Margaret Unleashes Her Passion for Cloth Dyeing into Entrepreneurial Success
BY CHRIS ALEX
BORN and raised in Gizo Island, Western Province, the remote region of the Solomon Islands is Margaret Qae, a former secondary mathematics teacher, who later turned entrepreneur.
With an artistic background in the...
Solomon Islanders Completed UK-Supported Pacific Women in Export Leadership Programme
“NOT only does it impart relevant knowledge and skills for effectively entering established markets with our unique Pacific brands, but also teaches us ways to access finance and forge new connections and partnerships with...
Weightlifting Debutant Donga Proud to Win First Ever Pacific Games Medals
BY JOY OFASIA
YOUNG weightlifting debutant Rowena Donga has made history for herself after winning 3 medals at this year’s 2022 Mini Pacific Games in the Northern Marianas.
The 15-year-old Mini Pacific Games medallists from Malaita...
MASI Congratulates Kekea on her Selection to Commonwealth Elections Observer Mission
THE Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) has congratulated its former president, Georgina Kekea, on her selection to be part of the Commonwealth Expert Team (CET) to observe the October 30 elections in the...
Catriona Finds Inspiration from the Women Entrepreneurs Program
BY CHRIS ALEX
CATRIONA Kotto Birisi, a young entrepreneur from the Solomon Islands, found inspiration and guidance during the one-day information session, an event organized by the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program.
The purpose of...
“The things that unite us are stronger than the things that divide: Pacific journalists...
IT might be 5,500 kilometres from her island, but Samoan journalist Manaui Faulalo knows she now has a second home in South Australia’s Barossa Valley.
Manaui is part of a new initiative, coordinated through the...
Hageulu Women Moves to Conserve and Restore Tubi Forest
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
WOMEN in Hageulu village in Isabel province is moving to conserve and protect their Tubi forest.
This comes after a successful consultation headed by the so-called local conservation organization the 'Network for Indigenous...
Local Talent Turns Her Passion into Hair Salon Business
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...
Women Encouraged to Join the Maritime Sector
BY JOY OFASIA
PRESIDENT of the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime Association, Cathy Nori is encouraging more women to join the Maritime sector as the country commemorates the annual International Day of the Seafarer in...
Striving for Women Seats in Provincial Assemblies
The Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) is committed to table the proposed amendment to the Provincial Government Amendment Bill (PGAB) 2018 that will establish temporary special measures (TSM) to guarantee...
