SOLOMON Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) is among other businesses and organizations that missed out on the SBD309 Million Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). The former Democratic Coalition for Government for Advancement (DCGA) led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare developed the ESP to boost the economy to compensate for the expected economic downturn resulting from…
SOLOMON Islands-based solo artist Chris Kamu’ana Rohoimae has emerged as the winner of Pacific Break 2024, with his moving song Naratana manu taking out first place. The 28-year-old from the Malaita Province in Solomon Islands won the competition, beating more than 300 entries from 18 Pacific nations, and will now join the lineup for Australia’s…
IT’S the time of the year when the mango season hits the country. Over the past days and weeks the Honiara Central Market has been flooded with sweet mangoes and you will be amazed by the varieties and sizes of the juicy fruits that are now selling like hot cakes. The price ranges from $1…
A LOCAL entrepreneur, Eunice Kelivani has shifted from manual to digital marketing and she is enjoying the benefits from this new marketing platform. Kelivani opted for digital marketing after seeing the rise in onlie marketing and its many positive impacts on users. She spoke to Solomon Star in an interview last week in the BNice…
SOLOMON Airlines has announced that they are partnering with the Bonfire Festival 2024, an international music festival held in the Solomon Islands that is dedicated to celebrating the regions vibrant music scene in partnership with renowned headliners from across the Pacific region. Taking the lead in organizing the festival is iconic Solomon Islands musician Jaro…
MEET Marisa Pepa, a dedicated entrepreneur who does business by baking cakes for sale and doing catering for special occasions based on orders. Pepa is one of the first cohorts to undergo training under the United States-funded Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Solomon Islands (AWESI). The first cohort consists of 33 women who either own or…
ELEVEN teachers from the Marist College Canberra and Girls Grammar School in Canberra arrived in Honiara on Sunday and will be here for a week, visiting some schools they helped build in Honiara and Guadalcanal and interact with them. These include St Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School, Mercy School at Burn’s Creek, Laumanasa Community and Rural…
RETIRED Police Officer Mary Maneforu has taken a tough stand against the pervasive issue of domestic violence, urging communities to unite to eradicate this deeply troubling phenomenon from homes. Having dedicated years of her life to upholding justice and protecting the vulnerable, Mrs Maneforu spoke with an authoritative tone as she highlighted the urgency of addressing the…
MATHEW Geve and his wife Gloria Rodona have received the Sacrament of marriage at the Makina Catholic Mission in the Marau Parish in Guadalcanal Province. The beautiful young couple were wearing Birao cultural traditional attire normally to receive the Holy Sacrament of Marriage. The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenant, which is more than a…
A TOTAL of 33 women who own or lead various businesses in the country have joined the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs Solomon Islands (AWESI), a United States-funded initiative that gives enterprising women the knowledge, networks and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses. AWESI, which is the first of its kind in Solomon…