THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is re-engaging with the Fote community and landowning groups, for the redevelopment of the once renown National Agriculture Training Institute (NATI) at Fote, West Kwaraáe in Malaita province. NATI was operational at Fote…
SOLOMON Islands and Hong Kong on Monday 10th September signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Aviation Weather Services. The signing ceremony formalized a significant partnership between the Hong Kong Observatory of the Special Administrative Region of the Peoples…
THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology has progresses consultation with senior officials from two key government ministries regarding the Draft Environment Bill 2023. On September 5th, 2024, the Acting Director and his team held a one…
THE Minister for the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Hon. Rexon Ramofafia, raised the alarm on rising sea levels at the High-Level Forum on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Bali, Indonesia, calling for urgent global action to protect vulnerable…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is alerting Bee farmers to be vigilant against a widespread incursion of the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor), a serious threat to honey bee colonies globally now confirmed detected in Honiara. First detected in…
THE first draft of a digital nautical charts of Honiara Port and its approaches have been produced by the Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA), with the assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Solomon Islands. JICA and SIMA…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is very pleased with the outcome of the Agriculture Sector Development Policy consultations and thanked all that have participated and contributed constructively over the two days event. Acting Deputy Secretary Special Duties (DSSD)…
CHOISEUL Province has welcomed recent consultations on Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for Planned Relocation of displaced persons. Deputy Premier Lincoln Galo last week welcomed the consultation on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Planned Relocation, emphasizing the importance of this initiative…
SOLOMON Islands emphasized the pressing need for strengthened global partnerships and increased climate finance to address the unique challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) during a high-level panel discussion on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum on…
THE Ministry of Forestry and Research has embarked on its 100 days priorities as mandated under the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has kicked start with log export monitoring and compliance checks. The Ministry has been critized by…
THE Honourable Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi has outlined top priorities he plans to achieve with the support of his staff during his tenure in office to boost the development of agriculture sector…
Prioritizes $5 million funding to support local cocoa farmers and buyers to rejuvenate the industry The new Honourable Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi says he is pushing for the availability of more funds…