BEING given the title and position of School Prefect is an honour and a privilege, thus, one must carry out its responsibilities with a sense of pride. That’s the reminder issued by the Deputy Principal Secondary strand Wilson Mae of Bishop Norman Palmer Anglican School in East Honiara during its Prefects Motivation Session on Friday…
On International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2025, a special celebration, Boldly Taking Our Languages into the Future, will be held at Solomon Islands National University Panatina Campus. The event also serves to recognise the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022 – 2032). The day is being planned by SITAG and co-hosted by SINU. The keynote speaker during…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the Australian Government and strategic stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to tackling cervical cancer through a day long planning workshop held today, Friday, funded by the Australian government. The program brings together local and overseas technical experts to deliberate on how best cervical cancer can be prevented and eliminated…
The Solomon Islands Professional Driver Training Services (SIPDTS), a woman-led local business, and the only formal driving school in Honiara, will receive newly renovated training facilities and a new cost-shared training vehicle, supported by Australia, to strengthening skills development in Solomon Islands. Driving skills are essential for improving employability as well as economic self-empowerment. The…
The newly crowned Miss Pacific Islands, Miss Samoa Litara Ieremia-Allan, has pledged to support Miss Kiribati, Kimberly Tokanang, in raising awareness and advocating for climate change action in the Pacific region. Miss Kiribati has been a vocal advocate for climate change, representing her country at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) held in Baku,…
The Solomon Islands must establish a Collective Management Organization (CMO) to oversee the copyrights of musicians and artists. This need arises despite the existence of the Copyright Act 1987, which has not been effectively utilized by artists to safeguard their works from unauthorized use. Fijian intellectual property lawyer Pita Niubalavu emphasized in a press conference…
JEREMY Donovan, an ambassador for the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) and Bond University, paid an official visit to the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM)-owned St Nicholas College on Monday. The students and staff of St Nicholas College were exhilarated by his performance of the Australian indigenous music using the didjeridu, the indigenous Australian…
Parents and teachers have raised serious concerns over delays in academic classes for schools under the United Church Education Authority (UCEP) in Western Province, as students continue to wait for the official start of the school year. The delay is reportedly due to UCEP’s slow process in posting students and finalizing the reshuffling of teachers…
THE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solomon Host, Joyce Konofilia has expressed profound gratitude to the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) for its unwavering support towards the hosting the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands event. Addressing the eight contestants and their delegations with an audience of dignitaries from the national government, the Opposition and Independent groups in…
THE Minister for Culture and Tourism, Choylin Yim Douglas has told the eight contestants of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) 2025 that each of them had demonstrated exceptional grace, intelligence and a deep commitment to ensuring a brighter future for their respective country and the wider Pacific Islands region. Delivering her welcome address at…