Pedro and His Fascinating Art of Tree Felling
BY ALEX DADAMU FOR Half an hour, the roar of the chainsaw entertain the neighbourhood and now, it went silent in the quiet Mbua Valley neighbourhood – to be replaced with the loud thud of a tree safely hitting the ground. It was another successful removal of a potentially hazardous Mango tree, which poses a big risk to the neighbourhood during the current tropical cyclone season. Davadau Tree Fellers was…
Malaita Youths Urged to Take Up Fish Farming
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA ALICK Kona, the Assistant Fisheries Officer of the Malaita Province, has urged youths to engage in Tilapia fish farming, calling it a ‘profitable business’. Kona was speaking at the fisheries awareness talk program previously held at ward…
Simplifying Weather Warnings and Advisories – Met Office to Introduce Simple Weather Messaging in Pijin
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MAJOR changes may come to the way of forecasting the weather in the Pijin version especially on the way weather watch updates, warning, and advisory statements are transferred to the public. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMS)…
Disaster Office Lacks Fund For Emergency Response
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE availability of financial support is now a major challenge faced by the National Disaster Management Office to ensure that immediate emergency responses are carried throughout disaster-affected communities in the country, according to the Director, Loti Yates.…
West Kwaio People Urged To Stop Coastal Littering
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA COMMUNITIES in West Kwaio, Malaita province, are urged to look after their coastal environment by stop throwing plastics into the sea and on the shorelines. Malaita provincial government Assistant Fisheries Officer, Alick Kona made the call recently.…