PACIFIC music sensations George Fiji Veikoso and Spawnbreezie will land on our shores tomorrow, ready to rock Honiara with two shows this weekend at the Cowboys Grill Night Club. The two mega superstars who have stole the airwaves in all Pacific Island countries and have also been touring the world with their Jawaian style reggae…
HOUSEHOLDS in Solomon Islands and Kiribati which are being headed by women are more likely to face hardship. This was revealed by a report entitled; “Hardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries.” The report was jointly launched early this week at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji by the World Bank. It…
THE Correctional Service Solomon islands (CSSI) Women’s Network is a success story for women officers within the organisation. CSSI inspector Leah Alufo’oa said this has led to substantial improvements and has grown in strength since its inception and has become an effective voice in expressing women officers’ needs and issues in CSSI. She highlighted this…
VISALE Catholic parish celebrated a mass last Wednesday as they marked the beginning of the Lenten season. Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said the Parish priest Fr Peter Houhou officiated in the event. More than eight hundred people joined in the mass. “All catholic and protestant churches in the world also marked the…
The Northern Regional Superintended of the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Stephen Ausuta who hosted the 50th Golden jubilee celebration in Ambu has acknowledged everyone who participant. During the closing ceremony early on Monday, Mr Ausuta thanked all those who turned up for the event. He believes that all those who attended the event have…
To mark International Women’s Day, the staff members from ANZ Bank Gizo Branch visited Gizo Hospital to present small gifts, flowers, fruits and ‘get well posters’ to female patients and female hospital staffs. The ANZ staff members along with their children spared their time over the weekend and took this initiative to visit female patients…
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) director general David Sheppard says more oportunities for women is good for SPREP. In his message during the International Women’s Day which was celebrated worldwide during the weekend (Saturday), Mr Sheppard said sustainable development in the Pacific will not be achieved unless women are fully involved. “Today…
The Presbyterian church of Vanuatu and the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) of Solomon Islands has formally agreed for the Solomon Islands Missionaries to serve in Vanuatu. The formal agreement was signed during the celebration of the 50th Golden Jubilee of SSEC in Ambu, Malaita. Following the agreement, SSEC’s Bishop Mathias Lima commissioned 10 Solomon…
The official closing of the weeklong celebration of the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) 50th Golden Jubilee in Ambu, Malaita concludes last night. The day was celebrated with a Sunday Church service which was followed by the official closing. Night crusade program and marching band, gospel singing and entertainment featured in the closing program last…
The head of the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) has warned his followers to be on guard against heresy and cult movements. Bishop Mathias Lima was speaking at the church’s 50th golden jubilee anniversary at Ambu near Auki, Malaita, yesterday. “The SSEC has come through some tests in recent times,” Lima said. “The heresies of…