THE Proposed Yato Protected Area in Makira-Ulawa Province will preserve around 12,000 hectares of primary forests and ecosystems that are essential for the preservation of plants and animals unique to the Island. The Yato Protected Area will enable local communities…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A project aimed at converting cassava peels and Gaint African Snail into animal feed is expected to be launched in March 2022 following satisfactory results made so far from a study conducted. To be initiated by Solomon…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU DESPITE the challenges faced due to the COVID-19 situation in the country, work on the Aruligo Tilapia Hatchery is slowly progressing well. The Superfly limited Energy Solution Company has recently made some progress in installing the hatchery…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU RURAL farmers especially copra buyers and sellers can now transport their products to Honiara, according to Oversight Committee Chair, Dr. Jimmie Rogers. He was responding to questions raised during the radio talkback on Sunday 20 February if…
Coffee is one of Angola’s largest agricultural products. Whilst under Portuguese rule in 1575, Angola was the third-largest producer of coffee in the world. Solomon Islands Deputy Commissioner General and Pavilion Director Mr Dennis Marita attended the launching of a…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE GOVERNMENT is hoping to sign a MoU this week to secure a new site for a new Cemetery ground. The memorandum of understanding is to seal the procurement of a 4.6 Hectors of land for the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE PROGRESS of vaccination in Honiara for the first two weeks of this month had shown a big increase. The current total vaccinated population reported as of Friday 11 February since the outbreak in Honiara is 13,553…
A German company that uses modular WASTX Plastic technology to transform plastic waste into recycling oil, has expressed interest to help establish itself in the Solomon Islands. Deputy Commissioner General, Mr Dennis Marita met company representatives Mr Alexander Steinbach, Mithunkumar…
BY MAINE LIVETT AND BRIAN BETI in GizoNational Government has Revived the Commodities Exporting Marketing Authority (CEMA) “to its previous form.” Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare who was the guest of honor – attended a ground breaking ceremony in Noro to…
BY MAINE LIVETT in Gizo SOLOMON ISLANDS will have a first ever biosecurity treatment facility by next year according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. PM Sogavare was speaking to the people of western province during 38TH second appointed day celebration…
A virtual capacity-building workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) from the country’s genetic resources, as mandated by the Nagoya Protocol, began in Honiara on Wednesday 15th December. The Nagoya Protocol is a supplementary treaty adopted in Nagoya, Japan in…
BY MAINE LIVETTISLES MEDIA FREELANCE REPORTER IN GIZO GOVERNMENT Fisheries Officer, Chillion Panasasa’s interest is more on field work like surveying of marine ecosystem and diving under water, to help rural communities realize the value and importance of conserving and…