THE country is now in Holy week as Christians prepare for the Easter celebration this weekend. North West Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said churches all over the island of Guadalcanal are continuing to pray throughout this Holy week, as the Easter weekend is approaching. He said many communities in the North Western region…
The Bishop of Gizo Diocese along with the congregation in Gizo celebrated the Palm Sunday at the main Cathedral, St Peter. There was a great turning out from the parish, young and old who attended the Mass in preparing for the Holy week. Bishop Luciano Capelli was the main celebrant and was assisted by Fr.…
Most of the churches in the country will be celebrating the holy week and Easter week starting with Palm Sunday celebrations today. In Honiara, youth and Sunday school ministry from Anglican’s All Saints Church will put on some dramas to remember the Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday marks the biblical event when Jesus rode on a…
Late December last year 2015 and early this year 2016, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Gizo had personally organized and facilitated a workshop in the Holy Rosary Parish, Nila Shortland islands and in the St Peter Parish, Gizo and Vanga. He presented the Educative Pastoral Plan (EPP) for School Chaplains and teachers and…
LOCAL musicians representing their various boy bands have successfully completed a tour to the contentious West Papua region, in Indonesia on a twelve days outing. The visit was part of an arrangement made with promoters in West Papua to have the boys perform their hit songs to their Melanesian family. Those in the team included,…
After successfully complete the purchasing of the Kakabona church land in 2015 work on some of its projects had started. The Church members have started to make plans on how to develop the church compound. Two of the projects that the Kakabona church members have planned to implement on the first quarter of 2016 are:…
A female doing men’s job in a warehouse is a thing of the past for 23-year-old, young and plucky Phyllis Entrikin. Known affectionately as Phylli to her colleagues and friends, the young Vonavona beauty was the Procurement Officer for the National Fisheries Development (NFD) Limited – one of the biggest tuna establishments, based in Noro…
World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI) is standing behind this year’s International Women’s Day, which calls on the international community to “Pledge for Parity” and increase equality for all women. International Women’s Day is marked annually every 8th March and aims to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women everywhere. This year World…
Events marking International Women’s Day will start today in Honiara with a church service at the Rhema Family Church. International Women’s Day is marked annually on March 8. Sarah Buka of the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs told the Sunday Star celebrations marking the event will continue until March 10. “Celebrations will…
THE Young Women’s Parliamentary Group congratulates Dorothy Ngaro for being the only female candidate amongst six male contestants, who contested the Vuhokesa ward Honiara City by-election this week. Lysa Wini-Simeon, Chairlady of YWPG commented that it certainly takes courage and enormous efforts to vie for a leadership role in Solomon Islands politics. “Much political critics…