Environment

PRESS RELEASE GOVERNMENT officials from the Environment and Conservation Division have successfully completed a protected areas verification process at the Barekasi Protected Forest Area in North Vella Lavella, Western Province, on 30 April. The Barekasi Tribal...

BY BEN BILUAGizo GIZO Town Council (GTC) is expecting five vehicles to improve its operation and services. Council Clerk Charles Keli confirmed to Island Sun Gizo office in an interview earlier this week. He explained that donors...

A special gathering of leaders from the Are’are community on Malaita was held at the end of April. The Are’are Leaders Land Summit was held at Kopo village, Waisisi frim 27 to 28 April and...

THE Honiara City Council Executive and Governance have handed over two new solid waste management Trucks to the Works Division. This is part of the 2018 Capital Budget as a commitment to a cleaner environment...

By EDDIE OSIFELO GUADALCANAL Province fully supports the Tina River Hydro Project, its premier says. Francis Sade expressed this during the signing of the formal collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Mines, Energy & Rural Electrification...

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA IT is reported that 90 percent of palm trees in Honiara are already damaged or dead because of the invasive Coconut Rhino Beetles (CRB), Acting Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Agriculture and...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI COMMUNITIES of Baunani and Bira in ward 26 of west Kwaio recently carried out a cyclone simulation exercise as part of preparing them to respond to disaster. The simulation exercises were to test...

Fifteen Solomon Islanders are now the first in their country to get awarded a Micro-Qualification in Maintaining Seafood Safety and Quality through scholarships funded through the University of the South Pacific (USP) Pacific-European Union...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE Suidani-led MARA government is planning to kick off work on some important projects for Auki Township. The projects include Auki dumpsite, cemetery, and Flea market. Premier Daniel Suidani said a plan is in...

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOCIAL Media’s famous Ngella Forum Team went to Toga Village at Sandfly Passage Central Islands Province (CIP) over the weekend purposely to carry out awareness on the effects of logging and mining. Plus,...