BY JOHN CHRISMA WHEN Covid hit the Solomon Islands, alarm bells started ringing among locals, schools, businesses, and politicians, etc. The question was: ‘What impact would the covid-19 pandemic have on schools in the country that depended on money to…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department has ruled out any African Swine Fever (ASF) incursion in the country but confirmed death of 21 pigs at Aola communities in East Central Guadalcanal was related to poor…
“COVID-19 pandemic has affected our cash flow resulting on us those residing on the islands facing difficulty to get vegetables from the market as we only depend on that to access vegetables since vegetables like Saladia, Pak Choi and Tomato…
THE Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) remain committed to deliver Sape Farm and Varivao Holdings Ltd National Food Bank projects despite budget pressures brought to by Covid-19 pandemic. Under the National Food Bank project, MAL to…
BY TAVAKE SIMON HANA’AROA WITH the current widespread of kava farming across the country, kava farmers in Guadalcanal province together with its provincial government are aiming to produce at least up to 5 metric tons of kava by 2023. This…
BY MIKE TUA AS an environmental reporter for the Sunday isles newspaper for the past 8 months and with a temporary job cancellation, social uncertainty, and economic hardship due to the impact of the pandemic, it felt like everything is…
