The Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) members have undertaken a three-day Innovative Entrepreneurship for Women in Business in Honiara. The three days training started on Tuesday at the SIWIBA Business Development Centre and concluded yesterday with a formal presentation of certificates to participants. Facilitators are from Israel, Ms. Reem Shachar who is the…
Hundreds turn out to witness the ordination of Br Dominic Soloko as a new deacon for the Catholic Church in Noro last Sunday on the 6th of August 2017 at Noro Township. The ordination was conducted by the Catholic Bishop of Gizo. Witnessed by his relatives from Wagina Island, Canaan, his own family, friends and…
LOCAL women are being urged to come forward freely to conduct screening for cervical cancer even though their body is well. This came after the recent report produced by the National referral Hospital (NRH) sees cervical cancer as topping the list of cancers killing people in the country recently. The report produced by NRH shows…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was impressed with the initiatives of the “Waka Mere Commitment for Action” programme for women empowerment in the country’s business and labour market. The Prime Minister launched the programme in Honiara last Tuesday in the presence of the Minister of Commerce, Elijah Doromuala and the visiting the Australian Assistant Minister for…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was impressed with the initiatives of the “Waka Mere Commitment for Action” programme for women empowerment in the country’s business and labour market. The Prime Minister launched the programme in Honiara Tuesday this week in the presence of the Minister of Commerce, Elijah Doromuala and the visiting the Australian Assistant Minister…
THE second round of Solo was successful held last Sunday 16th July at the Art Gallery despite the unfavourable weather. A statement from the organisers said despite the bad weather the program managed to pull through. As has been the tradition, the second round kicked in with the introduction of both the star schools and…
The Honiara-based Maranatha Children____s Ministry of the Seventh Day Adventists Church is currently on a week long outreach program to Auki, Malaita province. The children ministry which consisted mainly of children of aged between 11-18 is currently doing their children ministry outreach program helping various communities including a clinic and Kilu’ufi hospital in the province.…
UP to fifty women within North Guadalcanal Constituency will soon receive their poultry projects. Minister and Member of Parliament for North Guadalcanal Constituency, Samson Maneka revealed this to Solomon Star in a short interview on Tuesday. “The women here are very vocal and struggling ones,” Mr Maneka said. He added that their poultry projects have…
A YOUTH team from Murwillumbah Australia Sacred Heart Parish arrived on Sunday for an exchange programme with the youth of Saint Mary Tanahai Parish. The Tanahai parishioners welcome their guests with a special welcome service. Catholic Media officer Camillus Kole said following the service a Tanahai Parish chairman Anthony Lelea brief the youths about Saint…
LOCAL Churches within Visale Catholic Parish in Northwest Guadalcanal will celebrate the year of the children starting 18th this month. Solomon Star’s Northwest Guadalcanal John Toki told Solomon Star on Moday that year of the children is an event in the Catholic Calendar for children to come together and celebrate with some activities to build…