Staff at a British Catholic charity were baffled when a handwritten letter arrived from a remote parish in the South Pacific Solomon Islands seeking help to build a new church. With no internet access, how could the parish priest have got their address in Cirencester, an English country town? And how could he know his Read more
A parish in the Solomon Islands is to get its first permanent church building thanks to the generosity of British Catholics. Since its foundation in 1950, St Mark’s parish in the village of Fote, on Malaita has worshipped in a hut made of wood and palm leaves. But in a hand-written appeal to the charity Read more
In Honiara, where much of the fighting occurred during the “Tensions” which brought the Solomon Islands to political and economic collapse a decade ago, people now go about their daily lives with freedom and security. As the country enters a new phase with the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) withdrawing military personnel Read more
A band from the highlands region of Central Kwara’ae in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands, calling themselves the “Crystal River Band”, is launching its first ever DVD on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 December 2012 in Auki, Malaita Province, and on 15 December in Honiara. Most of the songs featured on the DVD are original compositions Read more
An English woman, Pat McEvoy, the wife of a former missionary in the Solomom Islands, and her four daughters have set up scholarships to assist girls from Malaita Solomon Islands to attend secondary school. Pat is going to the Solomon Islands to put into place the John McEvoy Scholarship for Girls with money she and her daughters have raised in England. It Read more
Samuel Maetara was ordained deacon at St Anne’s parish in Manurewa on Sunday 15 July. It is hoped that he will be ordained to the priesthood in December in the Solomon Islands. Deacon Samuel Maetara, 33, is from Malaita Province in the Southern region of the Solomon Islands. He says that he feels called to serve Read more
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Danny Philip has offered a national apology to the premier and people of Malaita province for the hurt and hate imposed against Malaitans over the years. In his keynote address during celebrations to mark the province’s 2nd Appointed Day, Philip highlighted the significant contribution of Malaitans toward nation-building since the colonial Read more
A group of former members of the militants Malaita Eagle Force have been given the opportunity to appear before Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It was the first time Malaitans have been able to appear before the Commission set up to investigate the causes of the ethnic violence that gripped Solomon Islands between 1997 and Read more