NINE women and nine men representing five non-governmental organisations met from March 18 to 20 to discuss gender discrimination resulting in inequalities in communities here. The participants work in communities in Honiara, Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces. “I have worked for 8 years at the community level and I have come to realise the extent of…
A BRISBANE based video production company; Torn Parachute is taking Solomon Islands music to greater heights, producing music videos for some of the country’s top local artists-taking their music globally. Speaking to this paper in an interview on Thursday, producer and director Karl Bouro said that Solomon Islands is a country that flourishes with a…
TORN Parachute video production company is eyeing to take Solomon Islands tourism to another level, exposing the beauty and friendliness of the once happy isle of the Pacific back to its original state. This could be made possible following the signing of a business partnership between the Brisbane based video production company and The Solomon…
TICKETS for JBoog one-night show in Honiara is now available as of today at Heritage Park Hotel reception. Fans in Honiara can now purchase a ticket for the show that will be happening on Sunday 6th April at the Heritage Park Hotel car park. There are two types of tickets which is general admission and…
A THREE-DAY Backyard Farming Workshop to empower Sikaiana women on food security started off yesterday at the Sikaiana settlement at Red Beach, East Guadalcanal. About 30 women and a few men living in and outside Honiara descended on this small settlement yesterday morning when it was officially opened. The Workshop included presentations by the…
The two visiting renowned musical artists, George Fiji Veikoso and SpawnBreezie made an outstanding performance on Saturday night at the Cowboys Grill Bar. The duo played in front of a packed house where everyone enjoyed every single minute of the event which started around 7:30pm. The event had local independent artists performed and showcased their…
There was great excitement recently when Bible translators were advised that Scripture comics that they had helped to prepare some time ago had been printed and delivered to Honiara. The original project was to translate a comic talking about the Bible stories of Abraham into Arosi, Bilua, Bughotu, Cheke Holo, Gela, Gao, Kwaio, Lengo, Pijin,…
Adventist youths at Tulagi, Central province have taken God’s word to the streets and houses of Tulagi residents over the weekend.In marking the global youth week of prayer, the youths have been told to go out and share Gods word to people than attending Sabbath service. Tulagi Adventist Church pastor Selwyn Kouto said youths are…
SO far things are going according to schedule for Fiji Veikoso and Spawnbreezies big show Friday and Saturday afternoon. According to Crown Sound Entertainment, though tickets to the club show are limited, they are currently still available, however the public needs to be informed that ticket sales will stop at midday tomorrow. “Therefore, to avoid…
THE Literacy Network- Solomon Islands has chosen to celebrate International Mother Language Day on Friday 14 March (today) at the National Museum. The official UNESCO date for this event was 21 February and this year’s theme was: 2014 International Mother Language Day – Local Languages for Global Citizenship: Spotlight on Science. With 65 languages…