BY KHAMA LINCOLN Gizo Based Isles Media Freelance Reporter AS THE WESTERN PROVINCE’S Headquarters GIZO Town is still without proper water supply for residents years before the 2007 Tsunami, most of the people depends only on rainfalls throughout the months…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN FATHER of Four, Ben Blamoli, 46 from Temotu province, arrived in the Western Solomons in 2009. About three years later he got married to a woman from fishery village and went to settle with his wife’s people…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo LITTLE innocent children of Nusa Baruku in Gizo Western Solomons, play in the murky saline pools between and under their own houses, as sea-level rise brings new challenges for the coastal community in the new…
BY MAINE LIVETT FREELANCE REPORTER IN GIZO FAMILIES in New Mandra, a shoreline village on the eastern side of Gizo Western Province, use unsafe water for drinking when their tanks run out of water during long periods without enough rain.…
BY MAINE LIVETT ISLES FREELANCE REPORTER IN GIZO AFTER more than Ten years of inconsistent water supply, the people of Nusa Baruku community of Gizo Island in the Western Solomons, are looking forward to officially acknowledge their champion, and Member…
MORE than 4000 people in seven communities affected by the Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold in April 2020 will now benefit from the newly restored and constructed water supply system. Previously, community members had to walk more than 1.5 kilometers to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU WATER Shortage is a common problem often faced by local communities around Gizo Township, Western province, forcing residents to fetch other sources of water from any possible means. Waterborne diseases (WBDs) have continued to be a major…
The Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP) team are out in the community this week initiating preparations for the construction of water supply systems under component 2a of the program. It is the final preparation work required before actual construction begins…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU HONIARA residents must know that water from boreholes installed by Solomon Water is tested and treated first before the water is used for domestic purposes to avoid contracting diseases, Solomon Water Engineer, Ray Anderson has said. The…
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…
BY ALEX DADAMU A UN Habitat report profiling Honiara says Solomon Water provides water for slightly more than 77 percent of the 8,981 households in the city, 18 percent of which are located in informal settlements. According to the report,…
A recent study report provided by the Live and Learn Solomon Islands has revealed poor sanitation in the Honiara City Council (HCC) owned primary schools in Honiara primarily due to lack of investment. The survey was conducted at the seven…