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...
Pacific Games: Para Athlete Confident to Represent the Solomon Islands
BY JOY OFASIA
SOLOMON Islands para-athlete, Rose Lydia is ready to take on the Pacific Games 2023 and represent the Solomon Islands.
She talked to SOLOMON WOMEN about how she feels to make it to the...
Joan Ini: A Woman Working in the Local Security Sector
BY JOY OFASIA
BEING a woman in the Solomon Islands security sector can be a challenging task for women like Joan Ini who works full-time as a security officer for ‘Coast Watch Security Firm’ in...
EDITORIAL: Deepest Respect to All Local Mothers
Mother’s Day is celebrated annually in the Solomon Islands, and we believe it’s not only limited to celebrating “mums” in the country.
It’s an opportunity to celebrate, reflect, honour, remember and share stories about how...
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...
Melanie Continues Battle against Uterine Cancer
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...
Trafficking of Women and Girls Thrives in Solomon Islands
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...
Elizabeth, a Trader in Handmade Traditional Jewelleries
BY CHRIS ALEX
HONIARA has over the years becoming quite popular with local vendors trading unique and attractive cultural and traditional artefacts, and fashionable jewellery.
Elizabeth Samani from the Langa-Langa lagoon in Malaita province has been...
Choiseul Woman Shares Her Story Battling Cancer
30-year-old June Melanie Pelomo from the remote region of Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands diagnosed with Uterine (Womb) Cancer has shared a heart-breaking picture and story as part of her awareness that she...
Ms. Vouza Takes Up Leadership of Mid-land Security Services
ONE local company working with the Tina River Hydropower Development Project is changing the way the traditionally male dominated security service industry operates in Solomon Islands under the leadership of a female owner and...
