A NEW form of martial art called Tong-IL-Moo-Do has started in Honiara with hopes to demonstrate the art in the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games. Tong-IL-Moo-Do (TMD) Oceania chief instructor and adviser Master Seti Suafa told Star Sports that TMD is a unified martial art that is centered on the Unification Church philosophy and ideology (unification…
Solomon Water is proud to participate in this year’s International Women’s Day parade to showcase its support for gender equality and the empowerment of women in Solomon Islands. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day parade is “DiGiAll: Celebrating, Learning, Empowering and Protecting Women of Solomon Islands through Technology – Achieving gender equality while…
LOCAL musicians who stream their music with mJams are now receiving royalties. The music streaming platform since its establishment in 2018 has already made payments to musicians totalling to SBD$450,000. mJams said this made it the sole local music streaming platform that pays royalties to local artists. It said over 700 Solomon Islands artists and…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele is leading the Solomon Islands delegation to the LDC5 Conference Plenary held in Doha, Qatar from the 4th -9th of March. Minister Manele has had a number of bilateral discussions with various partner countries and acknowledged Qatar’s USD 60 million assistance to Least Developed…
DEPUTY Chief Magistrate yesterday acquitted a couple of stealing a substantial amount of money from their employer. Ricky Iomea found them not guilty of all the charges against them and acquitted them. Carman Qiusheng Liu and his wife Vivian Xi Tong had stood trial for two counts of Larceny by Clerk and one count of…
Honiara City Council (HCC) has praised the National Government, State Own Enterprises (SOEs), None Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Churches and communities within the city for the massive turnout over the weekend to clean up the city, preparing the city safe and beautiful for the games and beyond. The Honiara City Council (HCC) Lord Mayor Councillor Edward…
The Hon. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Augustine Auga has left the country Tuesday 07th March for the Pacific Head of Agriculture and Forestry Service convene to be held in Fiji on the 9th of March, to be followed by the Pacific Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry meeting on the 10th…
Central Honiara Constituency Office (CHCO) under the leadership of Honourable Alfred Efona has supported Feraladoa community with hardware materials towards construction of their much-needed footbridge project. Delivered on 4th March 2023, the materials include 50 pieces of steel rod, 50 pieces of 12mm steel rod, 20 pieces of 12mm steel rod, 70 bags of 40kg…
Almost a week after Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle swept through Hawke’s Bay, Solomon Islanders working there under New Zealand’s Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme have already returned to work, with some back in the orchards, while others are assisting with the clean-up and recovery efforts. The Category 3 tropical Cyclone Gabrielle hit parts of New Zealand’s…
SOLOMON Islands’ very own DMP and Onetox are now in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ahead of the Solwara Papua New Guinea Reggae Tour. The musicians landed in PNG’s capital Port Moresby on Sunday and their first gig will be on Friday this week at the Cosmopolitan. In a recent statement, the boys said they are…