BY IAN KAUKUI SOLOMON Islands, a country with one of the world’s most extensive shorelines, has taken a step towards conserving the nesting beaches and protection of Pacific leatherback sea turtles. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) office in Honiara, with the…
DEVELOPING the Noni industry and others like kava and cassava is one of the key policy priority of the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) therefore the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) remains committed to it. Permanent Secretary of…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE provincial government of Malaita is confident to attain peace and sustainability through the outcome of the US$1 million project aimed to strengthen disaster reduction and risk management policies and plans in the country, according to Malaita…
BY ALEX DADAMU CORAL reefs are of crucial importance for food security and rural livelihoods in the archipelago. Logging is a major, yet often overlooked, a threat to coral reefs in the country, according to a 2020 report on Coral…
BY ALEX DADAMU WITH the change in temperatures between the ocean and atmosphere in the east-central Equatorial Pacific and the push of the eastern pacific warm waters to the western pacific waters where the Solomon Islands is located, tuna stocks…
BY ALEX DADAMU PEOPLE love fish and often at times, the hard work of Fishermen were disregarded and overlooked. The Trade of fishing is no easy task. But some families in rural areas in the Solomon Islands are depending on…
BY ALEX DADAMU PACIFIC Meteorological Desk Partnership at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has confirmed the arrival of La Niña in the Pacific. Whilst the impacts of La Niña will vary from country to country, Solomon…
BY MIKE TUA THE COVID-19 global pandemic has allowed Solomon Islands including regional aspiring and experienced journalists to connect using the ‘Zoom’ – an online platform for this year’s Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum virtual media workshop. The four-day virtual…
BY ALEX DADAMU WHILE the country is fighting the war against the Coronavirus Pandemic, an environmental health issue that has been around for quite sometimes now and has become an eye-sore to suburbs in and around Honiara City is the…
BY JOHN CHRISMA ITS official – Solomon Island National University’s Panatina Campus – single ablution block has been described by a student as bad and smelly; needing urgent attention. A concerned student, Margret Aumamua said that recently the situation is…
BY JOHN CHRISMA FIBREGLASS boat builder encourages fishermen and other fiberglass boat owners in the Solomon Islands that old broken fiberglass boats are still useful if repaired and to decrease littering and contaminating our coastlines. Over the years, Business owner…
BY JOHN CHRISMA TO make sure our roads are safe and efficient for all road users; Lee Kwok Kuen Company recently resealed more than 20km of feeder roads access across the Henderson area through its road repair and maintenance works…
