IMPROVED certification standards are expected to boost the Solomon Islands’ SBD80 million sawn timber industry and strengthen economic recovery. A recently signed agreement between the Value-Added Timber Association (VATA) in the Solomon Islands and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market…
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…
ABOUT 2,000 farming households in the Solomon Islands will now access a stronger seed system following a partnership launch between Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus program (PHAMA Plus). The collaboration aims to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SINCE leaving formal employment in 2003, Michael Sanga, 46, from the atoll island of Liu Nasi, Lau in north Malaita, is now a regular face at Honiara’s fish market. When he’s at the market, he stands behind…
BY MIKE TUA LOCAL Environment Journalist of Sunday Isles Newspaper, Alex Junior Dadamu has used his keyboard fingers to convert his backyard into a tropical oasis and beautiful banana garden. The 29-year-old father of one, who resides at Mbua Valley…
BY JOY OFASIA LOCAL fish vendors have raised their concerns demanding Honiara City Council (HCC) to provide a solution to the existing fish market site at the Honiara Central Market. Woman fish vendor, Mary Nanga argued that it has been…
