THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology (MECDM), Minister Trevor Manemahaga will lead a delegation of 37 representatives to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is scheduled to take place from November 11 to 22. MECDM Deputy Secretary Chanel Iroi…
THE Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Dr Samson Viulu has announced that his ministry is working on a new overall Agricultural Sector Development Policy based on the existing agriculture sector growth strategy and investment plan launched in 2021. Dr Viulu made the announcement on Wednesday 30 October at the…
JOASH Tuai from Malaita Province has commended the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) for the internship program under the Pacific Litter Project (POLP). Tuai and four others have been graduated by Australia and ECD with certificates for completing their intern program under POLP…
WORLD Food Day is a time to be reminded about the kind of food we should eat daily. That’s the view of Julia Hara, a student at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) who is currently undertaking her Bachelor of Teaching Home Economics (In service). She added the World Food Day 2024 last week and…
The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), as its part of World Food Day 2024 program has donated food for patients at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) on Thursday at the NRH kitchen. Minister Franklyn Derek Wasi, at the donation ceremony said, food is a human right, and this year’s World Food Day theme which…
THE Minister of Agriculture and Livestock acknowledges the country’s farmers, fishermen, food workers and agricultural product exporters for being the backbone of the country’s ‘food systems.’ At the same time, Franklyn Derek Wasi highlighted food insecurity as a global issue affecting not only Solomon Islands, but the entire globe. He highlighted these issues in his…
THE Chinatown Road section in the Western Provincial Capital Gizo will undergo upgrading works as of next year. This was announced by the Western Provincial Premier Billy Veo on Monday at the opening of the Full Assembly Meeting. He said the road works will be undertaken by World Bank through the CAUSE Project. He said…
A training for participants, who will participate in the National Economic Establishment Census, NEEC, 2024 is currently underway. This is the second training program for NEEC and is currently underway at the Western Provincial capital Gizo. Participants from Western and Choiseul Province are attending it. Chief Statistician Economics Andrew Kakate said, he is pleased with…
TWENTY farmers from the Bethlehem and Bialau communities in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita participated in a one-day climate resilience farming training. It was held at the newly established Gwaunafiu Farming School early this week. The training was facilitated by organic farming specialist Lionel Maeliu under the Climate Resilience Farming project. The training aims to equip farmers with essential skills to adapt their practices…
The construction of new Air Traffic Control Towers at Honiara and Munda International Airports is set to begin soon. This followed the successful conclusion of the tendering process. Pictured above is the design for Honiara tower. The scope of work also includes the design and provision of essential Air Traffic Control equipment, an Automatic Weather Observation…