BY AGNES MENANOPO JOHN Houkarawa is a professional panpipe artist who has the passion of preserving his Are’ are culture and tradition through playing panpipe. He, therefore, wants to look after bamboo trees, which panpipes are made out of and…
BY AGNES MENANOPO SENIOR officers from the Ministry of Agriculture And Livestock have previously undergone a training workshop intended to identify policy gaps and opportunities in Solomon Islands agricultural sector. The workshop was held at the Iron Bottom Sound Conference…
BY AGNES MENANOPO A number of schools and institutions, teachers and farmers have shown interest in Chocolate production by taking part in local chocolate making training in Honiara as part of the recent SolChoc Festival in July. The training aimed…
BY AGNES MENANOPO DESIGN and Technology (D &T) Centre has been working on solutions to keep Honiara City and provincial capitals clean. The business established a plastic recycling plant in East Honiara which collects plastic bottles and other general types…
BY AGNES MENANOPO CLIMATE change has affected the fundamental requirements for health, which include: clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure health. Although global warming might bring some localized benefits, such as fewer winter deaths in temperature climates…
BY AGNES MENANOPO MINISTER for Fisheries and Marine Resources, and Deputy Prime Minister Hon. John Maneniaru said the fisheries sector has recruited and employed more women in and around the Solomon Islands. He said this was the right approach to…
BY AGNES MENANOPO SOLOMON Islands Environmental Law Association (SIELA) has been established to help people in rural communities face and fight against issues destroying their environment. SIELA was established in collaborating with the Environmental Defense Office in Queensland, which is…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) together with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Recourses (MFMR) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) commemorated World Environment Day, World Oceans Day…
AXIOM mining company is making steady headway towards improving the conditions at its nickel mine site camp on San Jorge. The company is making sure it maintains the highest standard in environmental safety as it progresses with the extraction…
BY AGNES MENANOPO EFFORTS to control and contain the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) have shown positive signs of improvement in the Guadalcanal Plantation Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL). This is according to GPPOL plantation workers and supervisors. Plantation Field Cadet, Junita…
SOUTH San Jorge Landowner Trustees of the Axiom nickel mine project on San Jorge Island, Isabel Province have expressed delight at the positive feedback from the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) two-member team that inspected the company’s…
THERE are fears that the ongoing mining operations at West Rennell will enter the country’s only World Heritage Site Lake Tegano at Eastern tip of the Polynesian atoll. But Bintan Mining Company (BMC) Rennell Operations Manager Allen Hu states it…
