THE visiting US Navy and Military Brass band surprises the youths at the youth market festival which enters its second day yesterday. It was a thrilling one hour show at the Rove Police ground when the visiting friends took the youths away with their mixture of the different genres. A young youth that was interviewed…
First batch of Japanese volunteers are in the country to kick off their program in the country. They will be working in various sectors including our health and education sector. Yesterday after three Japanese who have arrived shared their experiences after a week of stay in Honiara. The three volunteers are 27 years old male…
IN preparation for the upgrading of the new highway between Honiara city council and Kukum, an operation to detect old world war bombs and metals kicked off on Wednesday. The operation was conducted beside the old Mataniko bridge and along the river banks by a group of contractors under the supervision of Japanese officers. The…
Initial damage assessment teams have headed for various disaster-struck locations around the Central Islands this week. This is to assess and verify information about bad weather damage caused by tropical cyclone Raquel. The Provincial Disaster Committee (PDC) for Central Islands Province (CIP) gave the go ahead for the mission and finalised movement plans early this…
A workshop for interested vocalists and singers is set to be organized at the Honiara Hotel’s Club Le Flamingo on the 31st of this month. Dubbed as ‘Singing like a star’, the workshop will be conducted by Elly Oh – a touring star participant of ‘The Voice Australia 2014’, and one of the most versatile…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Gizo/Kolombangara and Minister for Women, Youth, Children, and Family Affairs will be presenting to cabinet a women’s framework. It is called Solomon Islands National Strategy for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls. Mr Tanagada highlighted this when speaking at the opening of the West Are’are Rokotanikeni Association (WARA)…
PAELONGE Bamboo band has stunned over hundreds of people that attended the official opening of the Rokotanikeni 16th meeting at the KG Sixth school hall on Tuesday. It was rumored after their short sneak peak show by many as ‘bringing a taste of Gizo town to Honiara’. They rocked the hall with their usual melodic…
THE week-long Docas congress meeting hosted in Afutara, West Kwaio, Malaita province ended peacefully on Tuesday. Members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Dorcas societies from around the country converged into Afutara for the important meeting. According to the Beverlyn Maega, the Adventist women director within the Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) revealed that it was…
FORMER Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification and Member of Parliament (MP) for North Guadalcanal Constituency has strengthened his relationship with the Baravule Community in North Guadalcanal yesterday. A moving ceremony was held between the Baravule Church Community and MP Samson Maneka. Exchange of chupu and words of encouragement from each community leaders, church…
DETERIORATING roads in Auki, Malaita Province will soon be repaired again. Vehicle owners have been calling for road repair within Auki Township. Malaita premier Peter Ramohia said the process to put out tender is in progress. “We still have no contractor identified but as soon as that is done, the contractor will start the job.”…