BY JOHN HOUANIHAU CIGARETTE butts thrown around the corners of the streets of Honiara may look insignificant but they are a major concern to those who want to protect the environment. “Cigarette butts may be small, but they are a…
BY JOHN CHRISMA RURAL cocoa farmers in the Sagalu Ward, North West Guadalcanal are worried as rats are eating up their cocoa pods, which may destroy the productivity of their cocoa plantations. The farmers are now calling for the government’s…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE provincial government of Malaita is confident to attain peace and sustainability through the outcome of the US$1 million project aimed to strengthen disaster reduction and risk management policies and plans in the country, according to Malaita…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE government and people of the Solomon Islands together with development partners can strengthen disaster risk reduction and management policies in particularly for the most vulnerable population in the country,” according to the US Ambassador to Papua…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE provinces of Malaita and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands will benefit from a signed two-year US$1 million under the USAID funded project which will focus on disaster risk reduction policies and management. The Government of the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ONE of the reasons for the failure of protecting the Solomon Islands’ pristine coral reefs is the lack of providing education or awareness to coastal communities on the fisheries laws and regulations, regarding the importance and benefits…
BY JOHN CHRISMA UNIDENTIFIED fishermen sighted on outboard motors are continuing with the use of improvised dynamite explosives to kill schools of fish for easy harvesting along the coastal waters of North-West Guadalcanal, according to a rural fisherman from Aruligho,…
BY JOHN CHRISMA EIGHT-legged pigs are a rarity, but recently a Malaitan farmer was shocked when her sow gave birth to an eight-legged female piglet in her piggery farm at Henderson, East of Honiara. The woman piggery owner and farmer…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE impact of sea level rise remains a major concern for many coastal communities and low-lying atolls across the country. One of the worst affected regions when it comes to global warming is West Are’are in the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SINCE leaving formal employment in 2003, Michael Sanga, 46, from the atoll island of Liu Nasi, Lau in north Malaita, is now a regular face at Honiara’s fish market. When he’s at the market, he stands behind…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SEVEN years after settling in their new community, April Valley residents on the outskirt of east Honiara say sanitation remains an issue. These people were once residents of Koa Hill in central Honiara. But the 2014 flash…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AT the resettled community of April Valley on the outskirt of east Honiara, Junior Lonsdale is taking life simply, living one day at a time. Lonsdale, a father of two, and his family were amongst those the…