Police and Family Support Centre are urged to affirm their commitments to the Memorandum of Understanding for SAFENET. Director of Women Development Division in the Ministry of Women, Youths and Children Pauline Soaki made the call at the launch of 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence on Saturday. “I am calling on the…
OUR talented hip-hop dancers will teach Kiribati youths to prepare for their upcoming biggest youth event in December says Managing Director of Hailies Entertainment Simon Chottu. Mr Chottu said under a new arrangement Honiara dancers will give the youths of greater Kiribati a chance to get active and learn plenty of banging skills. “We are…
The Government has commended the Australian government for its continuous support towards women’s business activities in the country. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Youth Children and Family Affairs Dr Cedric Alependava made the acknowledgment ahead of the Solomon Islands Women In Business Association (SIWIBA) awards night next month. He stated, the Australian government…
Students studying at the Don Bosco Technical institution (DBTI) both the outgoing and continuing students have been urged to abide with the rules though they no are longer students of DBTI. But, they must have a good reputation as a Bosconian in whatever organization they are seeking employment with. Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of…
READ SI has started Phase 2 of the National Literacy Campaign. After impacting 33 villages in Phase 1 (June and July) now the READ SI teacher trainers are going out for October through December training village teachers and helping to set up classes and libraries. In Phase 1 only two provinces were not visited and…
Zion Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in East Honiara over the weekend successfully conducted a mass wedding. It was described as a historical achievement and milestone for the Church to host such a mass wedding ceremony. Eight couples who have been living together for years without properly legalising their union as couple underwent through the…
Women in the Northern region of Malaita province attended their first formal floral art training. According to reports reaching Solomon Star over the weekend, a total of 38 women from a group named Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) from North Malaita participated in training. SEWA is a women organisation of the Manaili tribe in Ward…
More than 40 candidates from the four Catholic Communities in Ulawa District under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist Kirakira Parish received the sacrament of Confirmation at St Joseph chapel Su’umoli by Archbishop Chris Cardone OP last week. Conformation is one of the seven sacraments and the third sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church…
Archbishop Christopher M Cardone Op of the Catholic Church last week visited the communities of Ulawa District in Makira Ulawa Province. His Pastoral visitation to the province was to meet with people of Ulawa District. The chairman, John Wala’ala, welcomed His Grace on behalf of the Su’umoli communities. “I wish to warmly welcome you to…
BY now you might have heard the “Half Tikopia” song as it dominates the airwaves, especially on Paoa FM. The artist behind this song is the 24-year-old Phillip Lauka of North Choiseul and North Malaita descent. Known as ‘Black M’, music for Phillip is just a hobby. “I listen to music every day, and I…