BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MINISTER of Mines and Energy and Rural Electrification and Member of Parliament for South East Guadalcanal, Honourable Bradley Tovosia has termed the Tina Hydro Development Project as a privilege for the people of Central Guadalcanal. In his…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU HONOURABLE Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Francis Sade has hailed the recent official partnership signing of the 4-year multi-million dollar Tina Hydro Development Project initiative. The SBD1.5 billion and 15 Mega Watt renewable energy project on Tina River,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU TA’ARUTONA village in the lagoon of West Are ‘are, Malaita province is now faced with an extreme threat from sea-level rise, a resident of the low lying island, Nelson Kohia told Environment Media. “As I rest in…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) on 6th August signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Commodity Export and Marketing Authority (CEMA) one of the country’s State Own Enterprise for the implementation of the government policy redirection on…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE past stories of UXO impacts serves to highlight how critical and important to take urgent action and as a govt we are tasked with ensuring the security of our people and to accept any support that…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Honiara City Council Waste Management Division will receive three more additional garbage vehicles from Japan next month. This was according to Former Honiara City Mayor, Wilson Mamae during an exclusive interview with Environment Media Solomon islands…
BY JOHN CHRISMA NOT every family in Honiara’s outskirt settlements has the capacity to sustain their livelihood during the course of this year – September’s 36 hours mock lockdown. According to a devoted mother, Mary Rosella who resides at Lunga…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AS the largest city of Solomon Islands, Honiara is also the hub of the Chinese community and it has the closest and traditional relations with China, according to the Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands His Excellency…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE CHINESE Ambassador to the Solomon Islands His Excellency Li Ming has said that Jiangmen City in Southern China’s Guangdong Province is a sister province of Guadalcanal province in the Solomon Islands. He made the statement during…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AUSTRALIA together with UNDP in partnership with the National Disaster Management Office has strengthened the capacity of Provincial Disaster Management Offices in Central, Makira, and Temotu province. On August 13, Australia in partnership with UNDP through NDMO…
BY MIKE TUA MILTON Maelikini sews school bags for children with his hands, needle, and thread from recycled Solrais bags from his rural home space in Kilusakwalo village, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita province. Although it takes a lot of craftsmanship, patience,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has taken ownership of three new compact vehicles and 200 garbage bins from the People Republic of China (PRC) during a handing over ceremony held at the HCC compound last week. “The…