BY ALEX DADAMU LACK of waste management has become a general environmental issue and has gained considerable attention in recent years in the Solomon Islands. The country has experienced an increasing amount of wastes (plastic bottles, coconut husk, and bags)…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands Water Authority – Solomon Water has announced an SBD 474 million water supply system and sewer system improvement projects that will help enhance the reliability and resiliency of Honiara City’s water system infrastructure to continue…
OFFICERS of the Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) are currently investigating an alleged Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes Rhinoceros) attack on Noni plant at Baunasaitonga Noni Farm in East Guadalcanal. Following reports of the…
THE Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) remain committed to deliver Sape Farm and Varivao Holdings Ltd National Food Bank projects despite budget pressures brought to by Covid-19 pandemic. Under the National Food Bank project, MAL to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE National Disaster Management Office and Solomon Islands Meteorological Services in Honiara have today released a new tropical cyclone Lucas impact assessment report. The report which was released at an organised media press conference held at National…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ACCORDING to the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services in Honiara, the wet season is not yet over. It is now the peak of the wet season for the Solomon Islands and it’s from November to April where rainfalls,…
ABOUT 2,000 farming households in the Solomon Islands will now access a stronger seed system following a partnership launch between Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus program (PHAMA Plus). The collaboration aims to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU CIGARETTE butts thrown around the corners of the streets of Honiara may look insignificant but they are a major concern to those who want to protect the environment. “Cigarette butts may be small, but they are a…
BY JOHN CHRISMA RURAL cocoa farmers in the Sagalu Ward, North West Guadalcanal are worried as rats are eating up their cocoa pods, which may destroy the productivity of their cocoa plantations. The farmers are now calling for the government’s…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE provincial government of Malaita is confident to attain peace and sustainability through the outcome of the US$1 million project aimed to strengthen disaster reduction and risk management policies and plans in the country, according to Malaita…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE government and people of the Solomon Islands together with development partners can strengthen disaster risk reduction and management policies in particularly for the most vulnerable population in the country,” according to the US Ambassador to Papua…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE provinces of Malaita and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands will benefit from a signed two-year US$1 million under the USAID funded project which will focus on disaster risk reduction policies and management. The Government of the…