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…
Pathfinders in North Malaita region have successfully ended a hike program over the weekend. According to John Andrew Kiri reporting from that region said that the program started last Monday and concluded last Friday. “The program was a very special one because the pathfinders were able to walk while visiting six SDA communities in the…
A toolkit on how to design projects to end violence against women and girls was launched at the national auditorium Solomon Islands Museum on Monday. The toolkit which outlines step-by-step guide to taking action with practical tools and advice designed especially for pacific was launched in the presence of the Australia Government Councillor to Solomon…
INSPIRING and reflective short films on youth issues were screened on the 23rd July at the Commonwealth Youth Program Campus, Panatina, at 3pm. It brought the Youth@Work, ‘Share and Inspire’ intensive program to a grand climax as the participants presented films with powerful social change messages that they are passionate about. The films were scripted, acted…
SEVENTH Day Adventist (SDA) Church members in Guadalcanal Province want the church to reconsider the ‘One Mission program’. Spokesman for the Guadalcanal Adventist Churches Neven Onorio said, since the church came up with the ‘One Mission program,’ there has been no efficiency on the service. Previously, they have separate missions which were, the Eastern Solomon…
The 2013 US Women of Courage Award winner’s dreams keep on going as she is about to open her second school and a third to be built soon. Speaking to this paper in an interview early this week, Beverly Komasi said that her bigger plans are underway with work in serving the nation to be…