Thirty-eight (38) female officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) successfully completed a week-long leadership development programme in Honiara. It is the first time such a programme has taken place at RSIPF. This is supported by the UK Government through its Integrated Security Fund (ISF), which aims to provide capacity building and support…
THE Malaita Provincial Council of Women (MPCW) is currently hosting its 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) this week in Auki. The three-day event commenced on Tuesday and will conclude Thursday with the election of a new executive. A good number of women and members attended the opening ceremony at the Women Resource Centre in Auki. This meeting provided…
A three-days ‘training of trainers’ workshop on Gender Equality and Violence Against Women concluded on Friday at the Heritage Park Hotel. The workshop was designed to enhance understating and responses to critical issues surrounding gender and violence. Participants of the workshop included representatives from Public Solicitors Office (PSO), Office of Director Public Prosecution (ODPP), Law…
THE one thing that is clear is that we cannot compare China to any other country in the world, nor compete due to the fact that not all are the same. Having been there for just a week, I would like to share my personal opinion and fresh insights on China – the modernized China…
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;…