After a busy morning speaking at a violence prevention forum and dealing with a batch of media interviews and countless handshakes, Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali finally has a few hours to relax until her next meeting in the evening. As a prominent and highly respected figure in the Pacific for her championing…
MANY may not be familiar with what is Mothers Union (MU) and what this Christian organisation is doing. On a fundraising held a fortnight ago at Iron Bottom Sound hotel, the church of Melanesia Mothers Union president Edith Koete highlighted the history of MU. Some guests at the fundraising have came to know MU is…
YOUTH Market’s dance and song competition has opened the doors for exploding talents from Young people in and around Honiara. The three-day youth event was jam packed with fun and excitement. The first day unfolded with the dance competition. The second day held a song competition ending with a live performance from young local Hip…
About 40 members of the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) has successfully completed a one-week workshop on Piggery and Poultry training at the Dioceses of Guadalcanal Conference Room at All Saints Compound last week. The training was facilitated by Hearly Aleve of the Ministry of Agriculture. The training aimed to empower women to…
As the 2014 Solo Icon program slowly itched up to its climax, the show is getting tougher and interesting. The Solo-Icon singing contest now enters the semi-final stage. There is evidence contestants are grooming up nervously but with authority as they all look for a place in the grand finale, which will be held on…
CHURCH of Melanesia’s new mothers union diocese leaders will be elected next week during their conference to be held at Saint Barnabas cathedral in Honiara. The new leaders will be elected to serve in the diocese for three years. Edith Koete provincial president of church of Melanesia mothers union said positions to be filled include…
AS the celebration to mark the marathon programs leading up to commemorating Don Bosco’s 200 birthdays raged at Henderson’s Don Bosco centre, those in Gizo also held activities to mark the event. The community marked three events during the weekend. “Firstly we celebrated the 199th birthday of Don Bosco with the St Peter’s Training Center…
SOME 500 women from the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) from 34 local churches in Honiara ended a day of sporting activities successfully during the weekend. Held at the Telekom recreational Hall on Saturday, the idea was to bring women from different SSEC local churches together. Joyce Tua association secretary for SSEC women said friendly…
MORE than 400 women from South Choiseul have undergone two weeks of skills training on cloth dyeing and design and floral art. The skills training workshops, which were held at Papara, Sepa and Sasamunga villages July 28 – August 6, culminated from a partnership between the South Choiseul Constituency and the Ministry of Commerce, Industries,…
The visiting Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Reverend Justin Welby yesterday paid tribute and respect to the graves of the seven martyred Melanesian Brothers during a visit to Brotherhood headquarter in Tambalia, North West Guadalcanal. At the same time he also unveiled a monumental cross in front of the cemetery in honour of the seven…