THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has announced that Phase 2 of the Improvement of Kukum Highway Project will resume on Monday next week. A statement from MID permanent secretary Stephen Maesiola said according to the contractor’s work schedule for the project, work will resume on 21st March 2022 from Henderson to Lungga Bridge. “Works…
Pacific Island Forum Fisheries is building on its high tech response to illegal and unreported fishing with new tools being trialled to complement its existing suite of monitoring, control and surveillance tools. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director, Dr Manu Tupou Roosen said that as FFA’s collaborative surveillance Operation Rai Balang came to a…
National men’s squad wins opener in Qatar THE country’s national men’s team has made a positive start to their World Cup Qualifiers with an opening 2-0 win over Cook Islands in Qatar yesterday morning. First half goals by Atkin Kaua and Alvin Hou were enough to seal victory and register the first three points. Atkin…
SYDNEY, 18 MARCH 2022 (RENEWABLE ECONOMY) — Australia has the potential to drive significant emissions reductions across the Asia Pacific region – by as much as four times its own emissions – by decarbonising Australia’s major export industries, new research has found. The research, undertaken by academics at the Australian National University’s Crawford School, has…
The Solomon Islands Government, and the United Nations (UN) jointly hosted the first Joint Steering Committee meeting to discuss the implementation of their joint work in the Solomon Islands, strategic partnerships moving forward, and financing opportunities. It was held on Wednesday 16 March. The meeting was hosted by Solomon Islands Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs…
MANY locals in Gizo and parts of Western Province have resorted to using local herbs to help recover from COVID-19. Reports reaching this paper claimed many of the locals were unable to visit the hospital to get their swabs because the use of local herb works well for them. As a result some did not…