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Tourism Solomons CEO (Acting), Dagnal Dereveke (on left) with his team and Bonfire Festival organiser Jeremy Saeni aka Jaro Local (fourth from right) and members of his organising committee.

Tourism Solomons Celebrates Success of Bonfire Festival

The recent Bonfire Festival in Honiara, centered around Melanesian music, has been hailed as a major success by Tourism Solomons, which has called the event a potential model for promoting local cultural, musical, and sporting events to international markets.
In an emotional reflection, Chris shared that he and his father had listened to Naratana Manu together in the hospital before his father passed away.

Rohoima Wins Pacific Break 2024

Solomon Islands artist Chris Kamu'ana Rohoima shared a heartfelt moment with his family when he received the life-changing call from Nesia Daily’s Jacob McQuire and Michael Chow, informing him that he had won the Pacific Break 2024 competition.
“Coming from the slums of Honiara, my music is a mixture of the things I love, the things I see and feel. I try not to box myself into a genre, I always try to experiment with new ideas and test my versatility as an artist.”

Bibao Joins Pacific Break 2024 Finalists

Solomon Islands very own, Lester Bibao Kisina known as Bibao has been announced as the seventh finalist in Pacific Break 2024.
Australia supported a two-day workshop, organised by the Solomon Islands National University, representatives from Deakin University and the Australian National University.

Australia Supports Solomon Islands History Project

Australia is proud to support an oral history project to enable Solomon Islanders to share their stories about the country’s WWII and Independence history.
Traditional shell money making in Langa Langa Lagoon, Solomon Islands.

The Unspoilt Tropical Island That Still Uses Shell Money

At the Malaita markets, amid the low murmur of mammas, the pungent scent of freshly netted tuna, and plump coconuts plucked straight from the tree, shell necklaces are coiled like king cobras.

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