Rainy Weather Impacts Local Produce
BY JOHN CHRISMA – FREELANCE JOURNALIST LOCAL cash crop farmers from the New Zealand Camp, Bloody Ridge Community of Central Guadalcanal are currently very worried over the continuing unstable rainy pattern which severely affected their garden produce over the past…
Increased Supply of Tuna Overwhelmed Vendors
BY JOY OFASIA THE increasing supply of frozen salt tuna from the ocean fishing vessels in the past days has ignited a sudden burst of excitement among fish vendors at the Honiara Central Market. For the majority of women fish…
Fish Vendors Demand Upgrade of Market Site
BY JOY OFASIA LOCAL fish vendors have raised their concerns demanding Honiara City Council (HCC) to provide a solution to the existing fish market site at the Honiara Central Market. Woman fish vendor, Mary Nanga argued that it has been…
Environmental Impact of Plastic in Solomon Islands
BY AGNES MENANOPO ACCORDING to a study by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, Disaster Management (MECDM), South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), as of 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019, Solomon Islands have waste made up…
Perceptions on Single-Use Plastic Ban in Solomon Islands
BY AGNES MENANOPO PLASTIC waste or pollution has become a general environmental issue and has gained considerable attention in recent years in the Solomon Islands. The country has experienced an increasing amount of single-use plastics (plastic bottles and bags) being…