Simplifying Weather Warnings and Advisories – Met Office to Introduce Simple Weather Messaging in Pijin
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MAJOR changes may come to the way of forecasting the weather in the Pijin version especially on the way weather watch updates, warning, and advisory statements are transferred to the public. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMS)…
Disaster Office Lacks Fund For Emergency Response
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE availability of financial support is now a major challenge faced by the National Disaster Management Office to ensure that immediate emergency responses are carried throughout disaster-affected communities in the country, according to the Director, Loti Yates.…
West Kwaio People Urged To Stop Coastal Littering
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA COMMUNITIES in West Kwaio, Malaita province, are urged to look after their coastal environment by stop throwing plastics into the sea and on the shorelines. Malaita provincial government Assistant Fisheries Officer, Alick Kona made the call recently.…
Fisheries Signs New Agreement with WWF
WORLD Wide Fund (WWF)-Solomon Islands has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. The agreement emphasizes a shared commitment to sustainable fisheries management. It also formalizes joint efforts between WWF and the Government…
Finally…. SI Can Now Pursue Compensation over Oil Spills
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands can now pursue compensation over recent oil spills in the country. This followed the country’s recent accession to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (‘Bunkers Convention’). A Government statement said…