Solomon Host Event, the official host for the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) 2025, has outlined the program for the event, which will take place from 6-8 February. The other seven Pacific queens and their officials are expected to arrive in Honiara on Thursday, 30 January. Pageant Director and MPIP Board Member, Joyce Konofilia, spoke…
A woman entrepreneur has received a grant for seed money worth SBD5000 from Local Coordinator for Academy for Women Entrepreneur (AWE) in Honiara on Friday. Dr. Donna Marie Wate, delivered the money to Better Akao, who owns Betzla Arts and Crafts shop at the Art Gallery Arts and Crafts Center on Thursday. This is the…
UGHELE women in Rendova, Western Province have highlighted their priority projects to be submitted to the South New Georgia Rendova and Tetepare (SNR&T) Constituency Office for funding consideration in 2025. The projects are community water supply, sanitation and community hall. The Ughele women representative Sharana Samuel highlighted these priority projects in her speech when the…
THE South New Georgia Rendova and Tetepare (SNR&T) Constituency will prioritise women’s development initiatives and called on all women in the constituency to organise themselves to seek support from the constituency office in Honiara. The Constituency Development Officer for the SNR&T Constituency, Douglas Alex stated this at Buruku School campus on New Year’s Day when…
AS the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant is only a matter of four weeks away, some of the contestants who have confirmed their participation have expressed their anticipation to showcase their national cultures during the weeklong event in Honiara. The contestants shared their excitement in their posts on social media. Miss Solomon Islands Elsie Polosovai shared…
THE Miss Pacific Islands Pageant 2025 is set to be held in Honiara from February 1 to 8. The highlights of the event will be the Speech Day scheduled for Thursday 6, the Float Parade and Market Day on Friday 7 and the Crowning Night on Saturday 8. Seven country representatives have been confirmed…
A TOTAL of seven pageants will be competing in the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant to be hosted in Honiara next month. The pageant is scheduled to be staged in the first week of February. The participating countries in this year’s pageant is of course the host, Solomon Islands which will be represented by Miss…
WOMEN in Ughele, South New Georgia Rendova and Tetepare (SNR&T) Constituency have celebrated the festive season at Buruku Campus, Western Province. David Gina, Member of Parliament for South New Georgia Rendova and Tetepare (SNR&T) Constituency was the guest of honour who officially opened the programme. Gina was invited by Ughele women to participate in the…
“This is not just a job; it is a calling”. That’s what Martha Inifiri had to say last week on completion of her aged care training. This year, under the Aged Care Expansion (ACE) Program, Australia has supported 100 Solomon Islands women to attain the qualifications needed for them to work in Australia as certified…
THE Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT), under the leadership of Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele will put forward the name of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maringe-Kokota Cathy Nori as its candidate for Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament. The Deputy Speaker’s post became vacant following the appointment of the former holder, the…