THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has intensified its efforts to control and mitigating the impact of the destructive pest, the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) across the whole of Solomon Islands. The MAL in collaboration with the New Zealand…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) is boosting Seaweed, Tilapia, and Sea Cucumber farming in the country with special programs to support farmers. These marine commodities are among the Ministry’s strategic investment programs aimed at stimulating rural economic…
THE Government through the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) is progressing the re-establishment of the Public Works Department (PWD). The Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Manasseh Maelanga informed Parliament last week that Ministerial Officials are carrying out a review and…
THE National Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS) is discussing with the Malaita Provincial Government to assist in implementing climate change adaptation strategies for the relocation and resettlement of communities affected by climate change. Lands Minister…
THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology (MECDM) successfully conducted provincial consultations on the draft Environment Bill 2023 for Rennell-Bellona Province and East Guadalcanal on September 4th, 2024, in Honiara and Marau Station respectively. The Honiara consultation…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) yesterday hosted a delegation from Japan, led by Ambassador Miwa Yoshiaki, who reaffirmed Japan’s sustained support to the Solomon Islands’ fisheries sector. This ongoing support is rooted in Japan’s early commitment to…
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…
