One out of 50 members in the current National Parliament of Solomon Islands is a woman. Three women have been elected to Parliament in the 39 years since the country’s independence.
Solomon Islands has appointed its first female Chief Magistrate. Emma Garo, a former public solicitor who served as Magistrate and Deputy Chief Magistrate in the Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court, was sworn in to her new position this morning at the High Court.
Village needs, human trafficking and marriage were among the topics raised at a meeting of the Isabel Provincial Council of Women in Buala this week. Sixteen female representatives from across Isabel and provincial government officials attended the three-day conference.
About 2000 people marched, and sometimes danced, through the streets of Honiara this morning to celebrate International Women’s Day. Under the theme “be bold for change” the crowd marched from the city centre to the National Art Gallery, where the crowd danced, played Australian football and heard…
Bita’ama women in North Malaita are concerned their health could be affected as the only female nurse serving at the Bita’ama clinic is on leave. Only a male nurse is currently providing general clinical services, but SIBC stringer in Bita’ama John Andrew Kiri says women there are not feeling…
Despite culture being the bedrock of our identity as Solomon Islanders, it never supports the idea of equality in Parliament. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the award ceremony for recipients of the 2016 Secondary School Essay Competition on Women’s Leadership and…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said one cannot deny the degree of discrimination that the country’s governance system creates between men and women.
Family Support Centre has successfully participated in the 7th Regional Meeting of Pacific Women Network against Violence against Women in Fiji. Director of Family Support Center Ms.
Hundreds of women both from the North and Southern regions of Malaita province are converging at Kiu, West Are’are on a regional women’s convention which will start this weekend.
Three senior business executives of Solomon Islands are leaving the country to attend the Eight Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum and Trade Expo in Brisbane today.
The Solomon Islands Women in Business (SIWIBA) has gained national recognition when Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare pledged to include the SIWIBA Awards in the National Budget. The Prime Minister announced his intention during the SIWIBA 2016 business awards early this month.
Winner of the Business Woman of the Year Award is encouraging housewives in Solomon Islands to be self-reliant instead of depending on their husband or partner as breadwinners.
Karina Paeneitala is the winner of the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association’s Business Woman of the Year Award. She received her award during a ceremony hosted by SIWIBA over the weekend. Ms. Paeneitala is a single mother with five children and six grandchildren and runs a floral business.
The Private Sector is holding a week long mini-trade show in Honiara starting today. The mini trade show is jointly hosted by the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) Small and Medium Enterprise Council-SMEC and the Solomon Islands Business Enterprise Centre.
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) has launched its five-year national plan. President of the Women’s Council, Ella Kauhue told SIBC News in an interview the launching is significant for her organisation.
A cartoon published in the Solomon Star has angered the Solomon Islands National Council of Women. According to the President, Mrs. Ella Kauhue, the Cartoonist is insensitive to the issues affecting young girls in the country especially sexual violation in the country.
The 2016 recipient of the U.S. Secretary of State, Solomon Islands Women’s Courage Award is Dr Alice Pollard. Dr Pollard was recognised for her work in help improving the livelihoods of women around the country.
Be courageous is the encouragement by the 2016 US Secretary of State-Solomon Islands Women of Courage Award recipient Dr. Alice Pollard. Speaking during her award presentation last night in Honiara, Dr. Pollard called on everyone to be courageous.
The Solomon Islands Embassy in Cuba will assist Solomon Islands women to establish connections with Cuba. Ambassador to Cuba His Excellency Simeon Bauro made this assurance when he met with the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association SIWIBA Board and representatives this week.
An elderly woman of Komaliai in the Shortlands Islands has called on the National Government to break its negligence of very remote and isolated communities by bringing developments closer to them.
