Well-known gospel group EM Choir launched their first DVD album at Malaita provincial capital Auki, Friday. The ceremony attracted a large crowd, who came to watch and listen to inspiration gospel songs from the group. Hailed from west Baelelea in north Malaita, EM Choir made a name for themselves after putting on several concerts in…
Joining the highly trained team is a rewarding experience Who says women cannot join the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) highly-trained Rapid Response Team (RRT)? If you are, think again! Because Gorethy Teku has proven you wrong. After just seven years with the force, Teku, of Malaita and Makira parentage, is now a member…
Members of the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) at Bina, west Kwaio, Malaita, have begun renovating church building. The church was built in the early 1950s and has run down over the years. Church chairman Silvanus Ramo said wear and tear, as well as white ants, have had their share of the building, resulting in…
Australia has reaffirmed its ongoing support to rural Solomon Islands women. Speaking at an event to mark the International Day of Rural Women, Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne said this is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the special role that rural women have in their families and communities. “Women are the heart of the…
The little known community of Susulangi, in West Kwara’ae had its new church building blessed and dedicated on Sunday 5th October 2014. Fr. Vaioleti Tuione, Priest of Dala Parish, accompanied by a media officer of the Catholic Diocese of Auki, visited the community last week for the inauguration of the Church building there. Surrounding settlements…
Rebelle Inc management is eyeing another international artist early next year following their successive and successful shows of international artist. They said the most successful one was the Konckara show at the Cow Boys Grill last weekend. “What makes the show more successful was that our local boys had a change to interact and perform…
At a recent Mass, the bishops of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands revealed a roadmap for pastoral planning to guide the transformation of their societies. “The new evangelization is at the core of the pastoral plan, along with the pastoral care of the family, the poor, the youth, street kids, as well as…
Women of east Malaita learn about gender equality for the first time when a workshop on the issue was conducted last week at Fera’ambu Bible School. Malaita provincial women desk officer Clara Rikimani presented the topic during the workshop, which was aimed at empowering women and men to have a deeper understanding of their roles…
TO get into Youth@Work, you have to perform a minimum of one month’s community service. Youth@Work interns for the 6th phase of the Youth@Work internship programme are now weeks into their community service stage. The community service sees youth in the program taking up initiative and doing work in and around their communities and in…
Fr. Clement Wanesubua celebrated his first Eucharistic mass as a newly ordained priest on the feast day of the Holy Name of Mary in September 2004. It was ten years ago on the 11th September 2004 that deacon Clement was ordained priest in the Catholic Diocese of Auki by the late Bishop Gerald Loft at…