November 21, 2018

Government commits to address biodiversity decline

BY ELLISON.T.VAHI THE Solomon Islands Government will next year launch its sixth report on the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Over the past years, the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management…

“Solomon Farmers friendly and crazy about pigs”

BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE “PIG farmers in Solomon Islands are very friendly and very crazy about pigs”. This sentiment was expressed by Taiwan Technical Mission’s (TTM) outgoing livestock specialist, Donald Wang when speaking to Island Sun on Nov 17th. Since…

Rural Central women learn more about business

BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE TWENTY three members from Central Islands Women in Business Association (CIWIBA) have completed a Start Your Own Business (SYOB) training in Central Island province last week. In a Press Statement by SIWIBA (facilitator of training), Central…