THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Solomon Islands Pig Farmers Association (SIPFA) on 4th August 2021 towards development of the country’s pig industry. Permanent Secretary Ethel Tebengi…
BY JOHN CHRISMA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has recognized Guadalcanal vendors at the Honiara Central Market during his remarks at the Guadalcanal 37th second Appointed day at Marau Station this week. Prime Minister Sogavare said the Guadalcanal vendors have been supplying the…
BY JOHN CHRISMA WOMEN villagers in Borosugu, North-West Guadalcanal who rely on their watercress farms for their family livelihood are crying in vain knowing very well that very soon their farms will be destroyed to give way for the development…
BY JOHN CHRISMA THE famous Mamara spring in North-West Guadalcanal has served the rural communities with plentiful clean and drinkable water for personal and domestic uses. The majority of the rural population residing on LDA and Borosugu village, which is…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAUTHE massive loss of coastal marine seafood at nearby communities in the San George Island in Isabel province has raised concern amongst coastal communities.Chief and Catechist Steven Tanihorara said many communities that depend entirely on marine foods for…
BY JOHN CHRISMA WHEN Covid hit the Solomon Islands, alarm bells started ringing among locals, schools, businesses, and politicians, etc. The question was: ‘What impact would the covid-19 pandemic have on schools in the country that depended on money to…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department has ruled out any African Swine Fever (ASF) incursion in the country but confirmed death of 21 pigs at Aola communities in East Central Guadalcanal was related to poor…
“COVID-19 pandemic has affected our cash flow resulting on us those residing on the islands facing difficulty to get vegetables from the market as we only depend on that to access vegetables since vegetables like Saladia, Pak Choi and Tomato…
BY LIVETTI COMFORT MS. Ima Riatako, a local farmer from Simbo Island western Solomons, has been selling Mandarin Orange for five years to date, at the Gizo and Noro markets in the region of Western Province. The elderly mother, a…
BY MIKE TUA MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for North West Guadalcanal and owner of Solomon Noni Corporation Bodo Dettke is now trying out the processing of dried breadfruit starch into flour, according to reliable source. The initiator of Noni products…
BY ALEX DADAMU THERE is a sense in which people are looking at the stimulus package with great expectation. Dr. Transform Aqorau has stated that when all is done and dusted and the world health and economy is stabilized –…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA ALICK Kona, the Assistant Fisheries Officer of the Malaita Province, has urged youths to engage in Tilapia fish farming, calling it a ‘profitable business’. Kona was speaking at the fisheries awareness talk program previously held at ward…
