In memory of PT109 crew
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE memory of the PT109 crew has been commemorated with a six-man team swimming the 4.2 mile route from Kennedy Island to Olosana and Naru and back to Kennedy Island. On the early morning of August…
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Culture, the eye of the storm: PM
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has described the Solomon Islands culture as the eye of the storm for tourism development in the country. He was speaking during the opening of the Yam Cultural Festival in Small Malaita last Sunday. He stated…
MEHRD promises support for ACOM
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has promised support for the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) towards the new pathway of offering diploma courses for primary in-services teachers. The Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary…
Gov’t focuses attention on nation-wide airport improvement projects
THE Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government (SIDCCG) is focusing attention on airport improvements around the country as part and parcel of the country’s National Development Strategy 2016-2035. To support this objective, the Ministry of Communication and Civil Aviation…
Malaitans told to stay united and stop separatist thinking
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THERE are two ways you can interpret whether regionalism is evident in Malaita province and it’s either negatively or positively. This was raised by Dr David W Gegeo, Research Coordinator of Social Sciences at the Solomon…
Women Real Deal, only when we support each other
BY GEORGINA KEKEA WOMEN are encouraged to support each other in their daily work. Speaking during the closing of a session with SIPNET (Solomon Islands Professional Women Network), through the Waka Mere Commitment to Action, Regina Gatu, Sustainable Manager of…
Paparanghu Women’s Association receive donation from Sigoto
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO PAPARAGHU Women’s Association in Gizo have received 10 cooler boxes donated by Member of Parliament (MP) for Ranonga/Simbo Constituency Charles Sigoto. The newly formed Paparaghu Women’s Association women consists of women from Simbo and Ranonga who…
Leadership and management training helps professional women
BY GEORGINA KEKEA A weeklong training on Leadership and Management has just concluded for women through the Waka Mere Commitment to Action. The weeklong workshop was mainly on leadership. Coordinator of the SICCI-IFC Gender Programme, Ruth Maetala said empowering and…
Education is everyday
BY GEORGINA KEKEA WOMEN are encouraged to pursue education in order to reach leadership positions. This was said by the IFC Vice President Asia Pacific for young girls and women pursuing excellence in their areas of work. Yesterday Nena Stoiljkovic…
New University here next year
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Anglican Church of Melanesian (ACOM) will establish a University named John Coleridge Patterson University (JCPU) with enrolment beginning next year. This was highlighted by ACOM Archbishop George Takeli during the handover ceremony of teacher’s material…