THE Environment and Conservation Division in the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology carried out routine compliance checks on the various sporting facilities currently under development for the 2023 South Pacific Games. This is part of the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Pacific Islands Student Fighting Climate Change has the perspective that Climate Change is a human rights crisis, according to Cynthia Houiuhi, Pacifiki Services legal officer. Ms. Houiuhi, who is also a founding member and President of…
BY JOY OFASIA SOLOMON Islands Development Agency held a graduation after the completion of an organised flour processing and cookery training workshop to equipped local participants with the right knowledge and skills to make flour for baking. The event was…
BY ALEX DADAMU FORMALLY registered in 2019 under Solomon Islands Charitable Act, Bishop Patterson Koa Hill Youth Association is currently executing an Anti-Flooding and Waste management Project in their community. The Community Based Adaptation Project will see the youths involved…
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…
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…