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…
THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has released the Malaria Risk Outlook Bulletin update for North Guadalcanal for the December 2021 period. The Bulletin notes that despite there being no rainfall guidance for North Guadalcanal for the period from October to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU KAVA farmers in Faifatalaa Malaita Province are still struggling for financial and material support though they are leading the kava farming initiative in that particular area. Former Solomon star reporter, Mr. Lesley Sanga who recently visited the…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA FOR a long, the agricultural sector in the rural setting has been a challenge. Though 80-90 percent of the rural populace have traditional knowledge and skills in agriculture. Many farmers in the rural Solomon Islands are coconut-producing…
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…