Empowering Solar Training for Young Women in Solomon Islands
SEVENTEEN young women who underwent four weeks of training at the Solomon Islands National University Center for Technical Vocational Education and Training graduated with certificates on Friday, February 9th, 2024.
This is after they successfully...
International Children’s Day Celebrated in Honiara
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
INTERNATIONAL Children's Day was observed by Honiara's primary school pupils at the Multipurpose Hall complex, next to Lawson Tama Stadium.
This year's International Children's Day is centred on the idea of a "safe...
Vella La Vella’s Lack of Healthcare Services Leads to Tragic Deaths among Women
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU
THE lack of health facilities, roads, and telecommunications services in parts of the Vella La Vella Islands is causing significant concern, particularly among mothers, children, and older people, and resulting in fatalities.
Janis...
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...
Navab Make Profits with Shell Money Tradition
BY CHRIS ALEX
FOR many years since childhood, Navab Gwaeta has developed her talent, knowledge, and skill in the art of traditional shell money making – an art that originated from the coastal community of...
Ambassador Campbell Champions Gender Equality During Solomon Islands Visit
BY JOY OFASIA
DURING her recent visit to the Solomon Islands, Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Ms. Stephanie Copus Campbell, underscored the importance of lifting barriers to allow everyone, regardless of gender, to reach their...
Woman Street Seller Continues to Defy All Odds
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
A woman street seller, Mary Wale who has been trading betel nuts for almost a decade in the streets of Honiara has continued to defy the city council by-laws and unfair policing...
SINU Agriculture Student Wants to Give Back
BY JOHN HOUNIHAU
A Solomon Islands National University student is looking forward to giving back to the country and her rural community after completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Tropical Science and majoring in Agri-Business this...
Speed Queen Jovita Arunia Blazes a Trail as a Referee
AS Solomon Islands 60m sprint National Record holder, you can’t accuse referee Jovita Arunia of not being able to keep up with the play.
At the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow in March, Arunia clocked...
Solomon Islands Gears Up for Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
BY JOY OFASIA
AS Honiara prepares to host the highly anticipated 2025 Miss Pacific Island Pageant from February 1st to 8th, excitement is building across the Solomon Islands.
This year’s event promises to be a spectacular...
