THE Small Malaita Constituency (SMC) Office has boosted the capability of Port Adam seaweed farmers with the delivery of various essential seaweed farming materials, paving the way for them to venture into large scale farming in the future. The support…
THE Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project (BHTPP) continues to move forward with geotechnical investigations on site this week following field survey work completed in early November. The project, a significant national initiative that will see the Solomon Islands establish…
THE third Pacific Regional Heads of Maritime meeting was formally opened this week. Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP officially opened the regional heads of maritime meeting at the Forum Fisheries Agency headquarter in Honiara. Welcoming distinguished delegates, maritime officials…
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, 11th November 2024 – People on the Island atoll of Sikaiana will now be able to have access to information relating to the rate of coastal erosion and extent of inundation of their island. Thanks to the…
Lilisiana, Langalanga Lagoon, Malaita Province – November 20, 2024 THE Lilisiana community is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds. Three rows of graves have already been lost, and now…
LOCAL business LF & Sons Enterprises has announced it is expanding cocoa supplies and improving market access to support livelihoods in remote areas of Malaita. For the first time, Malaita’s largest cocoa buyer will partner with Australia to increase export…
THE European Union has pledged to support the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant project, aligning with the Solomon Islands Government’s push for transformative economic infrastructure development. This is one of the key outcomes following a meeting between the Minister for…
THE Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has hosted a fruitful roundtable dialogue with development partners to accelerate progress on the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant…
A joint mission team from the World Bank and the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) have commended Agribusiness Producers Organizations (ABPOs) approved under the Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) grants in Malaita. This was during the team’s visit to…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is re-engaging with the Fote community and landowning groups, for the redevelopment of the once renown National Agriculture Training Institute (NATI) at Fote, West Kwaraáe in Malaita province. NATI was operational at Fote…
SOLOMON Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry [SICCI] sees Bina Harbor project as an important national project that can address some of the country’s major issues such as lack of employment opportunities and poor economic activities. As the peak organization…
A new three-year partnership program was launched by Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton to support and enhance the Baru Conservation Alliance (BCA) and its tribal model initiatives in the East Kwaio Mountain region of Malaita province in the Solomon Islands.…
