Youths engaged under the Youth @ Work program have promoted fruits to fight against non-communicable diseases (NCD) at the youth market which is currently underway in Honiara. Dubbed themselves as the NCD Warriors, they said they promoted fruits for a very important purpose. Team leader Simon Tomasusu told this paper of how they came up…
Youths of this country are gifted and should be supported and nurtured for a better Solomon Islands. Dr Alice Pollard, a specialist in gender and development and a prominent women’s leader in the Solomon Islands highlighted this powerful message during an interview with the Solomon Star at the youth market event hosted by the Youth…
The youth market which is currently underway in Honiara has given an opportunity for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to address youths with useful messages. Members from the police community policing team have been displaying information through presentations and sharing of crime leaflets and pamphlets to the youths for information purposes when the…
MORE than 50 members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) youths from the main White River Church and its associated churches have successfully concluded a three days camp out in North West Guadalcanal over the weekend. The youth members from the main White River SDA church its three hive churches at Forest Valley, Kakabona and…
The demand for the Youth@Work internship programme is growing rapidly, says Programme Manager Sandra Bartlett. Registration for the latest phase of the programme closed last Wednesday with 630 youths signing up to take part. “This is by far the biggest registration we have had yet, and it is a reflection of how many youth in…
April Youth Market to promote local food and culture THE April Youth Market will be a showcase of local food and culture with the theme “Back to our Roots.” Youth Market Officer Gino Oti stated the theme is chosen from the Democratic Coalition for Change’s (DCC) policy to help promote local food and acknowledge Solomon…
Journalism students of Solomon Islands National University (SINU) were excited to have a brief visit from Youth@Work’s communications team yesterday. The purpose of the visit was to present to students about a magazine thatYouth@Work is currently working on, and to encourage them to contribute to the magazine. “This is a big opportunity for us journalism…
A MAGAZINE highlighting issues affecting local youths and to expose their talents will be released mid this year. This magazine will act as an avenue to display youths’ talents in writing, photography and art. It would be called YOSI. Youth@Work Program Manager Sandra Bartlett explained, the purpose of the quarterly magazine is to empower and…
NEWLY-FORMED formed reggae hip-hop band BUST20 launched their debut EP album on Saturday at the popular YOUTH MARKET event run by Youth@Work at the Art Gallery. YOUTH MARKET Stage Manager Rodney Samuel said the band attracted many young fans with their music, merchandise and live performance. “BUST20’s musical Ingenuity is years ahead of its time…
THE Solomon Voices Choir (S.V) has reached a milestone yesterday, when it awarded two of its member’s, George Clyde, a form seven student at St. Nicholas High School and Rudy Suia, a form 6 student at the University of the South Pacific, Honiara Campus, the Solomon Voices High School Scholarship Award. Solomon Voices was formed…