Livelihood Continues Relief Food Distribution to Households in Honiara Emergency Zone
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 River in the West end of Honiara city. Distribution of relief food supplies started when Honiara underwent a 4 days lockdown last month, from 6pm Tuesday 25th to 6pm Saturday 29th…
Strong Wind Warning Cancelled, Heavy Rain Warning Still in Force
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The Solomon Island Meteorology has cancelled the strong wind warning for the country at 7am today morning Saturday 12 February 2022. However Weather forecast officer Eddie Maru said the heavy rain warning is still current for most…
Biosecurity Conducts CRB Awareness and Clean-up program in Renbel Province
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…
Siporae Conducts ‘Trees Pre-harvesting Inventory Calculation’
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MEMBERS of Siporae Protected Area under the Babatana Rainforest conservation project recently conduct a pre harvesting inventory for carbon calculation. Trees in 26 plots out of a total hectors of 647 within the eligible area of Siporae…
Kosisi Plight to Regain Traditional Knowledge System
THE Network for the Indigenous People Solomons (NIPS) on the 5th of January 2022 successfully held a one-day workshop in Kosisi village, Hograno district in Isabel province. The project “Support community-based protocols for maintaining Biocultural system, food security and gendered…