Local Entrepreneurs Undergone FFA Tuna Canning Training
THE Forum Fisheries Agency has this week hosted a tuna bottling for small business workshop training, which attracted at least 15 local participants in Honiara, according to the FFA media statement. The training aims to provide tuna bottling training for…
Two Solar Hybrid Power Systems Inaugurated in South Malaita
ACCESS to electricity in rural areas of Solomon Islands is a widespread issue faced by most communities living in those parts of the country. The Stimulating Progress Towards Improved Rural Electrification in Solomon Islands (SPIRES) project, implemented thru UNDP by…
500 Plus UXOs Safely Remove, Now Ready for Destruction
IN a recent operation in Western Province, approximately 500 different Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) were removed and prepared for destruction. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) safely removed those UXOs to a safer…
Major Burst Pipe: No Running Water to Several Areas in Honiara
SOLOMON Water has announced the closure of water supply and no running water to several urban communities and business areas after a major burst pipe in central Honiara. The cause of the outage was a major burst pipe caused by…
Solomon Islands: More Than 65,000 Households Lack Proper Toilet Facilities
CLOSE to half (49.5%) of all households in Solomon Islands had no access to a toilet facility – with open defecation being the primary facility used. This was captured in the 2019 Census report where a total of 132,492 households…