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…
BY JOHN CHRISMA RURAL cocoa farmers in the Sagalu Ward, North West Guadalcanal are worried as rats are eating up their cocoa pods, which may destroy the productivity of their cocoa plantations. The farmers are now calling for the government’s…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ONE of the reasons for the failure of protecting the Solomon Islands’ pristine coral reefs is the lack of providing education or awareness to coastal communities on the fisheries laws and regulations, regarding the importance and benefits…
BY JOHN CHRISMA UNIDENTIFIED fishermen sighted on outboard motors are continuing with the use of improvised dynamite explosives to kill schools of fish for easy harvesting along the coastal waters of North-West Guadalcanal, according to a rural fisherman from Aruligho,…
A Kava training for farmers in the Northern part of Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province was deemed successful. Farmers from three selected villages including Iriqila, Karaka and Valapata undertook the demonstration training from 17th-25th November 2020, facilitated…
BY ALEX DADAMU YOUTHS of Lord Howe and Sikaiana will soon engage in a farming initiative aimed at strengthening food security at the Outer Islands as the state of food security there is worsening alarmingly. President of Malaita Provincial Youth…
BY AGNES MENANOPO PLASTIC waste or pollution has become a general environmental issue and has gained considerable attention in recent years in the Solomon Islands. The country has experienced an increasing amount of single-use plastics (plastic bottles and bags) being…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has achieved one of its 100-days targets addressing climate change. This was done through its support towards the…
THERE is need for a change in attitude, if we ever going to tackle the issue of plastic waste, revealed the staff of the Ministry of Fisheries at the recently led a clean-up campaign on in Honiara. Hundreds of…
THE Community Based Resource Management (CBRM) Section in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is organising a Poster and Essay Competition for students to mark the World Oceans Day which will be celebrated in June this year. This competition…