FIVE communities in the Gao-Bugotu Constituency in Isabel Province are the proud recipients of assistances donated by the People’s Republic of China through its Embassy in Honiara. The assistances, which include two sets of computers for Kalenga Community High School, Fishing Nets for Poro, Tatamba and Lau communities and solar lights for Katoka Community, were…
ATOIFI Adventist College’s Youth Ambassador Pathfinders and Adventurers (YAPA) over the weekend conducted a training at Oloburi for Pathfinders and Adventurers of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church there. Atoifi and Oloburi are located in East Kwaio, Malaita Province. This training was aimed at teaching leaders of adventurers and pathfinders how to use adventurer and pathfinder materials,…
Citizen participation is essential for local development, but it is often missed from the planning process in Solomon Islands. However, the Provincial Governments and Service Delivery project, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP, is aiming to transform the way communities engage in local governance. In line with the project’s objectives, a workshop was held…
A SBD6.4 million four-bed Isolation Unit at the Nila Area Health Center in the Shortland Islands in the Western Province nears completion. Speaking to Solomon Star in an interview in Nila, JED Enterprise Supervisor Mathew Hagi said, work on the project recommenced in June this year after a hiatus. Hagi said at the moment, the…
Up to 20 Junior Youths of the Baha’i Faith, have completed a one-week intensive study program at the Western provincial capital of Gizo. The program called ‘Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program’ (JYEP) was held last week at the Baha’i Centre in Jah Mountain. The young participants represented various communities, including Gizo Local Spiritual Assembly (LSA),…