AUKI: Students of Auki Primary School, Malaita were given a rare chance to experience Japanese culture when the school hosted a lively Japan Festival on August 9, 2025. The event was led by Japanese volunteer Yamato Kazuki, who is currently teaching at Auki Primary School under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Through songs, dances, calligraphy, face…
Five Adventist technicians from Solomon Islands are in Port Vila, Vanuatu to volunteer their service and skills to support the evangelism campaign currently organised by the Vanuatu Seventh Day Adventist Mission. The program called Prophecy Encounter is being led by Pr Dough Batchelor who is preaching the end time message from the word of God…
Seventy (70) Catholic mothers from the Auki Parish have successfully celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Sasale Village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. The event was held from Wednesday August 13 to Friday 15 August, 2025. The three-day celebration, which coincided with Malaita Province’s 42nd Second Appointed Day, brought…
The South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) has commenced its week-long National Mission Summit in Honiara on Sunday, 17th August 2025. The summit brings together an estimated 500 church leaders from SSEC’s six regions across the country to discuss key issues relating to mission and evangelism. In support of the gathering, the Central Honiara Constituency has…
THE case of a 25-year-old man accused of murdering and raping a 29-year-old woman close to GPPOL II area in North Guadalcanal, has been committed to the High Court for trial. Sonia Richard faces one count of murder and one count of Rape. A committal hearing in the form of a short form preliminary inquiry…
A new date for this year in relation to Facebook users by country shows that the Solomon Islands has approximately 192,900 users, representing 23.55% of the population. This places the country around 136th globally in terms of total Facebook users. However, there are more females using Facebook than males in Solomon Islands. The report highlights…
New 2025 data reveals that Solomon Islanders are marrying later than many countries in the Pacific region. The report shows that the average age at first marriage in the Solomon Islands is 20.3 years, ranking the country 24th globally. Women typically marry at 23, while men marry around 25.6 years. Across the Pacific, neighbouring countries…
Australia Awards Alumnus, Emma Clera Sipele, is bringing home world-class human resource strategies after attending the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) QLD State Conference in Gold Coast, Australia. Ms. Sipele has adopted her learnings from the conference to introduce AI-powered recruitment, boost employee wellbeing, and adapt global best practices to build ethical, innovative, and people‑centred…
TOWNEND Adventist School in Auki, Malaita has shown its support and commitment to the Malaita Provincial Government by leading a clean-up campaign in Auki town ahead of the province’s Second Appointed Day celebrations on Thursday. The initiative, which forms part of the school’s health awareness and community service program, involved students from both the primary…
THE Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Constituency has demonstrated its continued commitment to its communities and people by supporting the upcoming Malaita Second Appointed Day celebrations. Despite the Malaita Provincial Government already allocating $20,000 each to the three MOI wards, Sikaiana, Pelau, and Luaniua,the MOI Constituency has decided to top up the funding with an additional…