CELEBRATING the achievements of women and marking the struggles they have fought to forge a path for gender equality should not just be confined to one day each year. To challenge the obstacles that perpetrate inequality against women requires honesty, courage, collective effort and tireless commitment. The 2022 International Women’s Day campaign theme of #BreakTheBias…
MINISTRY of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) Minister, Freda Rotutafi Rangirei applauded frontline women workers during the International Women’s Day celebrations on Tuesday. Minister Rangirei said the country is facing Covid-19 for the first time, health workers and frontliners had been the hard working heroes of the country’s response. “Today on the International…
“Here comes Dorothy,” whispers one young woman to another as a littlecanoe approaches the shore. They are standing outside a village meeting house in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. Dotted across the islands and spread over 2000 km of sea, village meeting houses are where community decisions are made. A former teacher, Dorothy, has planned today’s…
WOMEN in the Tina River Hydropower Project catchment communities are once again coming together this week to celebrate International Women’s Day. A statement from Tina River Hydropower Project said the women will spend time discussing and acknowledging the significant progress made to improve gender equality for rural women thanks to the Gender Action Plan (GAP)…
THIS year the theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Break The Bias’, the theme calling for a gender free world, a world that is free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive, a world where difference is valued and celebrated. In the late 1800s with one of the earliest…
As she settles into her new apartment in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Dr. Tammy Tabe reflects on her life’s journeys. The young Solomon Islander woman recently moved to Honolulu to take up an appointment as a fellow at the East-West Center (EWC). Tammy, as she is known amongst friends, comes from Wagina Island in the Solomon Islands’…
As the world marks International Women’s Day, the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency announced today it is recruiting a specialist advisor to strengthen its capacity in gender and social inclusion. This is a new position within FFA and reports directly to the Director General. Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director General, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen…
THE country will celebrate the International Women’s (IWD) Day tomorrow through the National Broadcaster and other media platforms. Director for Women’s Development Division, Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), Ms Vaela Ngai confirmed this to Solomon Star on Friday. She said due to the current Covid-19 community transmission, the ministry will mark…
THE Pacific Legal Network (PLN) is pleased to announce that Solomon Islands lawyer William Kadi will join the team, working with Primo Afeau in Honiara, effective 1st February. Having spent the last five years working at the Public Solicitors Office of the Solomon Islands, William brings a wealth of experience but particularly relevant to PLN…
THE COVID-19 National Oversight Committee is allowing church services to resume from this weekend in areas with COVID-19 community transmission. Secretary to Prime Minister and National Oversight Committee Chairman Dr Jimmie Rodgers said this makes the suspension of church services in Solomon Islands the shortest compared to other countries. “We have the shortest period that…