Move to Lift the Ban of Butterfly Trade Underway
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Conservation Division within the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) will submit a report to the International Trade on Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES) Scientific Committee and management. Deputy…
Farmers Celebrate CEMA “Renaming And Branding”
COPRA and cocoa farmers, buyers, and exporters have celebrated the “renaming and branding” of the former Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) in Honiara Wednesday this week which signals increased optimism for the future of the industry. The renaming of CEMA…
Fuel Prices Reduced By $0.35 Per Liter
THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury have confirmed that the exemption measures (both 50 % import duty exemption and zero sales tax) have reduced the domestic price of fuel by $0.35 per litre, which has directly benefited the end-users. The…
Vuri Clan Celebrates Another Landmark Protected Area
PEOPLE from the Vuri clan of Babatana Ward in South Choiseul have celebrated the declaration of their Forest Conservation Area under the Protected Areas law last month. The Vuri Forest Conservation Area (VFCA) – a forest of 574 hectares in…
SEPI Women’s Fisheries Initiative Set For Launching
WOMEN of the Sepi community in Bugotu, Isabel Province are set to celebrate the launching of their Fisheries Initiative Programme on the 4th of June 2022. Supported by the National Government, through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour, and Immigration…