A WEEKLONG Regional Quarterly Youth Empowerment Service camporee for the Adventist Western Sub-Region was successfully held at Patovaki camp ground in Kukudu, Kolombangara, Western Province. Organized by the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, the program was held from 6 to 12 October. The program brought together close to 2000 Master Guides, Youth Leaders, Councillors and…
THE Seventh-Day Adventist Church has successfully held a Digital Discipleship program at Maranatha Hall in East Honiara on Sunday. The three-day training program commenced on Friday. A statement from SDA Solomon Islands stated that this is part of a global Adventist initiative. “It is an initiative by the church that is rolled out right around…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is collaborating with Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in the country to address the issue of high rate of Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs). The NCDs prevention and control: ‘Linking FBOs and Non-Communicable Diseases Summit’ held last week in Honiara brought together more than 20 church representatives. The Ministry of Health…
AFTER years of hard work and sleepless nights, 120 students of Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) graduated last Friday with certificates in various programs they successfully undertook. The 2024 Graduation Ceremony filled the school hall with cheers, applauses and a palpable sense of accomplishment as students marked a monumental milestone in their educational journey. The…
A WINNING Souls for Christ training was successfully conducted at the Wyfolonga Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Zone 3, East Kwaio, Malaita Province, last weekend. It was a one-day training program was conducted by East Kwaio District Pastor Stevenson Balausi and retired Pastor Sovo Samuel with the support of a team from Atoifi Adventist College. Pr…
ATOIFI Adventist College’s Youth Ambassador Pathfinders and Adventurers (YAPA) over the weekend conducted a training at Oloburi for Pathfinders and Adventurers of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church there. Atoifi and Oloburi are located in East Kwaio, Malaita Province. This training was aimed at teaching leaders of adventurers and pathfinders how to use adventurer and pathfinder materials,…
Up to 20 Junior Youths of the Baha’i Faith, have completed a one-week intensive study program at the Western provincial capital of Gizo. The program called ‘Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program’ (JYEP) was held last week at the Baha’i Centre in Jah Mountain. The young participants represented various communities, including Gizo Local Spiritual Assembly (LSA),…
THE Western Provincial Government (WPG) has thanked the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Solomon Islands for the quality upgrade of dilapidated ablution block at Titiana Community School. The school comprises both a primary and secondary division. The ablution upgrade project was fully funded by ADRA Australia and was implemented by ADRA Solomon Islands under…
OVER 140 Sunday School children joyfully received their First Holy Communion during the 11am Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral on Sunday 29th September. The Mass was led by Fr. Clement Wane, with Fr. Peter Kevin, Assistant Secretary to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea/Solomon Islands. The lively liturgy was enriched by the participation of…
ELEVEN teachers from the Marist College Canberra and Girls Grammar School in Canberra arrived in Honiara on Sunday and will be here for a week, visiting some schools they helped build in Honiara and Guadalcanal and interact with them. These include St Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School, Mercy School at Burn’s Creek, Laumanasa Community and Rural…