Ambassador Shows Appreciation of Botanical Garden
Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Keiichi Hagiuchi has shown appreciation of the Botanical Garden underpinning its central role to conservation as a benchmark that Solomon Islands should be proud of. His Excellency Keiichi Hagiuchi uttered these sentiments whilst…
Ulawa Farmers Struggle to Transport Copra and Cocoa Amid Poor Infrastructure
BY LIONEL TAORAO – ISLES MEDIA FREELANCHER Copra and Cocoa farmers on Ulawa Island in the Makira/Ulawa province are finding it increasingly difficult to transport their produce to Honiara due to worsening infrastructure. Farmers say deteriorating road conditions and the…
MPYC Leaders Attend Design Launch of $50 Million Climate-Resilient Agriculture Project
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA – ISLES MEDIA FREELANCER President of the Malaita Provincial Youth Council, Phillip Subu, and Abel Wanesuia, Chairman of the Besi Youth Association in North Malaita, attended the official Design Launch of the Solomon Islands Climate Resilient Agricultural…
Australia Awards Alumni Gain Critical Insights from Landmark Hydropower Project
Seventeen Australia Awards alumni from across the Solomon Islands have been learning firsthand from the Tina River Hydropower Development Project — Australia’s largest climate investment in the Pacific. The alumni attended a workshop led by Project Manager Mr Pradip Verma,…
Logging Activities Pollute Waterways in West Kwaio
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA – ISLES MEDIA FREELANCER Communities in West Kwaio, Malaita Province, have raised serious concerns over the pollution of rivers and streams caused by logging activities carried out by a foreign Asian company in recent years. Residents say…