With nominations for the Westpac Women’s Education Grants closing on 24 April, the bank encourages all women and girls who would benefit from financial assistance to afford the cost of their education to apply for a Grant before it’s too late. Westpac is offering a total of 6 education grants in Solomon Islands this round…
MORE than 50 members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) youths from the main White River Church and its associated churches have successfully concluded a three days camp out in North West Guadalcanal over the weekend. The youth members from the main White River SDA church its three hive churches at Forest Valley, Kakabona and…
THE newly permanent constructed Adaliua South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) building in east Honiara was officially dedicated on Saturday. This was after the community has completed the facility early this year. According to the chairman of the building Samuel Satini, the building was constructed since 2012. Mr Satini stated that the new building was built…
Rev. Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime is the Superior General of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), affectionately called “Rector Major”. He is the 10th successor of Don Bosco, the first to visit Solomon Islands. The SDB is one of the largest religious orders of the Catholic Church. Founded on 26.01.1854 in Turin (Northern Italy) for…
SICK patients at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) on Sunday afternoon got a bit of change in their diet after members of the Dorcas society visited them and provided them with food. Members of the Dorcas came from the three main districts within Honiara. The program on Sunday is part of the Dorcas’ annual event…
Church members of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Solomon Islands recently donated to the low level of the Blood Bank at National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara. It is customary for people to donate blood to assist only their close family members in times of a medical emergency. But Self- Reliance Centre Coordinator of…
The demand for the Youth@Work internship programme is growing rapidly, says Programme Manager Sandra Bartlett. Registration for the latest phase of the programme closed last Wednesday with 630 youths signing up to take part. “This is by far the biggest registration we have had yet, and it is a reflection of how many youth in…
Two Solomon Islands women participated in a round-table community Radio discussion in Nadi, Fiji, last week. The discussions centred on various sustainable development goals. Stella from Voice Blo Mere and Sr. Sesilia Sala, Director of Catholic Communication, were the voice for the women of the Solomon Islands through the work they do in their respective…
April Youth Market to promote local food and culture THE April Youth Market will be a showcase of local food and culture with the theme “Back to our Roots.” Youth Market Officer Gino Oti stated the theme is chosen from the Democratic Coalition for Change’s (DCC) policy to help promote local food and acknowledge Solomon…
The Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) has new elected its board to lead the group for the next two years. The appointments were made yesterday during the 4th annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. A statement from SIWIBA said, three quarter of the members voted into the board are returning officers from the previous…