THE Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), through its Soul Cocoa Livelihood Project (SCLP), has successfully completed a two-days Cocoa Training Program at Aroaro Community in Central Guadalcanal. The training was held at Aroaro Community in Upper Tenaru, Central Guadalcanal,…
THIS visit marked a key phase of the Temporary Water Supply Project, an initiative led by Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd (HEC), the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Contractor. The project aims to ensure reliable access to clean and safe drinking…
THE Solomon Islands National Youth Congress and Australia partnered to host the 7th Series of the Virtual Youth Skills Hub Dialogue. The Dialogue involved 135 young Solomon Islanders based in Honiara, Guadalcanal and Gizo who discussed training opportunities and skills…
THE Don Bosco Tetere Rural Training Centre in Guadalcanal Plains Australia recently received a tractor, two 20-foot containers of agriculture training equipment and 10 laptops from the Australian Government’s Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to enhance hands-on agricultural training and…
THE Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) through its Soul Cocoa Plus Project (SCPP) has successfully concluded a two-day cocoa awareness training for the Tumpape Community in NorthEast Guadalcanal. The training was funded by ADRA Australia through its SCPP which…
THE Bahomea and Malango Community Benefit Sharing Trust Association has finalised registrations and nominations for the upcoming elections for the Board of Trustees (BoT) and Community Advisory Committee (CAC) with 2500 members registered to vote. People from over 70 Tina…
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…
