THE Christian Fellowship Church (CFC) – once revered for maintaining its “fiercely independent sectarian isolationism” to keep its Western Province’s adherents intact – appears to be coming undone. Allegations of violence against young girls, gun-running, drug-trafficking and unexplained closure of schools for thousands of children over the last 20 years are hovering over the Movement…
A delegation from the Archdiocese of Honiara and Gizo Diocese, have departed from Honiara to Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Wednesday to participate in the 45th Pilgrim Visit of His Holiness, Pope Francis. He is scheduled to visit PNG from the 6th–9th September 2024. The delegation comprises of priests along with religious sisters. Other members…
THE Nusatuva Environment Development Conservation Association (NECDA) Women’s Savings Club in Kolombangara, Western Province, celebrated its 10th anniversary as an organization. The savings club was established to economically empower rural women over the past decade despite the numerous hardships and challenges they encounter. The celebration on Monday 26 August marked the 10th anniversary of NECDA’s establishment,…
SAFENET, a leading organization dedicated to addressing gender-based violence and promoting safety for women and children has supported Nusatuva Dorcas Ministry on Kolombangara, Western Province, during its ‘End It Now’ program last weekend. The program was part of a broader effort to combat violence against women and children within the community. The ‘End It Now’…
AMONGST the almost 1000 Solomon Islands National University (SINU) 2024 graduates was the institution’s first PhD student Dr Mary Tahu Paia, whose graduation set a historical milestone for both herself and the university in its strife for academic excellence and international recognition. Forty-year-old Dr Tahu Paia is of mixed Western Province and Choiseul Province parentage.…
LILIGEN VITI, an elderly resident of Baini Village, North New Georgia, Western Province, has been left devastated after a recent flood destroyed her banana and taro garden for the second time in less than a year. The flood, which struck more than week for over two days, wiped out the only source of food that sustains her in her…
THE Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) program of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church known as 10,000 toes campaign program has provided basic health check training for Rendova youth ambassadors in Ughele Village, South Rendova, Western Provinc. The program which was held last week was aimed at reversing the high rate of NCDs in the country is…
THE Miss Solomon Islands 2022-2024, Tiare Haro’s journey as Miss Solomon Islands came to an end on Saturday night when she officially handed over the crown to Miss Lauru Elsie Polosovai, the new Miss Solomon Islands. Ms Haro’s farewell speech was an inspiring. In it, she recounted her experience as a Miss Solomon Islands. She said some merely see…
The Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) Crowning night on Saturday was dubbed a spectacular one; filled with glooming category shows put on by the six (6) contestants and entertainment. The winners for each of the category were: Miss Personality won by Miss Guadalcanal; Miss Photogenic won by Miss Tulagi; Float Parade won by Miss Tulagi;…
A TOTAL of 32 women proudly graduated on Friday from an intensive training program at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), equipping them to work in the Aged Care sector in Australia. Over seven weeks, these women received both theoretical and practical training at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), gaining the skills necessary for their upcoming…