Youths consultation held in Gizo

Western Provincial Youth Council (PYC) Stakeholder Consultation successful held in Gizo on Wednesday. National Youth Congress has facilitated the consultation at the Women Resource Centre. It brought together key stakeholders from government line ministries, non-government organizations (NGOs), church groups, youth representatives, and community leaders.  The aim was to discuss the role of the Provincial Youth…

NRH receives mother’s day gifts

The National Referral Hospital (NRH) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department on Friday 9th received Mother’s Day gifts from the Solomon Islands Ports Authority and a group of female officers working at the National Parliament, Hansard Department.   The Solomon Islands Ports Authority donated 10-wheel chairs as their community outreach program and the National Parliament Hansard Department…

UNICEF names Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke as a Pacific Ambassador

Suva, Fiji/Apia, Samoa,  – Samoan climate activist and former Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke, has been announced as UNICEF Pacific’s Ambassador.  The appointment, which has been made at the Pacific Early Childhood Development Forum, follows a two-day field visit to meet children and their families in Samoa. “I am deeply humbled to accept this…

Violent partner arrested in CP

Tulagi Police have arrested a male suspect for assaulting his wife at Toga village in Central Province (CP) recently. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent David Soakai, said the arrest came about after the wife reported his husband to the police for smoking marijuana. PPC Soakai said it was alleged that the suspect got…

Hard work pays off

When she was younger, Jennifer Hunuehu Kinikoroa from the Solomon Islands witnessed her grandparents working hard to preserve their traditions to ensure that their culture would never be forgotten. She wanted to do the same, but knew that to protect her heritage, she would need qualifications. “USP Lautoka Campus became a place where I could…