SPECIALIST explosive ordnance disposal teams and supporting air assets have started to arrive in Solomon Islands this week ahead of Operation Render Safe 2024. Over the coming days, more than 250 explosive ordnance specialists, from over eight countries will deploy…
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)…
A crucial workshop on Multi-Hazards Early Warning for Solomon Islands gets underway in Honiara this week, gathering multiple national key stakeholders and international agencies. Launching the workshop today, the Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), Hon.…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) will conduct a Render Safe Procedure (RSP) operation to dispose of a live bomb found in the Vilu area, North West Guadalcanal, on 22 August 2024. The operation…
A two-day consultation to chart and shape the future of agriculture sector development in Solomon Islands is currently underway at the National Hosting Authority (NHA) Conference room at the Sports City, KGVI in East Honiara. The Ministry of Agriculture and…
THE Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have safely removed 202 Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) at St. Nicholas School today (20 August 2024). The removal came about when the school discovered the stockpile of…
A Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Approved Employer, Eastern Colour Pty Ltd is in Honiara to recruit workers to join its workforce in Australia. Eastern Colour recruitment manager, Maryanne met with the Director of the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU), Christina…
A new three-year partnership program was launched by Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton to support and enhance the Baru Conservation Alliance (BCA) and its tribal model initiatives in the East Kwaio Mountain region of Malaita province in the Solomon Islands.…
BY JOY OFASIA A high-level meeting was held at the Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands on August 9th to enhance the export of local agricultural and fishery products to China. Attended by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands Ann Marie Yastishock visited several sites in Malaita Province and Western Province on August 8 following the commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal on August 7. Ambassador Yastishock viewed the proposed…
THE largest locally led climate adaptation project in the region was launched last week (Wednesday 7th, August 8, 2024) in Honiara. The Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages (SOLKAS) project valued at US$31.8 million (with $25m from the Green Climate…
BY JOY OFASIA THE Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable sea cucumber management, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. Speaking at the Melanesia Sea Cucumber Dialogue,…