BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE World Tsunami day was successfully marked with style today Friday 5th at the National Disaster Management office in east Honiara. The World Tsunami day is marked every year on fifth (5th) of November. This year’s event which…
Honiara 26 October 2021: Staff of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources commenced a weeklong training on public services processes and procedures starting Monday this week. The training is aimed at educating both long-serving and new officers of MFMR…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE past stories of UXO impacts serves to highlight how critical and important to take urgent action and as a govt we are tasked with ensuring the security of our people and to accept any support that…
BY MIKE TUA MILTON Maelikini sews school bags for children with his hands, needle, and thread from recycled Solrais bags from his rural home space in Kilusakwalo village, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita province. Although it takes a lot of craftsmanship, patience,…
MORE than 20 staff of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs have undertaken training to support the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to standardise gender, social inclusion and human rights in its…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ALTHOUGH people of Savo are continuing with their normal lives, the Seismology Unit of the Geological Survey Division in Honiara had cautioned them to remain alert after an earthquake triggered some minor seismic activities from the volcano…
TRAININGS on cocoa grafting was conducted for Chale and Uzamba Participatory Action Research (PAR) farmers in the Western Province. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Research Department conducted the field trainings recently at Chale farm in Marovo…
“Ecosystem Restoration – let’s take a step to heal what we have broken”. I am so thankful to you all for this wonderful opportunity to be part of a global event celebration held in a rural community outside of Honiara.…
BY MIKE TUA THE Green Party Solomon Islands has launched its first-ever Convention for this year, which they aimed for the 2024 upcoming National General Elections, pledging interested individuals to become members of the Party. In the two days convention…
BY JOHN CHRISMA YOUNG students of Woodford International School have come up with a innovative idea to create rubbish bins made out of empty mineral water plastic containers.. Just recently, on 14 April, Woodford International School organized the annual S.T.E.A.M…
Biosecurity officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) conducted a one-day awareness training on integrated pest and disease management for Komuniboli community members in East Guadalcanal on 15th April 2021. Focused on pest control, specifically on Giant African…
OFFICERS of the Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) are currently investigating an alleged Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes Rhinoceros) attack on Noni plant at Baunasaitonga Noni Farm in East Guadalcanal. Following reports of the…