CHURCH members of St Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Central Guadalcanal are being urged to practice the characters of St Vincent in their daily living. The characters of St Vincent are to help the poor. According to Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki, the program was attended by 500 people from churches around…
More than ten Members of Parliament (MP) despite their very busy schedules have attended a three day training workshop program organised by the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC). The workshop which commenced on Monday was held half a day over three days and was facilitated by Rev. Francois Pihaatae and Dr. Julia Edwards of the…
ROYAL Solomon Islands Police force shear moment of remembrance to five Royal Papua New Guinea Constable who lost their live over the past twelve months in their lines of duty. They are late Senior Constable Salathiel Steve Lasingan, Constable Clifford Yembiningi, Senior constable Alan Anai,Chief Sergeant Camilus Salingwi and Senior constable Dunstan Baure. Solomon Islands…
SUVA, (UNICEF/UNFPA/WHO/DFAT) – Three Pacific Island countries using integrated approaches to health delivery for women, new-borns, children and adolescents will benefit from a nearly AU$7 million UN Joint Programme announced in New York as part of a meeting of Pacific Foreign Ministers. These countries are Kiribati, Solomon islands and Vanuatu. The Australian Government’s investment in…
NAURU has joined the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu to become the third country in the Pacific to ban the controversial practice of transshipping. The ban comes in the wake of the Rainbow Warrior III discovering Taiwanese longliner Shuen De Ching No 888 operating illegally in its waters, including offloading its catch to a mothership and…
ONE of the leading high schools in the country has successfully staged its cultural festival on Wednesday. Honiara High School, in central Honiara was the centre of focus for students, parents, friends, and the general public who turned up in numbers to be part of the one day event. About 20 participating cultural groups from…
THE Yam festival which was scheduled to be held in South Malaita next year is sure to promote tourism in the little known region of Malaita. In his speech to officially launched the logo and theme of the festival, chairman of the organizing committee and MP for Small Malaita, Rick Hou said, the event is…
THE dates for the ‘Yam Festival’ which will take place at the southern region of Malaita province is set for 24 – 27 of July 2016. This was revealed by the chairman of the organizing committee and Member of Parliament (MP) for Small Malaita, Rick Hou during the launching of the festival’s logo and theme…
ABOUT 30 taxi drivers registered under the Henderson International Airport Taxi association have undergone a training as part of improving their customer service to international visitors. For the first time, local tourism business Solomon Host undertook the training. Joyce Konofilia chief executive officer (CEO) of Solomon Host said, the training was requested by the taxi…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Small Malaita Constituency, Rick Hou has successfully launched the Yam festival logo and theme in Honiara, early this week. The launching was officiated by the MP and members of the organizing committee at the Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel, which was attended by senior government officials, friends, and people of the…