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Australia Supports Agriculture Sector through Enhanced Training for Tetere StudentsADRA Concludes Cocoa Training for Tumpape Community in NEGMASI Workshop Empowers Journalists on Carbon TradingFFA and UK Sign MOU to Strengthen Partnership in Fisheries and Maritime SecurityAustralia Supports Sustainable Timber Exports

Australia Supports Agriculture Sector through Enhanced Training for Tetere Students THE Don Bosco Tetere Rural Training Centre in Guadalcanal Plains Australia recently received a tractor, two 20-foot containers of agriculture training equipment and 10 laptops from the Australian Government’s Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to enhance hands-on agricultural training and improve students’ access to digital learning and online resources. This... READ MORE ADRA Concludes Cocoa Training for Tumpape Community in NEG THE Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) through its Soul Cocoa Plus Project (SCPP) has successfully concluded a two-day cocoa awareness training for the Tumpape Community in NorthEast Guadalcanal. The training was funded by ADRA Australia through its SCPP which took place from Wednesday 11 December to Thursday 12 December... READ MORE MASI Workshop Empowers Journalists on Carbon Trading BY JOY OFASIA THE Media Association Solomon Islands (MASI) conducted a one-day training workshop for local mainstream journalists to enhance their understanding of carbon trading and conservation. The event, held yesterday at the MASI conference room in Honiara, aimed to empower local journalists with the knowledge necessary to report on the... READ MORE FFA and UK Sign MOU to Strengthen Partnership in Fisheries and Maritime Security HONIARA, 10 DEC 2024 – The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Kingdom to formalise a partnership aimed at enhancing regional cooperation to advance sustainable fisheries, maritime security and economic development. The MOU was signed on Friday 6 December 2024... READ MORE Australia Supports Sustainable Timber Exports THE Value Added Timber Association (VATA) Enterprises Limited is partnering with Australia to promote sustainable timber production in Solomon Islands. Under the Solomon Islands-Australia partnership, VATA will support smallholder farmers to harvest, mill, and export plantation timber to Australia and New Zealand.  Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod... READ MORE Mataniko River Clean Up Program Date: Friday 6th December 2024 Time: 8.00am-1.00pm Venue: Mataniko River (Bodo Detke’s compound, gate entrance near Fijian quarter TimePROGRAM OUTLINE7.00am-8.00am      Assemble at Mataniko River (Bodo Detke’s compound, gate entrance near Fijian quarter)8.30am-9.00am  Remarks from HCC City Clerk   Briefing for all clean-up volunteers  Clean up zones/area by HCC & Volunteers team leaders  Briefing on data... READ MORE Australia Delivering for Solomon Islands' Disaster Response Sector SOLOMON Islands is officially in the 2024 – 2025 high-risk weather season. As the local disaster response sector conducts crucial preparation for the potential of a natural disaster, Australia is proud to be working shoulder to shoulder-in support. On 4 December, Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton attended an event at the... READ MORE Solomon Islands Signs 2024 US Tuna Treaty Amendments THE Solomon Islands has joined 10 other Pacific nations in signing the 2024 amendments to the US Tuna Treaty, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable fisheries management and regional cooperation. Representing the Solomon Islands at the signing was Mr. James Teri, Deputy Secretary Technical at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine... READ MORE PM Manele Meet Ocean Champions PRIME Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP had an engaging and informed meeting with Ocean conservation advocator, the Prince of Monaco, Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) and National Geography Pristine Seas expedition specialists onboard research vessel ‘ARGO’. Prime Minister Manele was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister... READ MORE Nominations for the Community Benefit Sharing Trust Fund Elections close with 2500 People Registered to vote THE Bahomea and Malango Community Benefit Sharing Trust Association has finalised registrations and nominations for the upcoming elections for the Board of Trustees (BoT) and Community Advisory Committee (CAC) with 2500 members registered to vote. People from over 70 Tina catchment communities are set to elect 4 Board of... READ MORE Technical Work Underway on site for Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project THE Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project (BHTPP) continues to move forward with geotechnical investigations on site this week following field survey work completed in early November. The project, a significant national initiative that will see the Solomon Islands establish a world class tuna processing facility in the Malaita province,... READ MORE Prime Minister Manele Formally Opened ‘Third Pacific Regional Heads of Maritime’ Meeting THE third Pacific Regional Heads of Maritime meeting was formally opened this week. Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP officially opened the regional heads of maritime meeting at the Forum Fisheries Agency headquarter in Honiara. Welcoming distinguished delegates, maritime officials and stakeholders to the regional meeting, Prime Minister Manele commended the... READ MORE Sweet Potato Farmers in North Guadalcanal Benefitted from Training SWEET potato farmers in North Guadalcanal are fortunate to receive vital information from agricultural experts on how to grow healthy sweet potato gardens. Last week, a team of agricultural experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock’s Research Unit and the Solomon Islands National University’s Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries, and... READ MORE Plastic Banned First Arrest Case ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Force under the Serious Crime Unit had arrested the first shop owner for breaching the Single Use Plastic ban regulation.  Xian Pan Li a Chinese businessman was arrested for using plastic cups and spoon at his restaurant shop at Tandai Highway, West of Honiara. RSIPF in collaboration... READ MORE Prime Minister Meets with SPC Director on Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime Issues DR. Rhonda Robinson, Director of the Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime Division of the Pacific Community (SPC), greeted Honourable Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele last week. Ms. Robinson was accompanied by three of her senior staff members. They used the opportunity to provide updates on the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program, water and... READ MORE New Funding to Support the Pacific’s Renewable Energy Transition THE Australian Government is partnering with Pacific nations to improve energy security and scale up energy grid transition with a AUD125 million (SBD687.5 million) investment in renewable energy. Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, announced the funding at COP29 at an event attended by Solomon Islands’... READ MORE Enhancing Coastal Monitoring and Community Resilience on Sikaiana Island HONIARA, Solomon Islands, 11th November 2024 – People on the Island atoll of Sikaiana will now be able to have access to information relating to the rate of coastal erosion and extent of inundation of their island. Thanks to the construction and installation of a Permanent Survey Marker (PSM)... READ MORE Lilisiana Community Fights to Protect Sacred Graves from Rising Seas and Coastal Erosion Lilisiana, Langalanga Lagoon, Malaita Province – November 20, 2024 THE Lilisiana community is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds. Three rows of graves have already been lost, and now 22 more graves in the fourth row are at critical... READ MORE Australia Strengthens Cocoa Production and Market Access in Malaita LOCAL business LF & Sons Enterprises has announced it is expanding cocoa supplies and improving market access to support livelihoods in remote areas of Malaita. For the first time, Malaita’s largest cocoa buyer will partner with Australia to increase export volumes and strengthen its supply chain across the remote Northeast... READ MORE PM Manele Commended Parties in the Pristine Sea Expedition THE Prime Minister, the Honourable Jeremiah Manele, MP, has commended scientists and government employees who participated in the National Geographic Pristine Seas-led expedition. The expedition resulted in the discovery of the world’s largest coral at the Three Sisters Islands in Makira-Ulawa Province. According to the Pristine Seas scientists, after discovering the... READ MORE

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