BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ACCESS to proper water supply and sanitation are barriers in practising good hygiene and healthy lifestyle in the rural settlements of Boneghe, Northwest Guadalcanal. For years, the settlers have accessed groundwater from shallow wells as their main…
The campsite that will house workers and staff for the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) has been inspected in a first audit by the Gender Team from the Project Office. The visit was led by the TRHDP Gender Officer…
THE Minister of National Planning and Development Coordinate and Supervising Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon. Rex Ramofafia, formally concluded the contracting agreement process with the international contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation or CCECC, today, 31st May 2022, to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Pacific games 2023 to be hosted here in Honiara will run for two weeks, producing up to 15,000-20,000- meals per day and 60 tons of waste every day. To dispose of properly this huge amount of…
A team from the GPG Forestry Division will conduct a week-long field monitoring on logging areas in east Guadalcanal next week. The team will be led by the Minister of Forestry and Mines, Hon. Ishmael Kukiti (MPA for Paripao). The…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE coastal waters of Kakabona, north-west Guadalcanal, west of Honiara are home to many marine species and reefs. However, the populations of these marine and fish species are now declining (fish stock depletion and coral reef degradation)…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU NORTH-WEST Guadalcanal’s landscape is quite popular for its vast roadside cocoa and coconut plantations that allows the rural populace to make investments and earn incomes to support their livelihood. As for 15-year-old Stephen and his family at…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU EAST Central Guadalcanal vanilla farmers whose productions have been crippled in recent years, will benefit from last year’s People’s Republic of China funding to boost vanilla production in their rural setting. Rural Vanilla farmer and Co-Ordinator, Mathew…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU PALMER Organic Farm at Metapona in East Guadalcanal has introduced newly imported brands of organic products to meet the demand for local organic farmers in the Solomon Islands. The Director of Palmer Organic Farm, Tony Inben…
BY JOHN CHRISMA THE Northwest Guadalcanal Development Association NWGDA at Aruligo is currently working with members on boosting local farming activities. President of the Association, Simon Chottu told Environment Media in an interview recently, that the NWGDA has continued working…
Tilapia is a tropical freshwater fish suitable for providing a source of fish protein to meet food security needs and livelihood for the increasing populations of the country. However, Fish farming or pisciculture is not that common in the Solomon…
Root crop production at leading commercial farms on Guadalcanal and Malaita are expected to increase following the delivery of farming machines funded by the Chinese Government through the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
