BY JOHN HOUANIHAU FARMSET Limited might be best known for selling the types of agricultural chemical products that locals need, but the company’s newest product is designed for rural farmers in the Solomon Islands. The company has previously introduced solar-powered…
BY JEREMY GWAO FREELANCE JOURNALIST 35-year-old Francis Filia has had to sit in a wheelchair for more than 17 years due to a physical impairment on his spine. From his home in the Solomon Islands, he hears the waves each…
Former Police Bomb Disposal Expert Sets Up Business BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AN ex-Police Staff Sergeant and Bomb Disposal Expert, Michael Barry Makaraiara, who served in the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit for more than 25…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE bad weather warning for the Solomon Islands has been canceled by the Solomon Islands Meteorology Services in Honiara. Solomon Islands Meteorology Services (SIMS) office this week issued the cancellation after days of heavy rain and strong…
SINCE the initiation of the Solomon Islands Development Agency in the country on October 2021. The founder and Chief Exclusive Officer (CEO) of the local-based Non-Profitable Organisation Joseph Poha told Environment Media that evidently, the profitable way for our people…
SOLOMON Water has awarded a USD$7.1m (SBD 57 m) contract for the Honiara Water Reservoirs Project to Pacific Engineering and ION Exchange. Pacific Engineering is a New Zealand based engineering and construction company. ION Exchange is a water supply and…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A LOCAL-based organization, Solomon Islands Development Agency has introduced the processing of dried cassava, kumara, taro, and banana starch into flour in the country. The development of tropical flour products is seen as a major step taken…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A heavy rain warning is now in force through all the nine provinces in the Solomon Islands, according to the Solomon Island Meteorology Service in Honiara this afternoon. Weather forecasting officer, Edward Maru told environment media that…
BY JOHN CHRISMA THE Central Market Vendors Association on Tuesday, March 14 reached Aruligho, Northwest Guadalcanal for the fifth time as part of the Association’s outreach to buy garden produces and other products from rural farmers. The arrangement was scheduled…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU WEARING face masks is recommended as part of health and personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease. Mrs Tomos Opaniira is a former employee of M & J enterprise which produces reusable pads (…
Honiara, 4 March 2022: The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources this morning took delivery of eight brand new hilux vehicles to be used for the work of the ministry donated by Japan. Speaking prior to hand over of the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority Law enforcement officers are tightly manning the Point Cruz jetties 24 Authorized by the SI Government through the COVID-19 Oversight committee, MHMS, RSIPF, and SIMA the objectives of the strict measures are…
