BY JOHN CHRISMA (SUNDAY ISLES FREELANCER) A quiet but intense gold rush is taking place on the banks of the Mamasa River in the center of Central Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Amid the lush greenery and soft sound of…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE pavement overlay and reconstruction work on the existing surface of the Munda international airport runway on New Georgia Island, Western Province is making positive progress, according to China Harbour Engineering Company’s Environmental Supervisor, Arnold Clive. In…
THE Gold Ridge Community and Landowners Council [GRCLC] Ltd is currently conducting meetings to the 16 landowning tribes of the Gold Ridge Mine in Central Guadalcanal. According to the Chairman of the GRCLC, Dick Douglas the series of meetings in…
With the support and commitment of all stakeholders involved, the Gold Ridge Mine has been reopened on Tuesday, December 29th. Under the management of Wanguo International Mining Group Limited, the Gold Ridge Mine is being successfully developed and in production.…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) together with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Honiara in collaboration with its partners and stakeholders are celebrating the World Food Day starting Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st October…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AS far as the PG2023 is concerned the Solo Enviro beautification has been carrying out some beautification works in preparation. In 2020, the Non –profit Organisation (NGO) were asked to respond to a tender for a landscaping…
THE Chairman of the Gold Ridge Community and Landowners Association [GRCLC], Mr Dick Douglas has called on his people residing in the mining leased areas to vacate and return to their villages. Douglas was speaking during an awareness program to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) was launched in Tulagi Ngella, Central Island province recently, according to Robert Manebona, a CIP spokesperson. Mr Manebona recently told Environment Media Solomon Islands that UNICEF was selected as the primary…
SENIOR executive members of the Guadalcanal Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) have yesterday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare. The GPPOL executive was led by General Manager Noor Azam Mohd Nasir, accompanied by two senior officials. Welcoming…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA COCOA farming has over the years been a rural earner that supports farmers’ livelihood in the remote region of West Kwaio in Malaita province. Small-scale cocoa farmers make up a small percentage of the community agricultural base.…
THE Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) is continuing to get relief food supplies to households within the Honiara Emergency Zone. The Honiara Emergency Zone boundary is from Alligator Creek in the East to Poha…
KUKUM highway phase two road project survey works undertaken by Kitano Construction Limited are currently underway east of Honiara. Local surveyor Peter told Environment Media that the work had started in October (last month). He said the survey work initially…
