Four women-managed enterprises were successfully established in the four wards of West Makira Constituency, Makira Ulawa province recently. This would be the first time women’s groups in the constituency are able to manage medium sized enterprises. The businesses are part of Matavale Women’s Association, MWA’s, initiative to empower and include women in economic developmental activities…
THE Nusatuva Environment Development Conservation Association (NECDA) Women’s Savings Club in Kolombangara, Western Province, celebrated its 10th anniversary as an organization. The savings club was established to economically empower rural women over the past decade despite the numerous hardships and challenges they encounter. The celebration on Monday 26 August marked the 10th anniversary of NECDA’s establishment,…
AMONGST the almost 1000 Solomon Islands National University (SINU) 2024 graduates was the institution’s first PhD student Dr Mary Tahu Paia, whose graduation set a historical milestone for both herself and the university in its strife for academic excellence and international recognition. Forty-year-old Dr Tahu Paia is of mixed Western Province and Choiseul Province parentage.…
LILIGEN VITI, an elderly resident of Baini Village, North New Georgia, Western Province, has been left devastated after a recent flood destroyed her banana and taro garden for the second time in less than a year. The flood, which struck more than week for over two days, wiped out the only source of food that sustains her in her…
THE Miss Solomon Islands 2022-2024, Tiare Haro’s journey as Miss Solomon Islands came to an end on Saturday night when she officially handed over the crown to Miss Lauru Elsie Polosovai, the new Miss Solomon Islands. Ms Haro’s farewell speech was an inspiring. In it, she recounted her experience as a Miss Solomon Islands. She said some merely see…
The Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) Crowning night on Saturday was dubbed a spectacular one; filled with glooming category shows put on by the six (6) contestants and entertainment. The winners for each of the category were: Miss Personality won by Miss Guadalcanal; Miss Photogenic won by Miss Tulagi; Float Parade won by Miss Tulagi;…
A TOTAL of 32 women proudly graduated on Friday from an intensive training program at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), equipping them to work in the Aged Care sector in Australia. Over seven weeks, these women received both theoretical and practical training at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), gaining the skills necessary for their upcoming…
HONIARA is expected to come alive this weekend when the Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) will conclude with the crowning of the 2024 Miss Solomon. The two days event will commence with a speech contest by the six contestants on Friday morning. After the speech, the contestants will hit the road in a float parade…
MISS Coral Sea Resort and Casino Sharllyma Aruhane vows to take a strong stand on ending the rising problem of gender-based violence in the country. Speaking to Solomon Star in an interview, she said the MSIP platform is an avenue where young girls like her can advocate on issues that are critically affecting the lives…
IN the lead-up to this weekend’s Miss Solomon Islands Pageant 2024 competition, one of the six contestants for the crown, Miss Lauru Elsie Polosovai is set to raise advocacy and drive support initiatives towards women’s health initiatives. Ms Polosovai, 23, who hails from Dara and Vuruleke in the Choiseul Province and Bina in West Kwaio…