Events marking International Women’s Day will start today in Honiara with a church service at the Rhema Family Church. International Women’s Day is marked annually on March 8. Sarah Buka of the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs told the Sunday Star celebrations marking the event will continue until March 10. “Celebrations will…
THE Young Women’s Parliamentary Group congratulates Dorothy Ngaro for being the only female candidate amongst six male contestants, who contested the Vuhokesa ward Honiara City by-election this week. Lysa Wini-Simeon, Chairlady of YWPG commented that it certainly takes courage and enormous efforts to vie for a leadership role in Solomon Islands politics. “Much political critics…
LOCAL singer, song writer, and music producer David Bogese with the stage name ‘Young Davie’ is currently in Suva, Fiji to participate in the ‘Rise up Fiji concert and appeal this weekend and also to do music recordings. The Solomon Star managed to catch up with him for a short interview, before he left the…
SALESIAN community in Solomon Islands celebrated a Holy Eucharist with the visiting FMA Mother General Yvonne Reungoat at Don Bosco Technical Institution Henderson, Monday. The celebration is part of welcoming the Salesian and John Bosco community come together shear the Eucharist. It was attended by Don Bosco Students, Priests, Salesian Sisters and three Catholic bishops…
Our very own Rosie Delmah featuring Conkarah with reggae spin of Adele’s ‘Hello’ is streaming number 1 on Swedish streaming service- Spotify. While the music video clip is racking up more than 16 million viewers on YouTube, what really amazes us is the short timeframe (3 months) in which it is able to accumulate such…
Another female Solomon Islander obtains her doctoral degree Hard work and determination paid off for 31-year-old Tammy Tambe, who received her PhD in Social Anthropology from University of Bergen in Norway this month. Tammy, who is a Solomon Islander of I-Kiribati and Tuvaluan descent, had written a thesis called ‘Ngaira Kain Tari – We are…
THE touring reggae hit maker J Boog was impressed with the reggae cover of Adele’s ‘Hello’ sang by local female artist Rosie Delmah and Jamaica’s Conkarah. J Boog told the local media in a press conference after his arrival on Tuesday, that he has not heard any song from artists in the country but only…
AMERICAN reggae artists, J Boog and his stage associate SIAOSI said that they were honoured to be here in the Solomon Islands for the tour. Both artists expressed this when interviewed by members of the local press, in a conference on Tuesday at the Heritage Park Hotel. The Solomon Star understands that, SIAOSI has always…
A small survey carried out by a 24-hour canteen at Gilbert Camp water pump, East Honiara has found that most women of the area always go for Solomon Blue canned (taiyo) product. The small canteen has done its small survey since last month. Timson Mae told Solomon Star that most women there go for the…
Newly-elected Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Right Reverend George Takeli has spelled out his priorities for the church. Archbishop elect Takeli was elected on Friday to lead the church in the coming years. “There are three priority areas which I believe will drive the Anglican Church forward,” Archbishop Takeli said. They include: 1. …