CERVICAL cancer is one of the top diseases affecting women in the Solomon Islands. Breast cancer is the second highest cancer. Last year, a HPV Vaccination Demonstration program was announced in Solomon Islands which is good news for women and girls in the country. The Solomon islands Australia Cervical Cancer Foundation has entered into a…
AN interactive theatre performance called ‘Stori blo iumi’ by Women’s Theatre group will be presented to the public at the National Auditorium on Wednesday. This presentation is the culmination of a series of theatre workshops facilitated by Tania Cañas, Azja Kulpińska and Valeska Kulpińska, of Melbourne, who are currently International Artists in Residence at Art…
NEWLY elected church leaders of the Calvary Temple Church, Assembly of God (AOG), will be commissioned on Sunday. The leaders will serve in the church ministries for two years. Senior pastor Kenneth Mamali said the leaders will serve under various ministries such as Sunday school, youths, women, superintendent and men’s ministries. “They are purposely to…
A THREE-day meeting for United Church leaders will be held at the Wesley United Church headquarter in Honiara next week. The meeting will be attended by all church circuit leaders within Honiara and the provinces. Rev Willie Maezama said the meeting is for leaders to discuss their roles and responsibilities in their church ministries. “It…
HEARTS Of Hope director, Janet Aihari has made a plea to women in the rural community to support the organisation’s work. The local charity group was founded in 2006 aimed at helping the unfortunates and bring hope to them. The group mainly operate in rural communities in Auki, Malaita Province. Mrs Aihari said she is…
A TWO-DAY fundraising drive organized by Hearts of Hopes (HOH) at Bina, West Kwaio was described as successful. Founder of HOH Janet Aihari said the fundraising scooped over $5000. “That was a very encouraging result in a move to help dress orphans,” Mrs Aihari said. She said the fundraising was to help purchase clothes and…
The Anglican Church of Melanesia run Care Centre on the eastern outskirts of Honiara has received more than 600-Australian dollars to help it to continue running its services for displaced mothers and children. The money was given by the Solomon Islands community in Melbourne, Australia which had raised it through fundraising efforts. The community consists…
The Women of Dala Parish Zone 3, from the villages of Dala South, Mana’ara and Susulangi has a new Women’s Executive Committee. The new Committee was elected on Monday during their first meeting held at the Dala Parish Hall organized by Casper Fa’asala. Women also at the same meeting discussed their new strategy plans for…
Hearts of Hope (HOH), a non-government organisation groups in Malaita has expressed sympathy to the family of a young girl allegedly stabbed to death by her brother in-law on New Year’s Eve. The girl from Isabel Province died from multiple stab wounds according to police. Founder and president of HO Janet Justus Aihari described the…
KOPERE band from Isabel Province is launching its third video album this month. Band manager Augustine Mamamo said it is a must see because the band has included new members who collaborated finely with some old ones. “The third video album comprises seven tracks mostly in Isabel dialects,” Mr Mamamo said. He said Kopere has…