BMOBILE is now taking over the livestreaming music app, known as mJams, after Our Telekom Company stopped working with mJams recently. A statement from mJams said, ‘’the mJams Movement is making a triumphant return to the Solomon Islands following recent developments in which Our Telekom decided to cease supporting the local music streaming app mJams…
The British High Commission, British Council, SICA and SIFGA are bringing the renowned London Community Gospel Choir to Honiara to promote peace and unity in our Happi Isles through gospel singing. The British High Commission, the British Council (New Zealand and the Pacific) and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) are supporting a combined choir…
The National Government enjoys a very cordial working relationship with all churches in the country. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP and an ordained elder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church mentioned this while officially opening a weeklong Ministerial Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church last night. Prime Minister Sogavare said, Christian denominations believe…
SOLOMON Islands renowned music artist, song writer, music producer, Richard Saeni, who is better known by his stage name, Sean Rii, has been accorded a YouTube silver award for reaching 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. Sean Rii, the lead singer for the Dezine Brothers’ band, expressed appreciation to his fans and followers for their continued support…
Solomon Islands; a beautiful island nation in the Pacific Ocean. I am honored to be the first Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Solomon Islands. I decided to visit Solomon Islands and the Cook Islands in order to demonstrate Japan’s strong commitment to Pacific Island countries. I am greatly impressed by the spectacular nature of Solomon…
FORMER public prosecutor, Elma Veenah Rizzu Hilly, is one of the three new magistrates who were sworn into the Magistracy in a brief ceremonial sitting at the High Court on Monday this week. The 30-year-old Mrs Hilly is of mixed Malaita Province-Isabel Province parentage and studied law at the University of Papua New Guinea (PNG),…
CHINA’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Li Ming, has paid a rare tribute to Chung Wah School and its female staff, which accounts for more 80 percent of the staffing population. Ambassador Li also paid tribute to women in Solomon Islands and China in a speech marking the International Women’s Day at the Chung Wah School…
THE Catholic Church-owned Don Bosco Technical Institute has reiterated its belief in honouring the important role of women in society when the school marked the International Women’s Day last Wednesday. Australian volunteer staff at Don Bosco, Miriam Rivers spoke to Solomon Star about the IWD 2023 celebration at the vocational institute. “On Wednesday, the school…
A GATHERING to celebrate International Women’s Day in Honiara has been told that “a woman is like a tea bag … you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” The metaphor was uttered by Emmy Sogavare – spouse of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Mrs. Sogavare was speaking at the International…
Women officers of the Ministry of Traditional Governance, Peace & Ecclesiastical Affairs marked the occasion of the 2023 international Women’s Day on Wednesday March 8, 2023 held in the MTGPEA Conference room. The said Women Public Officers commemorate the day with a session of self-reflection as Women being core figures in their respective families and…