LOCAL gospel boy-band, Soul Seekers, has had its final concert in Port Vila, Vanuatu filmed, produced live and soon to be released. The group, which left for Vanuatu a little after Christmas, have over the past two weeks involved in witnessing through music throughout Port Vila and also have had the opportunity to travel to…
A MONUMENT to mark the arrival of gospel by Catholic missionaries in Langalanga lagoon of Malaita some 100 years ago was erected on Foudoru. The people of the village and surrounding communities celebrated the centenary last year. The Solomon Star on Tuesday travelled through the Langalanga lagoon and came across the monument on the small…
Last week I introduced the topic ‘The Bible our final authority.’ In the article, I discussed four common responses people usually do when they are faced with problems in life. I refer to these four responses as escapism, cynicism, humanism and supernaturalism as common crutches on which people lean. Unfortunately, none of these is…
Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga yesterday delivered a government donation of $20,000 to St. Paul’s Sulufou Church, North East Malaita. The donation was intended to assist the Anglican community on Sulufou to celebrate the opening of their newly built Church, which was consecrated on December 28th 2013. The Deputy Prime Minister was invited to the…
TICKETS for Shaggy’s concert next month is now available at Heritage Park Hotel as of yesterday. The 1996 Grammy Winner for best Reggae Album, will stage one show at the car park of Heritage Park Hotel. Ticket costs $350. According to Heritage park hotel, Shaggy is currently on tour of the pacific promoting his new…
International artist SHAGGY is heading here next month, much to the excitement of his local fans. The Heritage Park Hotel has officially announced on Friday, that they were bringing in the Jamaican-American reggae-pop and rapper singer to Honiara. Shaggy, whose real name was Orville Richard Burrell, was born on 22 October 1968. He was better…
THE MONTH of December was a time of Christmas celebration to mark the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ in the Christian calendar. Thursday 19th December 2013 marked a historic event at Sibilado village in north Vella La Vella, Western Province. A new 500-seat church building was dedicated and officially opened. The opening service was…
JULIAN Ricardo Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, left yesterday for his last show in Brisbane after performing in Honiara. Julian, accompanied by his band ‘Uprisings’, put up a mega show at the Panatina grounds on Wednesday that attracted thousands of fans. The organisers of the festival aimed to promote unity, peace and harmony…
REGGAE sensation Julian Marley rocked Honiara in a stunning two-hour show at Panatina yesterday. From the popular tone of his late father Bob Marley; Julian was no exception to spreading the word of peace, unity and harmony. He sang hit songs from his three albums ‘Lion in the Morning’, ‘A Time and Place’ and ‘Awake’…
TEMOTU Province is planning to build a women’s centre or craft market to help its women sell their products and earn an income. The province’s Chief Planning Officer Bruno Forau said this during a visit by the media team to project sites funded by Provincial Governance Strengthening Program (PGSP) last month. “We are planning to…