BY AGNES MENANOPO A collaborative effort to plan and implement a Solomon Islands National Ocean Policy is being formulated to lead the development of a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) for the entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the country. The…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) together with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Recourses (MFMR) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) commemorated World Environment Day, World Oceans Day…
AXIOM mining company is making steady headway towards improving the conditions at its nickel mine site camp on San Jorge. The company is making sure it maintains the highest standard in environmental safety as it progresses with the extraction…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has launched its two key policies in pursuit of better environmental management in the waste sector. The two key policies; the National Waste Management and Pollution…
BY AGNES MENANOPO EFFORTS to control and contain the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) have shown positive signs of improvement in the Guadalcanal Plantation Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL). This is according to GPPOL plantation workers and supervisors. Plantation Field Cadet, Junita…
HONORABLE Augustine Auga Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is urging staff of the Ministry to do more than just business as usual. Hon. Auga made the call during a welcome reception hosted for him by staff…
PRIME Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has commended the work done by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) in the Solomon Islands and the region. Speaking during a courtesy visit made by FFA’s Director-General to the Office of…
SOUTH San Jorge Landowner Trustees of the Axiom nickel mine project on San Jorge Island, Isabel Province have expressed delight at the positive feedback from the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) two-member team that inspected the company’s…
THE Department of Agriculture Planning and Management (DAPM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has successfully held its annual senior staff conference in Honiara. The workshop gathered DAPM Staff and provincial coordinators from the nine provinces including Honiara…
RESEARCH scientists from AgResearch, a New Zealand Government research institute to give updates to the Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock (MAL) and Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) on their research work involving CRB-G. Sean Marshall and Trevor Jackson have been working…
PEOPLE of East Rennell remain sceptical, and became angry, that they have not seen any significant economic benefit from the World Heritage Site (WHS) program since its inception in 1998. Their frustrations were voiced when a joint reactive team from…
A Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission to East Rennell World Heritage Site (ERWHS) has successfully completed their week-long assessment of the conservation program. The assessment was undertaken and accomplished from 14th -18th May. The team comprised of officers from World Heritage…
