Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara The American development of Honiara as an army base and war depot turned Honiara into the new capital for the British Solomon Islands. The Catholic population tripled between 1947 and 1957, from 1000 to 3000. The first Holy Cross Church, built in 1947, was replaced by a much larger structure in 1957. The statues of the Blessed Virgin and St Joseph, which had somehow survived the Japanese air raids of the Battle of Guadalcanal, were positioned outside the 1957 church. These statues were re-positioned once again outside the 1978 cathedral; damage caused by bullets can be easily seen on both.
Capital City F.C. Capital City F.C. Capital City F.C. was a Canadian soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario, which joined the Canadian Soccer League Canadian soccer pyramid, in March 2011. Founded by Neil Malhotra, the club pitch was Terry Fox Athletic Facility in Mooney's Bay Park. In April 2012, the club announced it would no longer field a team in future seasons. Head coach Shaun Anthony Harris led Capital City into 2011-12 season as head coach and technical director. Capital City FC opened with a 2-0 loss on May 20, 2011 vs Toronto Croatia. The team quickly rebounded with a successful road trip