BY AGNES MENANOPO WASTE Management Charity Group, WasteAid UK through the Commonwealth Litter Program (CLiP) has recently facilitated a Policy and Action Workshop on Marine Litter on 14 February at the Solomon Islands Development Trust Building in Honiara. The one-day…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and the Solomon Islands National University-Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Studies (SINU-IMFS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen fisheries management in the country. The signing…
MOST of the about 100,000 people across Solomon Islands affected by wet and windy weather last week have returned home or are being sheltered by other family members. The director of the National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates, said part…
BY AGNES MENANOPO MINISTRY of Environment is getting its acts together to implement the National Management and Pollution Control Strategy 2017-2026. The implementation of this strategy will begin this year. The date is yet to be disclosed but the carrying…
AN estimated 100,000 people across six of Solomon Islands’ eight provinces have been affected by two weeks of torrential rain and strong winds. As of last Wednesday, the Director of the National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates, said they were…
BY LYNNISSHA B.RUNA DEMANDS for Solar Bubble Dryer Innovation for Cocoa Fermentation by farmers has increased. Solar Bubble Dryer Innovation for Cocoa Fermentation is a device purposely developed to enhance cocoa drying process. After it was introduced and demonstrated during…
THE Community Adaptation Pathways in Solomon Islands (CAPSI) project successfully held a four days ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop, 25-28 September, in Honiara to increase adaptive capacities for four vulnerable communities. The four communities are Nusatuva community on Kolombamgara Island, Western…
A recent study report provided by the Live and Learn Solomon Islands has revealed poor sanitation in the Honiara City Council (HCC) owned primary schools in Honiara primarily due to lack of investment. The survey was conducted at the seven…
