Vendors Appreciates Waste Management Trial
BY JOY OFASIA FIVE Schools in Honiara have joined a Waste Management Innovation initiative through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that organized a 10-week trial in encouraging changing from single-use plastics to reusable materials. A school…
Giving Voice to Women Issues and Climate Change
BY AGNES MENANOPO LOCAL aspiring beauty pageant contestant, Ms. Tiare Haro has underlined her strongest ambitions to advocate on the relevant issues affecting women and climate change in the Solomon Islands. Miss Super Star Corporation, Ms. Haro confirmed that her…
Guale Leaders Salute Nature Park Completion
BY AGNES MENANOPO GUADALCANAL Provincial Government leaders have acknowledged the efforts made towards the completion and launching of the Barana Nature and Heritage Park and Environment and Resilience Centre at Barana Community. Supervising Provincial Secretary, Timothy Ngele said these initiatives…
5 Schools Trial Solutions to Reduce Plastics
FIVE Honiara schools are trying for 10 weeks to replace single-use plastics in their lunch service through a new waste management initiative. Koloale, Florence Young and Emmaus schools are trialing a refundable-fee scheme, which involves lunch vendors or the school…
St Nicholas College with Goal to Ban Plastic
BY AGNES MENANOPO WITH the goal of promoting reducing plastic waste, the Saint Nicholas College in Honiara is participating in waste management innovation initiative’s schools rethinking plastic trial. The 10-week trial is testing refundable-fee scheme and discount scheme interventions…