Coconut Rehabilitation Project Continues in West Kwaio

Coconut Rehabilitation Project Continues in West Kwaio

Editor’s DeskOct 10, 20252 min read

BY LESLEY FOINAGWA – ISLES MEDIA FREELANCHER WEST KWAIO Constituency in Malaita Province is continuing its Coconut Rehabilitation Program throughout 2025, targeting three key wards—Ward 26, Ward 27, and Ward 28—as part of its ongoing constituency development efforts. With continued…

Cocoa and Copra Exports Earn in SB$511 Million as Agriculture Sector Surges

Cocoa and Copra Exports Earn in SB$511 Million as Agriculture Sector Surges

Editor’s DeskOct 10, 20253 min read

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA), trading as Solomon Commodities, proudly announces that the Solomon Islands has achieved together for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarter of 2025 an impressive SBD$511.9 million in combined export value for copra (coconut…

Twenty New Fisheries Observers Begin Intensive Training in Honiara

Twenty New Fisheries Observers Begin Intensive Training in Honiara

Editor’s DeskOct 9, 20253 min read

Honiara, 7 October 2025 – A new cohort of twenty fisheries observers, including one female participant, began a five-week intensive training program yesterday morning at the Sullivans Conference Facility in Rove. The training, facilitated by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine…

MAL Strengthens Public–Private Partnerships to Drive Agricultural Growth

MAL Strengthens Public–Private Partnerships to Drive Agricultural Growth

Editor’s DeskOct 9, 20254 min read

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is realizing the opportunity to advancing the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) as a key strategy for transforming the agriculture and livestock sector in the Solomon Islands. MAL Minister (second from left) signed as witness…

First-Time Seaweed Farmer Sees Hope in New Venture

First-Time Seaweed Farmer Sees Hope in New Venture

Editor’s DeskOct 9, 20252 min read

BY JOY OFASIA Allan Sia, a young man from East Kwara’ae in Malaita Province, is trying something new — seaweed farming. For the first time, Allan and his wife are part of a local seaweed project near their village, and…