project handover, a testimony of genuine partnership
Solomon Islands Prime Minister and Minister responsible for the Pacific Games 2023, Manasseh Sogavare has termed as “totally appropriate” the 2023 Pacific Games investment. Sogavare made the statement while
New Solomon Airline airbus arriving on Thursday
Solomon Islands second airbus will touch down at Honiara International Airport on Thursday this week. The country’s national flag carrier, Solomon Airlines, is acquiring the second airbus through an eight-year lease.
Solomon Islands Stadium funding is a grant, not loan from china: Dr Rodgers
Chair of the National Hosting Authority (NHA) of the Sol2023 Pacific Games, Dr Jimmie Rodgers has clarified that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) stadium funded project is a grant, not a loan. He made the
80 Solomon Islands athletes bound for China
Eighty Solomon Islands athletes selected to undertake intensive training in China departed the Solomon Islands last week. The athletes will spend 90 days intensive training in China to prepare them physically and
Solomon Islands expecting big economic boost from hosting Pacific Games
The Solomon Islands is anticipating a huge financial boost thanks to the staging of the Pacific Games later this
Solomon Islands lift COVID-19 entry requirements in lead up to Pacific Games
The Solomon Islands, due to host the Pacific Games from 19 November to 2 December, has lifted all COVID-19 entry requirements. Those arriving will no longer need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or tests,
Pacific Games 2023 Opening Ceremony ‘six months away’
The Solomon Islands stands six months away from the highly anticipated Opening Ceremony of the upcoming Pacific Games. The Games Organising Committee (GOC) in a statement said the country is looking forward to hosting
Questions about Australian aid to fund the 2023 Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games will be held in Solomon Islands at the end of the year. Australia’s support for the games of $17 million (US$11.4 million) was announced by the Minister for International Development and the
US$363k fund to increase 2023 Pacific Games accessibility
A total of Solomon Islands $3 million (US$363,000) new funding will go towards making the 2023 Pacific Games more accessible and inclusive for those with disabilities. The figure being supplied by the Government was
2023 Pacific Games countdown
The Pacific Games is being held in Solomon Islands for the first time ever this year, and will welcome a new wave of talented athletes, and the return of Pacific veterans. In weightlifting, champions Dika Toua, Morea
China vows Pacific Games projects will be ready in August
China’s Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming has insisted infrastructure projects for this year’s Pacific Games in the capital Honiara will be completed in August. Approximately SBD$1.85 billion (£184
