TALENT comes naturally to a person. It is God-given and imbued in an individual. But talent can’t grow unless the person who inherits it is passionate about it and works on developing it. Floyd Badenogo, who hails from Santa Cruz and Reef Islands in Temotu Province, is an artist who loves to draw portraits and…
NGALIMBIU Community High School (CHS) in North Guadalcanal Constituency held a cultural show, providing a colourful showcase of the country’s rich and diverse cultures. The daylong event was staged at the school compound Friday, 6th September based on the theme ‘Our Culture our Identity’ and it involved students from the school’s primary and secondary divisions. It was…
BUAD’s upcoming album, “The Keeper,” is set to elevate the Solomon Islands’ music industry to new heights on the global stage. Two months ago in July, the music video for the song “Looking for Love” was shot in Noro and Gizo in Western Province, marking the announcement of Buad’s new album “Keeper.” In an interview…
FOR the first time in Solomon Islands, the New Zealand (NZ) High Commission Office in Honiara is organising a day along activity called ‘New Zealand festival’ next month as part of celebrating the partnership between the Solomons and New Zealand. A statement from the Office said, “the New Zealand Festival is happening for the first…
STUDENTS from Guadalcanal studying at the Don Bosco Technical Institute, Henderson in Central Guadalcanal have clinched the top prize for their stunning performance, dancing talents and cultural heritage at the school’s Cultural Day last Friday. The cultural event was held to coincide with the birthday anniversary of the Italian founder of Don Bosco Institutions around…
THE Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Police Band (PB) rocked the crowd in Auki during the 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary of Malaita Province on Thursday with their entertaining display. Police band officers performed a number of items that moved the crowd and the visiting high-level visiting delegation from Honiara. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita…
THE Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School in Malaita Province celebrated its inaugural cultural day last Friday. The event was part of a school initiative to encourage students to embrace their traditional cultures and identity and in turn preserve these norms that have long kept their communities together. The theme for the program was ‘Embracing and Showcasing Our Traditional Culture.’ The…
THE Australian High Commission was proud to bring Kuku-Yalanji man Mr Jeremy Donovan, an Australian First Nations musician, artist, poet, public speaker, and educator to Solomon Islands from February 18 to 26. Over nine days, he visited eight schools, three marketplaces and one church group across Western, Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces. An internationally famous Aboriginal…
THE renowned Fiji music band Black Rose (Rosiloa) have arrived in the country yesterday in a historical tour to perform in Honiara this Saturday at the Cowboys Bar & Grill. Black Rose which is signed by the New Caledonian music label ‘Mangrove Productions’ mainly performs the chant or traditional and contemporary music genre. The band’s…
THE Salusalu Festival scheduled is poised to be a sensational musical extravaganza as the Micronesian music sensation Lona is all set to dazzle the stage at the event next month. The festival is scheduled for Saturday 4 November. The burgeoning singer, who took the music scene by storm, recently sat down with the Salusalu Fest…