The International campaign for Orange Day, 25th July 2015 with the theme ‘Youth in action – Orange our future: the Sustainable Development Goals and a future free from violence against women and girls’ this is the second event marked by the Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) in Correctional facility at Rove Central Correctional Centre…
A total of 115 members of the Niuleni Community Music Ministry (NCMM) (a singing ministry) and some volunteers recently returned from a Cyclone Pam Rehabilitation mission project undertaken on the Island of Pele, Vanuatu. Reports said, the members comprised of men, women and children from ages as young as 5 – 75 years old. The…
ELLY OH, the visiting star contestant of ‘The Voice Australia 2014’ is now in the country ahead of her show tonight. She arrived safely in the capital yesterday afternoon. A small Honiara crowd welcomed the star on her arrival where later she had 30 minutes of press conference with members of the local media at…
THE famous Mere’s Market has been officially opened, Wednesday at the National Art Gallery. Mere Market, organised for women by Solomon Islands Women in Business (SIWIBA) is part of the organisation’s activities aimed at empowering women. SIWIBA aims to promote economic empowerment for women in the Solomon Islands and is always looking for opportunities to…
This coming Sunday, 2nd August 2015 SIBC will broadcast live the mass and Church service from the Catholic Diocese of Auki in Malaita. This is an initiative by the bishops of the Catholic Church in Solomon Islands. In one of their meetings some years ago, the Bishops decided to bring out Catholic Sunday services to…
Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) bi-monthly Mere’s Market commences today at the National Art Gallery. This initiative strives to empower SIWIBA women and the event will take place for 3 days. The Mere’s Market will involve competitions, promotions, selling of products and awareness programs. Yesterday, the association received contributions from the Solomon Islands…
SOLOMON Islands very own Narasirato panpipe band has returned from Papua New Guinea after a successful and historic trip two weeks ago. The band was invited by the PNG government, to perform in Port Moresby at the closing ceremony of the Pacific Games. Speaking to the Solomon Star yesterday, band manager John Bosco Hou said,…
A VOCAL workshop ‘Singing like a star’ that was scheduled to take place this Friday will be closing its registration tomorrow. It is being organized for interested songsters in the country at the Honiara Hotel’s Club Le Flamingo. Dubbed as ‘Singing like a star’, the workshop will be conducted by Elly Oh – a touring…
The Annual Diocesan tour of the Diocesan Bishop of Guadalcanal Rt. Rev. Nathan Tome, accompanied by the Diocesan staff and their wives to the Western Parishes and districts of the Diocese has ended on 26th July 2015. The districts and Parishes visited were – East Vaturanga on 18-19th; West Vaturanga on 24-25th and Sunday the…
Delivering an essential transport vessel to the Catholic Diocese of Gizo in the Western Province is a need. Gizo Diocese is an area with close to one hundred islands spreading over 300km of sea, has been given a mandate to become more involved in providing and running schools and training centers, and currently has 14…