CONSTRUCTION works on the access roads to the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) dam site (Lot 2-2) and power station (Lot 3-1) is progressing, despite initial delays which included clearance of the final set of Construction Environment & Social…
WHILE the Tina River Hydropower Development Project is a national priority set to deliver many benefits to the people of its islands, the project area, located on the Tina River tributary of the Ngalimbiu river, 30 kms north of Honiara…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU LOCALLY produced Noni juice that’s been manufactured into beverages by Wild Noni, an Australian-based company has been marketed through the major stores in the United States of America. Noni fruits are organically grown, freshly harvested, and mature…
AFTER years of preparation work, the final construction Environmental and Safeguard Management Plan for the Tina River Hydropower Development Project has been approved last month. The Project’s holding company Tina Hydro Ltd. (THL) and its construction partner Hyundai Engineering Company…
WORK on the Community Benefit Sharing Project water supply systems for various communities in the Tina River Hydropower catchment area is nearing completion with another local contractor, Felice Berrigan Quantity Surveyors engaged to complete the plumbing and construction activities. Section…
AFTER almost 40 years, Abilyn Chenisi and her fellow villagers living in Horohotu 2 (Verabariki) Central Guadalcanal, can now finally enjoy access from a reliable and fresh water supply at their homes, thanks to the Community Benefits Sharing Project (CBSP).…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AT a time when the majority of youth dropouts in the Solomon Islands are busy chasing seasonal employment opportunities and other ways to earn a living, a teenager from Marovo Lagoon in the Western province has not…
CLASSES are ready to commence for 52 students from catchment communities sponsored by the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) under the Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP). The 22 males and 30 females are continuing students at the Solomon Islands…
THE Enhance Integrated Framework (EIF) Project implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) has provided a lot of positive impacts on the export sector to ensuring it meets international standards. The project is supported by the…
THE Gold Ridge Community and Landowners Council [GRCLC] Ltd is currently conducting meetings to the 16 landowning tribes of the Gold Ridge Mine in Central Guadalcanal. According to the Chairman of the GRCLC, Dick Douglas the series of meetings in…
BY CHRIS ALEX GRADUATING with a diploma certificate in theology studies was an academic success for Don Kelly, who later turned businessman and owner of Jedom Organic Foods Limited in 2016. Don from the province of Guadalcanal in the Solomon…
HONIARA – The Concrete batching plant for the Tina River Hydropower Development Project has gone through its final installation work and is expected to be in full operation by January 2023. Manas Ranjan Samal, Hyundai Electrical Engineering (HEC) Electrical Manager…