TINA Hydro Development Project Set To Begin with Groundbreaking Event (02.11.22)
TINA Hydro Development Project Set To Begin with Groundbreaking Event Wednesday 2nd November 2022. SEE VIDEO for full details.
Government Affairs
Sharm El-Sheikh COP27 Must Deliver on its Promises from Paris
THE Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change Conference is currently being held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in the Sinai Peninsula city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt. The Conference consists of the 27th session of the Conference of the…
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Construction of Tina Hydropower Project
MAJOR construction work on the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) is moving ahead this month following the official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday 2nd November, at the project site in Central Guadalcanal. The much-anticipated event was officiated by the Prime…
Reviving the Savo Volcano Emergency and Disaster Management Plan
THE Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, and the Chairman of the National Disaster Council (NDC), Dr. Melchior Mataki reiterated the critical importance of reviewing the 1975 Savo Evacuation Plan to develop…
Progress of Sape Farm Pack House Updated
TEAMS from the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) paid a visit to Sape farm and were glad to witness the progress of the government co-funded cassava Pack house facility,…
World Food Day Celebrated With Theme ‘Leave No One Behind
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE global theme for this year’s World Food Day that’s been celebrated in Honiara is “Leave No One Behind, Better production, Better nutrition, Better environment.” Observed each year on October 16, World Food Day is meant to…
Agriculture Ministry Celebrates World Food Day
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) together with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Honiara in collaboration with its partners and stakeholders are celebrating the World Food Day starting Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st October…
BARA Community To Benefit From CDF Funded Poultry Project
Bara community within Maringe-Kokota Constituency (MKC) in Isabel Province will soon benefit from a poultry project worth $89,035.00. Located at Tirofihi, a site less than a kilometer away from Buala station, the national government through MKC Office is funding the…
Status Of Levers Solomons Limited (LSL) Clarified
The Office of the Registrar of Foreign Investment clarifies that Levers Solomons Limited (LSL) is NOT a registered entity in the Foreign Investment Registry. The clarification was made today following numerous enquiries to the Office of the Registrar of Foreign…
MFMR: The Signing Ceremony Of The Bina-Talifu Trust Deed Document Marks A Milestone For The Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project
The Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant (BHTPP) Project reached a major milestone when the trustees representing the Bina -Talifu Land had publicly signed the Trust Deed for the key parcels of land required for the project at Bina Village on…
Waste Management Prioritized as SOL2023 Pacific Games Looms
By Jeremy Gwao/Freelance Reporter Waste management is one of Solomon Island’s priority areas as the host country for the 17th Pacific Games edition, next year. In Honiara, with an almost 80,000 population, waste management is still a challenge. The game’s…
Solomon Islands Validates New Climate Finance and Public Spending Roadmap
REPRESENTATIVES from the government, private sector, civil society, and development agencies have validated a new draft climate finance and public spending roadmap for the Solomon Islands. The validation rounded off a half-day workshop in Honiara, on Friday 12 August. The…