The South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) women’s fellowship from the central church in Honiara celebrated their 50 years of golden jubilee over the weekend. The women’s fellowship coordinator Ms Rachel Hou said, the event was an important one for the women to remember the key founders (women) who began the ministry in the Church way…
BELAHA community in North Central Guadalcanal celebrated Saint Vincent de Paul’s day over the weekend. Catholic churches around the world usually celebrates the feast day of Saint Vincent De Paul this time around every year. The feast day was marked with a holy mass for new couples who received their sacrament of marriage and young…
The Jorio Java Dovele Women’s Association Credit saving scheme last week was boosted after their outgoing MP made his last (livihood funds) from Former MP North Vela Lavella Mr. Milner Tozaka. Delivering the cheque to the women’s group the wife of the former MP for North Vela Hon. Jane Tozaka current provincial member for ward…
Anglican students of the Church of Melanesia at the University of the South Pacific in Laucala, Fiji commemorated the day of their first missionary John Pattison Coleridge last Saturday. To commemorate the day the students lead the main service followed with feasting and entertainments at Holy Trinity cathedral.Conducted by Father James Fakafu the service begins…
WOMEN’S rights in Solomon Islands will be under the microscope in October at the 59th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva and government representatives and civil society organisations are preparing at a four-day session in Honiara. Run by UN Women in partnership with the Ministry of Women, Youth,…
The upcoming young Jamaican reggae talent, Conkarah will be flying in next week for his big two night shows in Honiara. He will be performing at Cowboys Grill on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October, which is organised by Rebelle Inc and Cowboy’ Grill. He is currently touring around the world promoting his new album…
A three day program for Anglican Sunday School teachers and children was held at Aisiko Parish, Central Kwara’ae Malaita province over the weekend. The program was co-organized through a partnership of Dukwasi and Aisiko parish and was held at Abetaba’a community in Aisiko parish from Friday to Sunday. Sunday school ministries from both parishes took…
A THREE days workshop on gender based violence (GBV) for nurses, Church women’s group leaders and chiefs from communities around Auki kicks off yesterday. The workshop is being facilitated by gender based violence (GBV) coordinator, Auki reproductive health coordinator and Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) men as partners. This program was the first of…
CARETAKER Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo reminds some 2000 women gathered in Munda of the important role women play in families, communities and the nation. Speaking during the opening of a weeklong Seventh Day Adventist Women’s Congress in Munda, Western Province on Monday this week, Mr Lilo said women play vital roles in families and…
Cervical cancer reportedly kills more women here. But it is understood a vaccine which can protect the young female population from catching the deadly disease will be available soon. The vaccine, which has been accepted as a protection against cervical cancer in many overseas countries will be given to primary school girls aged between nine…