Owa speakers from Santa Ana, Makira province are gathering at the SITAG/BTLP property for the purpose of producing an audio recording of the Owa New Testament. Mr. Renato and Mrs. Rose Lacubay, volunteers serving with Faith Comes by Hearing, are in the country to oversee the recording project. More than 25 readers are needed for…
The Western province is proposing to host an agriculture mini show, October this year in Munda. The three days show is to coincide with the 2014 world food day. The show is going to be funded by the national and provincial government through the national food security and enhancement program. Speaking to the Solomon star…
The Australian High Commission in Honiara has announced the presentation of the inaugural G’day Solomon Islands film festival commencing Friday 6 June. The festival will be held every Friday evening in June at the Honiara Art Gallery Grounds. Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Andrew Byrne said this is an opportunity for families to have…
ON Sunday Honiara Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith celebrated the holy mass with the congregation of Visale parish, northwest Guadalcanal. Northwest Guadalcanal stringer John Toki said about 130 children including four students from Selwyn College received conformation on Sunday from the archbishop. “The liturgy was prepared by catholic mothers of Visale parish.” In his message delivered…
In moments like this, when families lost everything from the flash flooding, struggle to build their lives back to normal, and work hard to put food on the table daily. Life can be very depressing. We live in an increasingly chaotic, fragmented world. You might feel life is like going through a day when dark…
A NEW women’s group was formed in Roderick Bay Hideaway Florida Island in Central Province after the basic household training ended Friday last week. It involved all the participants who attended the training. Most of them are women from Haroro village and surrounding communities in Florida. It was formed to coordinate women’s program in the…
About 22 women in Florida island, Central province have successfully completed a four days basic cooking, floral and dying training Friday last week. The training was organised by Green Tourism Solomon Island Ltd and was held at Roderick Bay Hideaway compound starting Tuesday. Nelly Tokuru, wife of Michael Tokuru managing director of Green Tourism Solomon…
100 years of celebration of SDA church in SI – Part 1 TULAGITulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island (5.5 km by 1 km) in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida Island. The town of the same name on the island (pop. 1,750) was the capital of the…
100 years of celebration of the SDA church in SI – Part 2 GIZOGizo is the capital of the Western Province in the Solomon Islands. With a population of 6,154 (2005 estimates), it is the second largest town in the country. It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately 380 kilometers west-northwest of the capital, Honiara,…
FIRST time in the Solomon Islands, one of the greatest Jamaica reggae bands alive, Inner Circle is heading to our shore next month. Heritage Park Hotel is again hosting another car park show on Sunday 22 June. Inner Circle is best known for “Bad Boys” and their smash hit “A la la long”. The group…