TONGS Company has recognised and appreciated its hardworking and dedicated female staff as they marked the International Women’s Day yesterday. The company marked the International Women’s Day by recognising and appreciating its hardworking and dedicated female staff for their valuable contribution towards the company. “Upon celebrating the international women’s day, join us in recognising and…
Solomon Water is proud to participate in this year’s International Women’s Day parade to showcase its support for gender equality and the empowerment of women in Solomon Islands. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day parade is “DiGiAll: Celebrating, Learning, Empowering and Protecting Women of Solomon Islands through Technology – Achieving gender equality while…
STUDENTS of Betikama Adventist College (BAC) in East Honiara are enjoying local garden produces to their meals this week after members of the East Honiara District Federation donated uncooked food to the school’s dining hall over the weekend. Members of the Dorcas personally traveled to the school and handed over the food produce to the…
LIFE had never been the same since she relocated to Kolombangara, Western Province from her village of Kobito, Aola region in East Guadalcanal two years ago because her passion to farm and engage in the agricultural sector had reaped positive benefits. After settling down, she had come to love the island lifestyle as she seriously…
CHANGE MAKERS Growing up in a tough environment exposed to domestic violence at a very young age, Everlyn Basi had to overcome mental health issues and create for herself a happy space. The young mother of Western, Choiseul and Malaita heritage prioritises being healthy for her children. As a high school dropout, Eve also found…
HER fight against climate change has today earned Solomons designer and social entrepreneur, Millicent Barty, an Emerson Collective Fellowship. Emerson Collective (EC) is a for-profit corporation that work in pursuit of a world where every individual has access to opportunity, health and well-being by bringing together entrepreneurs and academics, artists, community leaders and more to…
“A 34-year-old teacher from Tigoa, Rennell and Bellona has been elected the President of the Provincial Youth Council, the first woman in the country to hold the post. Very modest, Melly admits having been “driven by a purpose that is bigger than herself.” With a population of more than 700 thousand people, youth make up…
THE COVID-19 pandemic has affected about 84 percent of tourism growth as analysed by the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO). That’s according to Miss Solomon Islands, Tiare Haro, when participating in the speech category of the 2022-2023 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Apia, Samoa last week. She spoke on the topic of ‘Tourism, the Goldmine…
MISS Solomon Islands, Tiare Haro, was awarded the National Tourism Award and Best Stage Interview Award at the Miss Pacific Islands 2022-2023 crowning last Friday in Apia, Samoa. She was amongst the five contestants for the Miss Pacific Islands Crown. Miss Papua New Guinea, Josie Nicholas, was crowned the Miss Pacific Islands 2022-2023, making it…
Matavale Women’s Association Project Manager, Ellen Paieke, has been awarded the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, WPHF and Women Have Wings winners of the 2022 Civil Society Organisations Peer Learning Awards. The announcement was made this week after a competitive selection among WPHF CSOs globally. This initiative aims to recognise the efforts of ten women leaders engaged in peace and humanitarian…