Environmental Damage May Hinder Tourism Growth
BY JAYJAY MESAAC TOURISM is one of the industries that can help the country to achieve the economic, environmental and social aims because it is a green industry said Leonard Lavea a Solomon Islands student currently undertaking Technology and communication engineering at the University of Philippines. According to Mr. Lavea, the current growth of tourism in the Solomon Islands depends entirely on environmental stability and preservation. Mr. Lavea said how…
Conservation of Bamboos Vital for Traditional Panpipe
BY AGNES MENANOPO JOHN Houkarawa is a professional panpipe artist who has the passion of preserving his Are’ are culture and tradition through playing panpipe. He, therefore, wants to look after bamboo trees, which panpipes are made out of and…
SPREP Director Praised New Nature Park Project
BY AGNES MENANOPO DIRECTOR General for Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Kosi Latu was pleased to have witnessed another great initiative and milestone that SPREP has contributed in establishing a community nature park in the country. The…
Workshop Held to Identify Progress in Agriculture
BY AGNES MENANOPO SENIOR officers from the Ministry of Agriculture And Livestock have previously undergone a training workshop intended to identify policy gaps and opportunities in Solomon Islands agricultural sector. The workshop was held at the Iron Bottom Sound Conference…
Teachers and Farmers Join Chocolate Making Training
BY AGNES MENANOPO A number of schools and institutions, teachers and farmers have shown interest in Chocolate production by taking part in local chocolate making training in Honiara as part of the recent SolChoc Festival in July. The training aimed…