Seven babies from Chapuru community in Sagalu ward, northwest Guadalcanal received the Sacrament of baptism by the sprinkling water for the first time over the weekend. Solomon Star Northwest Guadalcanal Stringer John Toki said that it was officiated by Fr Peter Chele, acting Parish priest. “This is the way forward for the children,” Fr Chele…
WOMEN are encouraged to join the seasonal workers scheme currently offered by Australia and New Zealand. The encouragement came from Harriet Sale from Gold Ridge area in central Guadalcanal. Ms Sale has been on the scheme on three consecutive terms. She told Vois Blo Mere Solomons that picking apples in New Zealand is very profitable…
PACIFIC Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) wants to see more women participate in the formal economy in Solomon Islands. This came after women have faced customary barriers to speak in public, participate in committee and political process and find it hard to get loans from banks to start business. Vijaya Nagarajan, gender specialist of Asian…
Marist society of Saint Mary parish Tanahai east of Honiara held a special Eucharistic celebration to welcome one of their members as he made his perpetual profession at Tanahai chapel on Sunday. He is Brother Humphrey Karua from Hunanavo village in the Southern region of Malaita province. He is the third born in the family…
PRAYER is the secret to success. This was the key message shared by the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia the Most Reverend George Takeli in his first visit to Saint Stephen Parish at Taroaniara in the Diocese of Central Solomons (DOCS) on Sunday 24th July 2016. He was sharing from the gospel reading…
Four of the Youth@Work Young Entrepreneurs have received materials to help them get their businesses off the ground last week after having gone through a series of basic business trainings. “These young men are very positive and enthusiastic about their business ideas and plans,” says Daniel, the Y@W officer responsible for Youth Entrepreneurs. All of…
Long workweeks and copious amounts of stress aren’t good for anyone’s health, but new research has found that workweeks of 40 hours or more can be especially bad for women—and the reason why is depressing. Pulling data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, researchers from The Ohio State University and Mayo Clinic tracked the…
The Australian Government has announced a new $2.3 million initiative to help address barriers to women’s participation in the workplace in Solomon Islands. In partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Australia’s four year program will provide tools and support for businesses to recruit, retain and promote women as employees, business leaders and partners, including…
A HIP-HOP dance festival is set to go down Friday at the National Art Gallery grounds, Honiara, starting at 12 noon. This festival is a fundraiser for the winning Solomon Islands hip-hop dance crews who will be representing the country in this year’s World Supremacy Battlegrounds in Sydney Australia, from September 9th-11th. The three winning…
The South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Northern region leaders in Malaita will meet this Thursday at Subobono village in Ata’a to elect their new Superintendent. This was confirmed by the Ata’a SSEC Association assistant senior pastor Paul Saeni Sade on Tuesday. Mr. Sade said the four days conference will attract SSEC leaders from Kwara’e, Fataleka,…