BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MRS. Melinda Tombakelu who resides at Mount Austin, Guadalcanal Province is venturing into planting and farming grapes. Without much experience with planting grapes in the Solomon Islands, Mrs. Tombakelu is working around the clock on all possible…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU NO ACTIVE Cyclone have been forecasted for Solomon Island Exclusive economic zone water at the moment.This was the latest confirmation disclosed by Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (MET) last night.Speaking to Environment Media Solomon Islands, MET officer, Edward…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA in West Kwaio, Malaita Province TABA’A Community-Based Resources Management committee in West Kwaio, Malaita Province has enforced a three years ban on Marine harvesting effective starting from 1st of August 2021 and will remain for three years.…
SOLOMON Ports is now proud to announce that we are now a signatory of the “Call to action for Shipping Decarbonization.” This was announced by Ingrid Sidenvall Jegou the Project Director for the Global Maritime Program on the 13th of…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo SITTING ON his old hammock contemplating on the best ideas to rescue his community from the obvious impact of climate change, as the ocean extends it’s reach under his thatched home, 60 plus year old…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo LITTLE innocent children of Nusa Baruku in Gizo Western Solomons, play in the murky saline pools between and under their own houses, as sea-level rise brings new challenges for the coastal community in the new…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN In Gizo WE usually appreciated fishermen when we see them displaying various beautiful species of fish at fish markets, what we may not really be aware of is their experience out in the ocean and at the…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA AFTER 37 years since finishing grade 6 in primary education, Colman I’agwaru, a native in the West Kwaio region, Malaita province ended up cultivating betel nut plants. His experiment was successful and now makes a profit from…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ILLEGAL, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) tuna fishing in the pacific is a global problem that undermines responsible international management of fisheries and results in loss of income and livelihoods to coastal states. This was highlighted during the…
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…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA RURAL peanut farmer, Alphonse Daisi of West Kwaio in the remote region of Malaita province has been fascinated with growing peanuts. Today, his rural farmland is filled with hundreds of plowed rows of peanuts. Alphonse, a father…
