THE Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara last week celebrated the first phase completion of the Saint Mother Teresa Family and Youth Centre at Aruligo, West Guadalcanal. A Holy Mass led by Roman Catholic Archbishop His Grace Christopher Cardone was held at the new building on Friday last week to celebrate the milestone. A statement from Catholic…
IN general, Solomon Islands’ women are kind and generous – always demonstrating a united front to members of the public. There are times though when emotions boil over. And when it does, they do not munch their words Below is an indication of how fierce and tense rivalry amongst womenfolks could become. In the latest…
THE only mammogram machine at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara that is being used to detect any medical issue related to women’s breasts is currently not functioning. This means women who are faced with medical issues affecting their breasts are unable to access the service at the NRH for medical check-up. It’s unclear…
MEN who are being physically and verbally abused by their violent wives occasionally are being urged to report such case to the police to help reduce violence in families. The advise came from Vivian Foanaota who is believed to be working under the Community Policing Unit which also deals with family issues. Her comments came…
MJAMS has announced the recruitment of local singer Loretta Taika as its new artist liaison officer in Solomon Islands. A statement from MJams said as an artist liaison officer Loretta will be the first point of contact on anything to do with MJams. “Whether that’s help with uploading music and videos, distributing royalties or signing…
HOLY Cross Cathedral Parish commemorated Good Friday with a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by the Catholic Parish youths at the Holy Cross Cathedral joined with other Christian denominations around the globe remembering the Death of Jesus Christ. Youths dressed as Roman soldiers, Jesus’s Disciples, Jesus’s Mother, Pilot, Herod, Pharisees and other Biblical characters…
SOLOMON Islands famous boy band DMP has made a name for itself being the most popular Solomon Island band worldwide –based on its followers on Spotify. Since the beginning of this year, the DMP band got 43,815 monthly listeners placing them on the fourth spot, behind other big names like Jaro Local, Dezine, and Onetox.…
BISHOPS and priests of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Diocese of Central Melanesia gathered at Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral yesterday in a service to renew their ordination vows. The renewal of ordination vows is held annually by the church on Maundy Thursday. Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Bishop the Most Reverend Leonard Dawea…
PARISH priests from the Catholic Diocese of Gizo met last month in Gizo to prepare for the universal church synod which will be held in Rome next year. Catholic Diocese of Gizo media officer Rellysdom Malakana said the meeting was initiated after the Holy Father strongly recommended the need for the church to prepare for…
DREAMCAST Theatre Solomon Islands and One More Shot (#OMS) will host a virtual photo exhibition, a first of its kind online showcasing in the country. A statement from Dreamcast Theatre SI said the exhibition is designed to build human rights advocacy through thought-provoking local content for the public and effect active citizenship among youth. The…