A SEMINAR for teenage girls will be conducted next week at Maranatha Centre, east Honiara. The Adventist Women’s department of SDA, Solomon Islands Mission, is organising this program which will run for two days. Director of Adventist Women department Beverly Maega will be facilitating the seminar along with other mentors. She said their goal is…
LESTER Kisina (Biboa) launched his first hiphop album “Pressure on the pain” over the weekend in Honiara. The launch coincided with the closing of the Youth@Work market. Biboa took many by surprised during his life performance when launching his album, which consisted of 18 songs. Despite the bad weather on Saturday, many turned up to…
A Japanese volunteer nurse in Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Chihiro Ishimaru has published a new cooking recipe book on local vegetables and ingredients. The new recipe book title ‘KAIKAI blo Iumi’ contains recipe on various local vegetable food. The book is a combination of ingredients that can be used to produce healthy diet. Ms Ishimaru…
SOLOMON Islands grassroot women in art located along the Bahai highway will hold their club day today. Local florist Annie Maedia is leading activities which include making baskets, lavalava and arts and craft work. These young women are without permanent jobs, they are housewives and school dropouts. Mrs Maedia said it has been a privilege…
A plan to host a floriculture show in Honiara this year is on track. Heading the preparation is a local florist Annie Maedia. This will be a first of its kind show to be organised in Honiara by grassroot women and women living in town. Mrs Maedia said organisers are looking for funding to ensure…
The Pacific Islands reggae star and international artist J BOOG is set to arrive next month. Organisers, the Heritage Park Hotel announced the arrival much to the excitement of local reggae fans. J Boog was born in Long Beach and raised in Compton, California. He was a man of many influences and who raised up…
THE Haura South Sea Evangelistic Church Association in east Makira has received a computer set last week to assist their work in the rural district, thanks to SIPTCC. Solomon Islands Peace Traumatic Counselling Centre (SIPTCC) donated the computer along with a printer and a photocopy machine to boost the work of the association. SIPTCC president…
A TWO weeks open air Bible lecture is set to kick off in a fortnight in Honiara. To be conducted by Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church speaker Pr Alwyn Wa’ako, the nightly evangelistic meetings will be staged at the Central Market car-park. According to the outlined program it will run early next month from April…
FOUNDER and director of Islands Bible Ministries, Inc., Dr Alpheaus G. Zobule, is amongst a group of International Translation Consultants touring Israel, the land of the Bible. The special course is organised by Hebrew University of Jerusalem in cooperation with Home for Bible Translators and Scholars. The course focuses on the history, geography and archaeology…
NINE women and nine men representing five non-governmental organisations met from March 18 to 20 to discuss gender discrimination resulting in inequalities in communities here. The participants work in communities in Honiara, Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces. “I have worked for 8 years at the community level and I have come to realise the extent of…