The Solomon Islands Chinese Women Association (SICWA) yesterday organized a bazaar sale which also included the participation of local women and carvers at the AJ City Mall. The association besides giving opportunity to its women also invited members of the Solomon Islands Women In Business Association (SIWIBA) to take part and sale their products. The…
Hyundai Engineering Company (HEC), the engineering procurement construction (EPC) contractor of the Tina River Hydropower Development Project has recorded an increase in the number of its female employees in the first quarter of 2023, as the project progresses. Through the guidance of lenders like World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the project continues…
SOLOMON Islands girls, the Walt Disney Studios is looking for a 16-year-old Pacific Islander to play the heroic, bold and adventurous Moana for its live movie version. The Walt Disney Company Studios is giving the opportunity to as many young women of Pacific Island heritage as they can. No acting experience is required and the…
The Government of Solomon Islands is hosting Directors of Women from 13 Pacific Islands Countries at a Regional Directors of Women Learning Exchange from 21 – 25 May 2023. Directors of Women from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, will…
Women who are part of the weeklong Safeguarding workshop in Auki, Malaita Province honoured the 2023 Mother’s Day with words of encouragement. Over 30 women presidents representing the 33 Ward Council of Women in Malaita took time to honour Mother’s Day, engaging in an activity designed for participants to wish each other heart-warming words. One…
OPPOSITION Leader Honorable Matthew Wale has conveyed his sincere greetings to all mothers in the country. In a statement today, Hon Wale said mothers play a very important role in our homes, society and the country at large. “On this special occasion, allow me to convey my sincere greetings and appreciation to all mothers in…
A SOLOMON Islander is now in charge of the Adventist Disaster and Relief Agency (ADRA) Office in Vanuatu. She is Lynffer Maltungtung, who was appointed as the Country Director for ADRA Vanuatu, a statement from the Vanuatu Mission of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church yesterday announced. Mrs Maltungtung has worked with ADRA Vanuatu for…
THE Malaita Provincial Council of Women has expressed its commitment towards supporting the implementation of the Malaita New Government for Fundamental Reform (MNGFR) policy roadmap. This was stated by its President, Martha Rurai, at the launch of the MNGFR Policy Translation document, last Friday. Mrs Rurai joined other organisations to congratulate the MNGFR for launching…
FOR the first time in the history of Gizo Market Vendors Association (GMVA) in Western Province, members of the association will be hosting a one-day program to mark Mother’s Day this coming Friday. Mothers’ day normally falls on every second Sunday during May to honour mothers and grandmothers for their contributions to many families, communities…
THE two killer cancers for women are cervical and breast cancers. That’s according to Dr Jimmy Rodgers, secretary to the Prime Minister. He revealed this in one of the press conferences recently. “Two cancers for women that are worrying are breast cancer and cervical cancer and they are killing our women,” he said. These cancers,…