Honiara and Japan’s Nishinomiya collaborate for a better, cleaner future BY NED GAGAHE Honiara city’s poor rubbish and waste collection and management system could be a thing of the past as it joins hands with Japan’s Nishinomiya City. Leaders of…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO WOMEN and men of wards 5, 6, 7 and 8 of West Makira are now able to produce enough food to feed their families in the face of ever increasing negative effects of climate change. This…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The New Asian Mining Company is pressing charges against landowners who reportedly demanded compensation and threatened some workers of the company with knives in Manakwai, East Malaita, recently. The company claims that these actions violate Section 79…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SUNWAY (SI) Limited has submitted a written appeal to the Minister of Forests and Research, Dickson Mua, after the suspension of its felling Licence No. A102303. The company’s operations were halted by Commissioner of Forest, Reeves Moveni,…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI There needs to be more representation of Pacific island countries and territories (PICT) at the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), a recent survey has found. The IPCC is the scientific body which advises the United Nations…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Western Province’s Beulah Secondary hit hard by lack of funds and contaminated water supply HEAVEY logging operations has led to the premature closing of Beulah Provincial Secondary school in the Western province, it is reported. Logging…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI Solomon Islands journalists have won four of six awards in the inaugural Pasifika Environews awards, announced yesterday by President of Fiji, His Excellency Ratu Wiliame Katonivere in Suva to celebrate World Ocean Day. They are Charles Piringi…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Ahetaha Water Conservation Association has successfully strengthened the capacity of its local rangers in a three-day Forest Enrichment training atAhetaha of Manawai Harbour, East Are Are Malaita province from May 9 – 11. Forest Enrichmentis about…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Provincial Forestry Office in Auki will issue a timber right notice for a proposed logging operation within Su’u areas of West Kwaio in Malaita province. The notice is expected to be pinned up next week to…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Reforestation is on a high in Malaita province, and the provincial forestry office wants this to continue. Malaita’s reforestation office says it will soon begin awareness programmes for farmers who want to carry out reforestation on their…
