Jaro, making it big

Set to tour New Zealand next By RONALD TOITO’ONA SOLOMON Islands renowned hit making songster ‘Jaro Local’ is set to head to the New Zealand on a scheduled tour this month. The man behind the famous ‘Half Malaita’ song will be performing for his NZ fans for the first time, at Club Royalz in Manukau,…

Catholic Church ordains new deacons

The Catholic Church on 1st March blessed two new deacons at Holy Cross Cathedral after years of struggle and spiritual training at the Holy Name of Mary Seminary at Tenaru in east Honiara. They were Deacon Joseph Tsoumate from Tangarare parish and Patson Malulu from Purepure village of Avuavau Parish in south Guadalcanal. Speaking during…

Music ministry celebrates 5th anniversary

Niuleni Community Music Ministry (NCMM) celebrated its 5th Anniversary over the weekend. A statement from the group said, NCMM is a self-supporting evangelistic outreach ministry mostly made up of people from Funa’afou/Niuleni and their friends and associates who are living and working in Honiara. The program held at the Maranatha Centre included testimonies and reflections…

New members join YWPG

THE Young Women’s Parliamentary Group (YWPG) has inducted its 25 new members in Honiara over the weekend. YWPG is a group led by the Speaker of Parliament as its Patron and was established in 2011. The purpose of the group is to influence government policies through Parliament as the legislative and oversight arm of the…

Empowering women here

Breaking the glass ceiling… one piece of coral at a time   IN the context of Solomon Islands and its trade and export industry, hearing a woman making a path for herself in this largely male-dominated sector is inspiring. Rachel Rahii is a young and vibrant woman who deals mainly in exporting coral to be…