IN a strong and united stand, the traditional Chiefs and landowners of Bellona Island have formally declared their opposition to all forms of mining activity on the island. The declaration was signed at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on…
THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology (MECDM) successfully conducted provincial consultations on the draft Environment Bill 2023 for Rennell-Bellona Province and East Guadalcanal on September 4th, 2024, in Honiara and Marau Station respectively. The Honiara consultation…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE low-pressure system responsible for the current bad weather situation in the Solomon Islands is moving towards Queensland, Australia, according to an earlier statement issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services. However, the country will continue to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A strong wind warning ‘number five’ has been issued by the Solomon Islands meteorological service at 7 am this morning, 21st September 2022. The strong wind warning is current for waters of Rennell & Bellona, Makira and…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU STRONG wind warning number three has been issued at 4pm today Monday 13 June. This is for the waters of Temotu, Makira, Rennell and Bellona and the southern waters of Russell Islands, Guadalcanal and western provinces. The…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE bad weather warning for the Solomon Islands has been canceled by the Solomon Islands Meteorology Services in Honiara. Solomon Islands Meteorology Services (SIMS) office this week issued the cancellation after days of heavy rain and strong…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A heavy rain warning is now in force through all the nine provinces in the Solomon Islands, according to the Solomon Island Meteorology Service in Honiara this afternoon. Weather forecasting officer, Edward Maru told environment media that…
THE Biosecurity department together with the Biosecurity Emergency Coordination Centre (BECC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in its continued efforts to contain and managed the spread of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) in the country has recently conducted…
KAVA project recipients in Renbel Province has expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). This was after MAL through its Agriculture Extension Division in Renbel delivered essential farming tools to three farmer groups last month (May) under…
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…
THERE are fears that the ongoing mining operations at West Rennell will enter the country’s only World Heritage Site Lake Tegano at Eastern tip of the Polynesian atoll. But Bintan Mining Company (BMC) Rennell Operations Manager Allen Hu states it…