Kaonasughu Clinic Needs Better Services
BY JOY OFASIA KAONASUGHU Clinic, in Central Makira, lacks lighting and staff who can do basic tasks like testing for malaria. The clinic, staffed by two nurses, serves around 3000 people living in eight villages from Waihara to Kokana and…
Solomon Islands Involves in Marine Litter Fight
BY AGNES MENANOPO PERMANENT Secretary of Ministry of Environment (MECCDM), Dr. Melchior Mataki has strongly urged all citizens to tackle and address the underlining issues of marine litter in the Solomon Islands. Dr. Mataki made the urgent call during a…
WasteAid Facilitates Marine Litter Workshop
BY AGNES MENANOPO WASTE Management Charity Group, WasteAid UK through the Commonwealth Litter Program (CLiP) has recently facilitated a Policy and Action Workshop on Marine Litter on 14 February at the Solomon Islands Development Trust Building in Honiara. The one-day…
MoU Signed to Confront Fisheries Sector
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and the Solomon Islands National University-Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Studies (SINU-IMFS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen fisheries management in the country. The signing…
Thousands Return Home After Wild Weather
MOST of the about 100,000 people across Solomon Islands affected by wet and windy weather last week have returned home or are being sheltered by other family members. The director of the National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates, said part…