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Jehovah’s Witnesses invite all

Features - ReligionBy Sol Star News October 1, 2014

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Youth shows talent in making peace

Features - Local EntertainmentBy Sol Star News October 1, 2014

Young people participating in this month’s youth market described peace and happy Isles in their unique dance moves. The competitors of the dance competition choreographed their dance moves to describe and interpret the market’s theme “Peaceful Youths, happy Isles.” “This Youth Market has grown since the last ones and the youths are taking part in…

Monument unveiled to honour arrival of gospel

Features - ReligionBy Sol Star News September 30, 2014

A monument to honour a local who brought the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) faith to Solomon Islands was unveiled last week in Munda, Western province. Norman Wheatley from Munda was the first to invite the Adventist gospel. This year marks the 100 years since the arrival of Adventist gospel in Solomon Islands. Last week about…

SSEC women celebrate big day

Features - Women/YouthsBy Sol Star News September 30, 2014

The South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) women’s fellowship from the central church in Honiara celebrated their 50 years of golden jubilee over the weekend. The women’s fellowship coordinator Ms Rachel Hou said, the event was an important one for the women to remember the key founders (women) who began the ministry in the Church way…

Belaha community celebrate saint Vincent de Paul’s feast day

Features - ReligionBy Sol Star News September 29, 2014

BELAHA community in North Central Guadalcanal celebrated Saint Vincent de Paul’s day over the weekend. Catholic churches around the world usually celebrates the feast day of Saint Vincent De Paul this time around every year. The feast day was marked with a holy mass for new couples who received their sacrament of marriage and young…

Jorio Java Dovele women’s saving club gets support

Features - Women/YouthsBy Sol Star News September 28, 2014

The Jorio Java Dovele Women’s Association Credit saving scheme last week was boosted after their outgoing MP made his last (livihood funds) from Former MP North Vela Lavella Mr. Milner Tozaka. Delivering the cheque to the women’s group the wife of the former MP for North Vela Hon. Jane Tozaka current provincial member for ward…

Anglican students mark Patterson day

Features - ReligionBy Sol Star News September 28, 2014

Anglican students of the Church of Melanesia at the University of the South Pacific in Laucala, Fiji commemorated the day of their first missionary John Pattison Coleridge last Saturday. To commemorate the day the students lead the main service followed with feasting and entertainments at Holy Trinity cathedral.Conducted by Father James Fakafu the service begins…

Women’s rights under the spotlight

Features - Women/YouthsBy Sol Star News September 28, 2014

WOMEN’S rights in Solomon Islands will be under the microscope in October at the 59th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva and government representatives and civil society organisations are preparing at a four-day session in Honiara. Run by UN Women in partnership with the Ministry of Women, Youth,…

Conkarah arrives next week

Features - Local EntertainmentBy Sol Star News September 26, 2014

The upcoming young Jamaican reggae talent, Conkarah will be flying in next week for his big two night shows in Honiara. He will be performing at Cowboys Grill on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October, which is organised by Rebelle Inc and Cowboy’ Grill. He is currently touring around the world promoting his new album…

Aisiko hosts Sunday school training

Features - ReligionBy Sol Star News September 23, 2014

A three day program for Anglican Sunday School teachers and children was held at Aisiko Parish, Central Kwara’ae Malaita province over the weekend. The program was co-organized through a partnership of Dukwasi and Aisiko parish and was held at Abetaba’a community in Aisiko parish from Friday to Sunday. Sunday school ministries from both parishes took…