BY JOHN HOUANIHAU RENOWNED local agricultural entomologist, Dr. Maclean Vaqalo, sheds light on the various factors contributing to the decline in local butterfly populations, jeopardizing a potential million-dollar revenue stream for the Solomon Islands. An entomologist at the Secretariat of…
Solomon Islands Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union, His Excellency Mr Moses Kouni Moses, expressed grave concerns towards the current challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on Food insecurity. Ambassador Mose…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THIS years Are’are Arahana leadership forum held at the Hautahe village in East Are‘are, Malaita province served as a roadmap for community leaders and chiefs to understand and tackle the complex traditional land tenure system and natural…
CLASSES are ready to commence for 52 students from catchment communities sponsored by the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) under the Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP). The 22 males and 30 females are continuing students at the Solomon Islands…
CLIMATE impacts almost all aspect of life in the Solomon Islands. Climate change will be a major impediment to the achievement of sustainable development in Solomon Islands, as all economic and social sectors are likely to be adversely affected, and…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Ahetaha Water Conservation successfully completed training on Village and Community WASH Bottleneck Analysis Manual for 12 communities from 26th to 27th December 2022. About 27 participants or representatives from Foulofo, Waima’aka, Kanata, Moosi, Su’u, Manawai, Ahetaha,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Solomon Islands Rangers had worked in partnership with WWF-Pacific Solomon Islands staff through the facilitation of a series of training to forty-two participants from ten selected conservation communities under WWFSI Program in Gizo. The training workshop…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Solomon Islands Maritime Authority held its first-ever open forum on Tuesday at the Solomon Islands National University Marine School Campus at Ranadi, East Honiara. The Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) administers the Solomon Islands maritime sector,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU FLARES are survival and emergency tools kits for safety at sea and not for New Year and Christmas day celebrations. This was according to Lecturer, William Aruhane of the School of Marine at Solomon Islands National University…
THE Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) policy management team that is currently in Fiji on official engagements on Monday 14 November, 2022 visited the Grace Road Farm at Navua. The delegation includes MRD Minister Honourable Duddley Kopu, his officials and…
The National Disaster Management Office, NDMO, with assistance from The Australian Defence Force, ADF, has successfully conducted a one-day Evacuation Exercise on Savo Island on Friday 11th November 2022. Called the Exercise Longreach/Exercise Island Fire 2022, participating agencies include the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU YOU will be amazed by the fact that there was no casualty when Tropical Cyclone Zoe, a category storm 5 hit Tikopia, Anuta, and Vanikoro in Temotu province in 2002, according to the Permanent Secretary for the…
