A NEW women’s group was formed in Roderick Bay Hideaway Florida Island in Central Province after the basic household training ended Friday last week. It involved all the participants who attended the training. Most of them are women from Haroro village and surrounding communities in Florida. It was formed to coordinate women’s program in the…
About 22 women in Florida island, Central province have successfully completed a four days basic cooking, floral and dying training Friday last week. The training was organised by Green Tourism Solomon Island Ltd and was held at Roderick Bay Hideaway compound starting Tuesday. Nelly Tokuru, wife of Michael Tokuru managing director of Green Tourism Solomon…
100 years of celebration of SDA church in SI – Part 1 TULAGITulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island (5.5 km by 1 km) in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida Island. The town of the same name on the island (pop. 1,750) was the capital of the…
100 years of celebration of the SDA church in SI – Part 2 GIZOGizo is the capital of the Western Province in the Solomon Islands. With a population of 6,154 (2005 estimates), it is the second largest town in the country. It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately 380 kilometers west-northwest of the capital, Honiara,…
FIRST time in the Solomon Islands, one of the greatest Jamaica reggae bands alive, Inner Circle is heading to our shore next month. Heritage Park Hotel is again hosting another car park show on Sunday 22 June. Inner Circle is best known for “Bad Boys” and their smash hit “A la la long”. The group…
SOLOMON Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) is planning more training for its members this year. SIWIBA president Dalcy Tekulu said the organisation had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government last year to assist with their training programmes. “We are still waiting for funding to be available and start off our trainings,”…
THE seventh mere market opened at the national art gallery last Wednesday providing an avenue for women to participate in economic activities. Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) organised the three-day market. Registered women participants have come out and displayed varieties of products, handicrafts, clothes and food at the market. SIWIBA president Dalcy Tekulu…
Visitors’ day is an occasion when thousands of Seventh Day Adventists (SDA) churches invites their weak members or backsliders and non-Adventist members within their communities to be encouraged and enriched and to share God’s word to enrich or strengthen church members within communities they are located. Mt Horeb SDA Church visitors’ day fell on the…
UN Women and the European Union (EU) have joined forces with civil-society and the government in Solomon Islands to drive sustainable and innovative action to achieve increased women’s political participation and strengthen inclusive access to justice. This includes a practice session leading up to Solomon Islands’ planned constructive dialogue with the United Nations Committee on…
Circle Crews band will be leading a group of local bands namely Bi Bao, Deskem, Blanco, and Kamabea to tour the Western province. This will take place at the end of June to raise funds towards the Honiara City Council ECE model Centre at the Honiara Library, and the Red Cross care Centre in Riffle…