Solomon Islands

Guadalcanal Doctor and Farmer Says They Grow Cassava for Health Benefits

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU GUADALCANAL medical doctor who has 40 hectares of farm, dedicated to farming cassava and potatoes wants everyone to know his farm also promotes the health benefits of cassava eating. Managing Director of Sape farm, Dr. Paulson Bosawai…

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Fa’asala Describes Climate Change as a Major Burden to Disability Communities

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE catastrophic impacts of climate change in the Solomon Islands have a dire effect on the livelihood of people living with disability in the country says People with Disability Solomon Islands Country Manager, Casper Fa’asala. Casper Fa’asala…

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Government Through MECDM, MHMS, HCC, Gizo Town Council And JICA Concludes Final Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting On J-Prism Project

The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology and Ministry of Health, The Honiara City Council and JICA has concluded its final Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting of the Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for…

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Franklin Helps His Community to Fight Climate Change in North East Malaita

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU FORMER intern at the Solomon Breweries Limited, Franklin Fiuta has previously left his job after being temporarily laid off during the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Franklin is a qualified mechanical engineer,…

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North Guadalcanal Residents Call on Government to Fix Their Appalling Roads

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A resident of North Guadalcanal, who is currently the President of the North Guadalcanal Bus Association James Para is calling on the government to fix the appalling roads north of Guadalcanal province. He said the nature of…

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Solomon Islands Validates New Climate Finance and Public Spending Roadmap

REPRESENTATIVES from the government, private sector, civil society, and development agencies have validated a new draft climate finance and public spending roadmap for the Solomon Islands. The validation rounded off a half-day workshop in Honiara, on Friday 12 August. The…

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Government’s Ministry of Agriculture Aims to Improve Service Delivery through SIART Program

BY MYRNE LIVETT THE Government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock aims to improve the delivery with the rollout of the World Banks funded, Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation Program in the country, says Deputy Director Project, McDonnell Hiva. The World…

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Michael Ho’ota Says Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Needs to Strengthen Logistics

BY MYRNE LIVETT DEPUTY Secretary Technical, Michael Ho’ota has admitted that the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock officers are not able to reach out to rural communities in the country due to weak logistics support and not enough funding. The…

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Mai-Maasina Green Belt Acknowledges UNDP – GEF for Project Funding and Partnership 

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE United Nations Development Programme in partnership with Global Environment Facility Programme has recently awarded Ahetaha Water Conservation Association in East Are’are with a series of small grant projects. With respect to the delivery of the small…

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Foirobo Tribal Biodiversity Conservation Association Celebrates Handing over of Milestone Project

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU FOIROBO Tribal Biodiversity Conservation Association in North East Malaita, Malaita province has recently welcomed and celebrated a milestone project aimed to protect their forest as a solution to the effects of Climate Change. In a ceremony to…

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MFMR convenes the 2nd Technical Working Group Meeting for the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) convened the second meeting of the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant (BHTPP) Project Technical Working Group (TWG) on Tuesday 02 August 2022. The Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project is a government…

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