Museum celebration starts tomorrow

SOLOMON Island Museum (SIM) will celebrate its International day tomorrow at National Art Gallery ground. Preparations and setting of olden day’s photos and black birding will be highlight at the venue. Speaking to Solomon Star on Tuesday museum staff Patricia George said this year’s international day is well organised and will be an outstanding one.…

Gender workshop held for Choiseul community

SIX women and six men representing seven non-governmental organisations, church and government departments in Choiseul Province met for three days from May 12th – 14th to discuss gender discrimination as a result of inequalities in their communities. “I attend this workshop as a representative of my church and I want to share the information I…

Talemaot writers donate books to schools

WRITERS of the stories in Talemaot – Solomon stories of peace and Conflict – yesterday donated 100 copies of the book to the Curriculum Development Division. The donation by the writers was for secondary students, and the writers were pleased to hear in future their stories can be used in the Solomon Islands curriculum. Members…

Call to end Fiji regime pay secrecy

RNZI: The Fiji Labour Party says the prime minister must provide audited accounts of his salary from April 2010 onwards, RNZI reports. This comes after Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama told people in Rotuma that reports are wrong to suggest he was being paid nearly one million US dollars a year. The Labour leader, Mahendra Chaudhry,…

Abbott writes to PM; shares condolences

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott has written to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of the recent flash floods in the country. In the letter to Prime Minister Lilo, Mr Abott said as a close friend and partner, Australia always stands ready to help Solomon Islands in…