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Leading the COVID-19 fight in Vanuatu

Features, Features - WomenBy Sol Star NewsMay 25, 2022

THE COVID-19 pandemic has a brought a lot of changes and challenges to our region since 2020 as the fight to contain the transmission of the deadly virus continues. There are nurses and doctors who have dedicated and sacrificed their time, knowledge, skills and energy to fight hard during this pandemic as frontliners. They went…

Commemorating 150 years of Adventist Education

Features - ReligionBy Sol Star NewsMay 17, 2022

ADVENTIST teachers within the Trans Pacific Union (TPU) of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church will be commemorating 150 years of Adventist Education in two weeks’ time. TPU covers the regional countries of Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. As part of the event a special program will be organised on Saturday June…

Jaro’s final ‘Home-Sick’ tour show tonight

Features - Local Entertainment, News, Solomon Star NewsBy Sol Star NewsMay 13, 2022

SOLOMON Islands finest singer and songwriter, Jaro Local will be performing his final show of his Australian ‘Home-Sick’ tour at Serbian Youth Hall in Sydney, tonight. The son of the country’s famous Sharzy in an earlier interview said so far, he has performed a total of six acts already. He also shared the intension of…

Ukelele song to get new twist

Features - Local EntertainmentBy Sol Star NewsMay 11, 2022

DMP Band is now planning phase two of the famous Ukelele song. Ukelele is performed by DMP Band’s Blad P2A featuring Khazin. The song today reaches 2million views on YouTube and Spotify. However, in a recent statement DMP said the song Ukelele is about to head into phase two. “Just wait and see what is…

SINCW continues to demand release of signed China/SIG security pact

Features - Women, News, News - NationalBy Sol Star NewsMay 10, 2022

SOLOMON Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) is still demanding the release of the signed China/SIG security agreement. In a statement yesterday, the SINCW said the security agreement is a public document and should be reviewed by the public. “It will allow us to verify that what was said in parliament is indeed true, correct,…

Going an extra mile to sacrifice family time for work

Features, Features - WomenBy Sol Star NewsMay 9, 2022

THERE’S no doubt mothers are experts in balancing their private and public life while juggling between home and office given their daily unlimited responsibilities. It’s not an easy ride for many working mothers who hold extra responsibilities because it means sacrificing quality family time for work and other responsibilities. Meet, Lanelle Tanangada, 42, the current…

Catholic Archdiocese celebrates building project  

Features, Features - ReligionBy Sol Star NewsMay 5, 2022

THE Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara last week celebrated the first phase completion of the Saint Mother Teresa Family and Youth Centre at Aruligo, West Guadalcanal. A Holy Mass led by Roman Catholic Archbishop His Grace Christopher Cardone was held at the new building on Friday last week to celebrate the milestone. A statement from Catholic…

WOMEN’S SUBMERGED RIVALRY FLARES UP AGAIN

Features - WomenBy Sol Star NewsMay 4, 2022

IN general, Solomon Islands’ women are kind and generous – always demonstrating a united front to members of the public. There are times though when emotions boil over. And when it does, they do not munch their words Below is an indication of how fierce and tense rivalry amongst womenfolks could become. In the latest…

Mammogram out of service

Features, Features - Women, News, News - National, Solomon Star NewsBy Sol Star NewsApril 29, 2022

THE only mammogram machine at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara that is being used to detect any medical issue related to women’s breasts is currently not functioning. This means women who are faced with medical issues affecting their breasts are unable to access the service at the NRH for medical check-up. It’s unclear…

Men urged to report their violent wives

Features, Features - WomenBy Sol Star NewsApril 21, 2022

MEN who are being physically and verbally abused by their violent wives occasionally are being urged to report such case to the police to help reduce violence in families. The advise came from Vivian Foanaota who is believed to be working under the Community Policing Unit which also deals with family issues. Her comments came…

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