IN just a week into 2018, the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) Trust Board Inc. was officially given the Perpetual Estate (PE) Title for a land in Central Malaita, earmarked for the new ACOM Secondary School. A total area of approximately 38.08 hectares of land was allocated. “This is indeed a great relief, knowing very…
ABOUT 30 representatives from Catholic and ACOM churches around Savo Island gathered at Kalaka Community School last Sundayto discuss a plan for the start of a Bible translation in the Savosavo language. This was the third meeting held this year on the island to discuss the idea and participants expressed strong support for a Savosavo…
THE Director of the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centre (SIAVRTC) Billy Mae has urged the Dunde Ama Women Floral group in Western Province to continue with their great initiative in floral business. Currently the women have a nursery shed where all species of flowers are being collected are nurtured and later sold…
Members of St. Barnabas Provincial Cathedral of the Church Of Melanesia officially opened and blessed the Canon Desmond Probets Hall yesterday. The building project that took just over two years to build was officially blessed by the Archbishop of the Church of Melanesia, the Most Reverend George Takeli, straight after the main 8am service at…
Members of local traditional and contemporary band, KMK Kaumaakonga made history for themselves after they completed a successful six weeks tour in parts of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Auckland based band leader, Willie Tekatoha explained that the tour was the longest and most challenging the band had ever engaged in and it’s a…
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…