THE Western Provincial Capital of Gizo came alive on Monday as hundreds of youths joined the global community to celebrate the International Youth Day. The annual event is aimed at highlighting the significance of youth empowerment and engagement and the celebration of this year’s event in Gizo was marked with a series of activities. Young…
EXCITEMENT is building for the Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) as the official crowning night approaches. The grand event is scheduled for Saturday, August 24th, at the Pacific Crown Hotel, with doors opening at 5pm and the show beginning at 7pm. Tickets are still up for grabs for those eager to witness the final competition…
IN a generous gesture of support, Baby N Fashion has provided a significant boost to Kerrie Faradatolo, one of the contestants in this year’s Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP). Ms Faradatolo, one of six hopefuls competing for the coveted crown, recently received a thoughtful gift from the owner of Baby N Fashion, Florence Isihanua. As…
WOMEN from the Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara are celebrating the Feast Day of Assumption of Mary at the Saint Mother Theresa Family and Youth Retreat Center at Aruligo in North West Guadalcanal. Over 4,000 women from 14 parishes and four districts of the Archdiocese of Honiara are in attendance. The Archdiocese of Honiara covers the provinces of…
More than 4000 mothers across the Honiara Archdiocese gathered together this week to celebrate Feast Day of Assumption of Mary. The event is being held at the Saint Mother Teresa Family and Youth Retreat Center at Aruligo in North West Guadalcanal. The program allowed the women to reflect on the challenges they face as mothers…
THE precarious economic situation along with inflation currently experienced by the country is hitting hard on rural dwellers. In the Western Province, people have raised complaints over hiked prices of goods, services and questioned the direction which the government is taking the country. In an interview with Solomon Star Tuesday, a Baniata Seventh-Day Adventist Minister,…
THE Faculty of Nursing Medicine and Health Sciences (FNMHS) at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) is now offering a 15-week acupuncture training program at the Kukum Campus. This followed its official launch last Wednesday. The program, organized by the China Medical Team (CMT) in Solomon Islands, features lectures by two Chinese acupuncture specialists, Dr Daniel…
THE lawyer for the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Guadalcanal Francis Sade will be making an application to strike out the election petition case filed against his client on September 3. Former MP for Northwest Guadalcanal Bodo Dettke filed the petition following his defeat in the April 17 National General Election alleging Interference with…
THE Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) will foster mutual understanding and cooperation on global issues based on the longstanding Solomon Islands Government Foreign Policy Principle of ‘Friends to All, Enemy to None.’ This was highlighted by the Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu in his first ‘Speech from the Throne’ to Parliament on Monday.…
THE Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is setting its sights on addressing key issues within the mining and logging sectors. Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu highlighted these priorities during his Traditional Speech from the Throne, marking the opening of the 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament on Monday. Reverend Kapu emphasized that…