BY JOHN CHRISMA – FREELANCE JOURNALIST EVERY night, more than a dozen homeless squatters go to bed without adequate permanent housing and by day they work as scavengers under extremely unhealthy harsh conditions at the Ranadi dumpsite in Honiara. That…
BY JOHN CHRISMA– FREELANCE JOURNALIST GRAVEL excavation works carried out by the private business companies were seen as not safe and have substantial risks to the local population living along the Lunga River in Central Guadalcanal, according to a concerned…
BY JOHN CHRISMA – FREELANCE JOURNALIST LOCAL cash crop farmers from the New Zealand Camp, Bloody Ridge Community of Central Guadalcanal are currently very worried over the continuing unstable rainy pattern which severely affected their garden produce over the past…
BY JOY OFASIA LOCAL fish vendors have raised their concerns demanding Honiara City Council (HCC) to provide a solution to the existing fish market site at the Honiara Central Market. Woman fish vendor, Mary Nanga argued that it has been…
BY AGNES MENANOPO ACCORDING to a study by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, Disaster Management (MECDM), South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), as of 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019, Solomon Islands have waste made up…
BY AGNES MENANOPO PLASTIC waste or pollution 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 single-use plastics (plastic bottles and bags) being…
BY AGNES MENANOPO SOLOMON Islands Government Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), Environment Division has declared the initial proposed plan to ban on the single-use of plastics to make the environment clean. The Environment Division is…
BY JOY OFASIA PUBLIC toilet and shower (sanitary) facility at the Honiara Central Market has proven very difficult to maintain due to unsettled water bills, lack of water, and frequent septic tank blockage, according to local toilet cleaner. Honiara Central…
BY JOY OFASIA STREET cleaners employed under the Rapid Employment Project (REP) have urged residents to avoid littering of rubbish and other debris in and around the Honiara City. The cleaners have over the years taken the lead in keeping…
BY JOY OFASIA YOUNG Women Christian Association (YWCA) has recognized the importance and opportunities for its members to protect the environment by turning waste into useful products. Women and young girls have now work on cycling paper and fabric, and…
GOZORURU in Isabel Province was resolved for the National Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) to prioritise as the location for the national livestock breeding and distribution centre for the Solomon Islands. This is part of a…
BY TAVAKE SIMON HANA’AROA WITH the recent launch of the New Oceans Policy on Monday, Prince Charles took to the podium in applauding the national government for their good work by creating a policy that would safeguard the marine ecosystem…
