THE Kukum Seventh Day Adventist School, Florence Young Christian School and St Nicholas Anglican College are the first beneficiaries of primary and secondary education packs to help students understand how to better manage waste and why this is so important…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) World Bank Project Management Unit recently held an Environment & Social Risk Management Training for around 15 construction workers from Super Construction Company, engaged to complete renovations at the Helena Goldie Hospital…
SENIOR supervisory officials from the Administration and Management Institute (AMI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China on October 6, 2024, visited SAPE farm in North Guadalcanal. The MARA team is comprised…
LAST week, the Solomon Islands Government, in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), successfully launched the Solomon Islands Carbon Trading Policy Project in the capital city, Honiara. This landmark initiative aims to develop an inclusive policy framework to…
PRIME Minister Honourable Jeremiah Manele MP acknowledged the partnerships that resulted in the reopening of the Tarekukure Buying Centre in Choiseul Province. PM Manele paid tribute to the landowners, Choiseul Provincial Government, Choiseul Bay Association, Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA),…
SOLOMON Islands Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Honorable Franklyn Derek Wasi, has thanked the Government and people of New Zealand for their generous funding support towards the country’s cocoa sector. Last Friday 11th October 2024, Minister…
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…
BY CHRIS ALEX SUPERVISING Minister of Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology, Hon. Rexon Ramofafia, highlighted the importance of enhancing resilience against marine pollution incidents. Speaking at the opening of the four days’ workshop of Strengthening Marine…
BY CHRIS ALEX DIRECTOR of the Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA), Thierry Nervale, addressed concerns regarding the country’s preparedness for marine pollution incidents. In response to a question posed at the workshop on Strengthening Marine Pollution Incident Resilience in the…
IN response to the escalating threats posed by climate change and especially the sea level rise, the Diocese of Central Solomons is actively working to bolster resilience in its coastal area at the Diocesan Headquarter in Tulagi. The coastal location…
SOLOMON Islands made a groundbreaking step in acceding to eight (8) conventions and protocols related to marine and air pollution at the occasion of the 82nd session of the Marine Pollution Environment Committee (MEPC 82) of the International Maritime Organization…
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…