THE Seventh-Day Adventist Church has successfully held a Digital Discipleship program at Maranatha Hall in East Honiara on Sunday. The three-day training program commenced on Friday. A statement from SDA Solomon Islands stated that this is part of a global Adventist initiative. “It is an initiative by the church that is rolled out right around…
The people of Zone 1 in Ward 9, North Malaita, are reaping the benefits of much-needed development assistance through the Ward Development Grant. This ongoing support, spearheaded by the Provincial Member and the Ward 9 Development Committee, has seen the successful implementation of multiple infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing community living standards.The projects, now in…
On the first day of the 75th Regional Committee Meeting of the Western Pacific the Minister for Health and Medical Services the Hon, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai has informed Regional Committee some of the steps Solomon Islands are taking to ensure Health care facilities are climate resilient. Minister Bosawai, is leading a delegation from the Ministry of Health…
The Solomon Islands Australia Alumni Association (SIAAA) successfully held their annual gala on 19 October 2024, celebrating the strong partnership between Solomon Islands and Australia through tertiary study links. The gala was honoured with the presence of the Minister for Education and Human Resources Development Tozen Leokana, Catherine Launa Nori Member of Parliament (MP) for Isabel (Maringe/Kokota), Acting Australian…
THE highest football league in the country – Telekom Super League (TSL) concluded on Sunday with the presentation of wards to the league winners and individual players. The awards presentation ceremony was held at the Solomon Islands Football (SIFF) Futsal Court in East Honiara. SIFF President Donald Marahare congratulated all the participating clubs, their sponsors…
THE Australian Government has gifted bibs, hockey sticks and balls for both turf and beach hockey to support the Solomon Islands Hockey Federation’s ‘Hookin4Health’ program. Second Secretary at the Australian High Commission, Samuel Cox handed over the sports equipment to the Hookin4Health Coordinator Joachim Rade in a ceremony at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) on…
THE much-anticipated OFC Beach Soccer Nations’ Cup 2024 is set to kick off in Honiara this afternoon (Tuesday) at the SIFF Beach Court, East Honiara. OFC said the tournament is a week-long tournament that will conclude on Saturday 26October and it will see four nations – Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tahiti and Papua New Guinea –…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Guadalcanal Province (GP) have progressed their discussion on the proposed sports facility earmarked for the province. On Friday 11 October, officials from the respective offices met to further the discussion about the proposed site and other initial but key project management stages for this proposed project. …
CONSTRUCTION work at three Isolation Units funded by the World Bank’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Project through the Project Management Unit (PMU) within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is progressing well and is expected to be completed soon. The Isolation Units are part of the upgrading of isolation facilities in areas bordering Papua…
STAGE 2 of the Family Support Centre (FSC) Male Advocacy Program (MAP) Workshop on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality is currently underway at the Saint Barnabas Cathedral Hall. The five-day training commenced on Monday. MAP is aimed at preventing violence by addressing two key factors that contribute to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and these…