BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ONE work of the Ministry of environment conservation division is to mandate wildlife in Solomon Islands. Wildlife includes animals or it can be birds or reptiles that live on land and in the sea where we can…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Conservation Division within the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) will submit a report to the International Trade on Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES) Scientific Committee and management. Deputy…
THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury have confirmed that the exemption measures (both 50 % import duty exemption and zero sales tax) have reduced the domestic price of fuel by $0.35 per litre, which has directly benefited the end-users. The…
THE Minister of National Planning and Development Coordinate and Supervising Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon. Rex Ramofafia, formally concluded the contracting agreement process with the international contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation or CCECC, today, 31st May 2022, to…
“Each and every species of wildlife whether it be birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and plants have the right to exist in this world, if we fail to protect nature, then nature will inevitably seek to take its revenge. This is…
THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Service today took delivery of computer equipment from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Meteorological Data entry, processing, and modeling. The equipment includes 9 laptops, MS Office 2019 standalone license for…
COMMODITIES Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) Buying Centre at Pakera, Central Makira has opened this afternoon, May 4. Pakera is the first buying center to be opened under the Commodities Export Marketing Authority Revitalisation and Recapitalisation Strategy. Prime Minister Sogavare along…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Director for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) Mr Edward Honiwala has reiterated that Tuna is part of Solomon Islands life and culture. He made the statement on 2nd May 2022 when Solomon Islands joined…
AS the Solomon Islands joins the world to celebrate World Tuna Day on May 2, the Government through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) reassures its commitments to the sustainable development and management of tuna fisheries in collaboration…
Root crop production at leading commercial farms on Guadalcanal and Malaita are expected to increase following the delivery of farming machines funded by the Chinese Government through the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
A call-out made to Provincial Disaster Officers and key informants by the National Disaster Management Office recently to determine the impacts of the current weather condition indicated that no major damages to properties, infrastructure, or loss of lives were being…
THE weather condition currently experienced countrywide is associated with an active trough located south of the Solomon Islands and is linked to Tropical cyclone Fili close to New Caledonia. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) says, the active trough located…