SWEET potato farmers in North Guadalcanal are fortunate to receive vital information from agricultural experts on how to grow healthy sweet potato gardens. Last week, a team of agricultural experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock’s Research Unit and…
AUSTRALIA’S support for Solomon Islands’ cocoa sector continues to grow with the announcement of its latest partnership with Tupaghotua Cocoa Plantation (TCP), a local woman-owned business in Guadalcanal. TCP is well known for producing and exporting high quality dried cocoa…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined project partners in the Solomon Islands for a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the Tina River main dam structure. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele led the commissioning ceremony. He was…
THE Tina River Hydropower Development Project has entered a new phase with construction commencing on the main dam and powerhouse. To celebrate the start of construction of the hydropower facility, Prime Minister Manele attended an official ceremony alongside Australian High…
THE Solomon Islands marks a new beginning for the green energy sector at the ceremony for the Main Works of the Tina Hydro Project at the proposed powerhouse site. The event was attended by Honorable Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, various…
SENIOR supervisory officials from the Administration and Management Institute (AMI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China on October 6, 2024, visited SAPE farm in North Guadalcanal. The MARA team is comprised…
THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology (MECDM) successfully conducted provincial consultations on the draft Environment Bill 2023 for Rennell-Bellona Province and East Guadalcanal on September 4th, 2024, in Honiara and Marau Station respectively. The Honiara consultation…
SOLOMON Islands long wait to meet international market standard requirements for the export of agricultural products will soon be a thing of the past. Thanks to a National Government funded building complex to house a vapor heat treatment plant at…
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…
BY JOY OFASIA THE Solomon Islands, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is taking significant strides to bolster tsunami preparedness and safeguard its communities, according to USAID on Facebook. This partnership involves multiple initiatives aimed…
BY JOHN CHRISMA (SUNDAY ISLES FREELANCER) A quiet but intense gold rush is taking place on the banks of the Mamasa River in the center of Central Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Amid the lush greenery and soft sound of…
AUSTRALIAN High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton travelled with Member of Parliament for Northwest Guadalcanal, Hon Francis Sade, to Bubumala Village to formally open the Bubumala Community Water Supply Project, funded by Australia and built by Solomon…
