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Elizabeth’s Story of Entrepreneurship and Determination

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BY CHRIS ALEX 24-year-old Elizabeth Ratu who made her way to become an entrepreneur and manageress of the Lokol Impact, a local fabric printing business, recently bagged the 2022 Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI)...

Lalita Speaks of Her Journalism Journey through University

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BY JOHN HOUNIHAU “SOLOMON Islands National University gave me a place to start my journey in journalism,” said Lalita Atangaoi Hong, who graduated with a certificate in Journalism and Media in 2021, at the University’s...

Local Talent Turns Her Passion into Hair Salon Business

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BY CHRIS ALEX THE ‘Qalia Hair Salon’ is among the newly registered small businesses in the Solomon Islands' growing hair and beauty industry. Since January 2023, Kaylin Kealoe, 26, has been at the helm of the...

Doctor Pleads For the Safe Return of His Daughters

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A Solomon Islands’ doctor, Dr Jack Siwainao from Malaita has made an appeal via Social Media for responsible authorities from both Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to assist in sending home his two...

Melanie Continues Battle against Uterine Cancer

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU WHEN aged 29, June Melanie Pelomo started experiencing continuous severe lower back and hip bone pain with abnormal bleeding when she was initially working at a meat company called Teys Australia Beenleigh...

Celebrating Maggie Vatia – 32 Years’ Service With Solomon Airlines

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WHEN Margaret Vatia left her home Gizo in the Western Province in 1989, she travelled to Honiara to pursue her dream of becoming a flight attendant for Solomon Airlines. Not only did she achieve her...

Tuvaruhu Girls Recycling Plastic Bottles into Bricks

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU RESILIENCE, Innovation and Social Change Girls Club which consists of young girls based in the Tuvaruhu community, Central Honiara are cleaning the environment by recycling plastic bottles into bricks and pavers. Tonnes of...

Lohana Muria Takes Pride Earning First Black Belt in Taekwondo

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BY JOY OFASIA FOR 4 years, Lohana Muria has consistently perfected and practiced her skill in Taekwondo at Yun’s Taekwondo Academy Solomon Islands in Honiara. In a ceremony this year, Lohana became the fourth female in...

How a 25 –Year-Old Sets Up Online Business with University Allowances

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU FOUR years ago as a University student in Fiji, Ebony Finau saved her allowances to make extra money. Eventually, She launched his own sales operation — an online business called ‘Twice is...

Trafficking of Women and Girls Thrives in Solomon Islands

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BY ALEX DADAMU ALTHOUGH the trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation especially of women and girls is not a highly organized movement, it is still present and thriving in the Solomon Islands. According to the 2022...