A voluntary clean-up took place on Saturday around Kukum Field in East Honiara, the venue that will host the world-renowned gospel reggae band Christafari on Sunday night. The concert is part of the band’s “You Are Loved” Melanesian tour. Speaking to Solomon Star, Alisha Mua—one of the local coordinators for the Christafari Solomon Islands tour…
A forty (40) foot container packed with 10 tonnes of galvanised steel, piping, nuts, and bolts — all the materials needed for the construction of a 600-square-metre multipurpose hall (40m x 15m x 4m) at Betikama Adventist College (BAC) in Honiara is now ready to be shipped to Honiara. Dr Alex Currie, co-leader of the…
At the second Wuyi Forum, a platform for international academic exchanges, Robert Chard, a sinologist and emeritus professor from the University of Oxford, said that he hopes the West can come to see that China is very cool, very interesting, and very much worth learning from. “Cool” is a term rooted in youth culture, typically…
Models strode gracefully to rhythmic music, displaying the latest streetwear collections before an intrigued audience. The setting, however, was not a downtown runway. It was Hongshan Forest Zoo. “It’s incredible! Who would’ve thought this isn’t a fashion venue, but a zoo?” exclaimed Yang Jie, a tourist from Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Located in Nanjing, capital city…
It was just past midnight at Jinyang elderly care home in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area when nurse Zhao Zhanping received an alert on her phone, indicating that Wang Mingxiang on Bed No.2, Room 324 needed immediate attention as abnormal blood pressure was detected. Zhao rushed to the room without hesitation. The first to detect the…
Seif Ples, in partnership with UN Women, has successfully conducted a series of community awareness sessions on gender-based violence (GBV) across Sun-Valley, Rate Community High School, and Borderline Kobito 3. These sessions are part of a broader initiative to empower women, girls, and the wider community with knowledge and access to critical support services, in…
Junior Stavross Malana, better known by his stage name ‘Ghemu’ was amongst Solomon Islands music artists who performed at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium over the weekend as part of the Asian Story & Pacific Story 50th Anniversary celebration in Port Moresby. Speaking to Solomon Star after his performance on Saturday night, the 25-year-old singer…
INTERNATIONALLY- ACCLAIMED as the most beautiful marathon track in the world, the 31-kilometer Amoy Circular Road in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China, serves as the main course for the Xiamen International Marathon, and a must-see site in the southeast coastal city. The road connects numerous attractions, including the iconic Hulishan Fortress signage declaring “One Country,…
International Gospel reggae pioneers Christafari have officially launched their highly anticipated “You Are Loved” Melanesia Tour, bringing their uplifting message of hope and salvation to the islands of the South Pacific. The U.S.-based band arrived in Fiji on Saturday for a short layover before heading on to Vanuatu, where they kicked off the tour in…
MINISTER of Home Affairs, Isikeli Tuwai Vave Jnr has condemned the extremely cruel alleged murder of a 29 year old woman at the cocoa area (old CDC4) GPPOL 11 in North East Guadalcanal on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. Minister Vave joined Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Bosawai in condemning this barbaric act…