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...
Police Officers Honour Women’s Day in Colorful Style
MORE than 100 plus Women Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) took part in the march alongside other women in Honiara to mark, today, 08 March 2023.
Chief of Staff (CoS), to...
Justina Radclyffe Finds Healing Through Garden Therapy
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
FLORA gardening has become a healing tool and hobby to cope with stress, and improve social, mental, and healthy well-being for a local medical business entrepreneur, physiotherapist, and florist, Justina Radclyffe.
Justina, 59,...
Beyond Loss: Elizabeth’s Story of Fashion Designing and Success
BY CHRIS ALEX
MAKING ends meet is a daily struggle for many underprivileged single mothers. Not many can survive such harsh realities despite hard work and sheer determination.
But in the Solomon Islands, some continue to...
