BIOSECURITY Solomon Islands of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has delivered eye-opening presentations to farmers in Malaita Province on Biosecurity export procedures to meet the requirements of international markets. Biosecurity Chief Market Access Officer Luke Kiriau emphasized the…
BIOSECURITY Solomon Islands of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has delivered eye opening presentations to farmers in Malaita Province on Biosecurity export procedures to meeting requirements of international markets. Biosecurity Chief Market Access Officer Luke Kiriau emphasized the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU TA’ARUTONA village in the lagoon of West Are ‘are, Malaita province is now faced with an extreme threat from sea-level rise, a resident of the low lying island, Nelson Kohia told Environment Media. “As I rest in…
BY MIKE TUA MILTON Maelikini sews school bags for children with his hands, needle, and thread from recycled Solrais bags from his rural home space in Kilusakwalo village, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita province. Although it takes a lot of craftsmanship, patience,…
Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over ceremony today. The certificates were handed over by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, under the…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has established artificial breeding sites for the management of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle at Luaniua Island in Malaita Outer Island. Establishment of the artificial sites were conducted on 18th June 2021 by a team…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands Rangers Association’s General Secretary and Mai-Maasina Green Belt Initiative, Vice Chairman argue that taking action to protect the natural environment will create more job opportunities and businesses in the country. Eddie Huitarau said protecting and…
“Ecosystem Restoration – let’s take a step to heal what we have broken”. I am so thankful to you all for this wonderful opportunity to be part of a global event celebration held in a rural community outside of Honiara.…
MINISTRY of Forestry and Research together with Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) under Sustainable Forest Resource Management (SFRM) Project are training sawmill operators at Falake Community, West Kwara’ae on Malaita Province. The four days hands-on training is being conducted by…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The future of SI “does not belong to Job seekers, but job creators and entrepreneurs. This was according to Solomon Islands Rangers-General Secretary and Mai-Maasina Green Belt (MMGB) Vice Chairman, Mr. Eddie Huitarau when speaking during the…
The Malaita Provincial Disaster Office successfully certified 25 community leaders in Emergency Response Training (ERT), which will give communities the ability to assist authorities and carry out their own assessments in a disaster response event.Representatives from five communities under the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE rural people in Pipisu village in West Are’are in Malaita province will now have better access to health and primary care services, with the recent completion of a new two-story clinic building project. The construction of…