By Ben Bilua, Mavis Nishimura Podokolo and Jennifer Kusapa From King tides swamping villages to crop confusion leaving families hungry, changing weather and climate patterns due to climate change have spawned a new era across the Solomon Islands – forcing…
BY BEN BILUA GOVERNMENT’s institutions have demonstrated lack of capabilities in research and welfare of the country’s environment and are depending on International Non Government Organisations to provide necessary information. This was demonstrated in the current coral bleaching event which…
BY BEN BILUA MANAGER of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Dr Alec Hughes says institutions and organisation need to share important information that would help establish better understanding on environment threat and to make sound decision towards environment issues and mitigation…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MALAITA’S provincial capital, Auki has received major infrastructure developments through assistance by the International Development Association under the World Bank’s CAUSE project. Since the establishment of the Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement (CAUSE) project under…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU More than 10 persons living with disabilities in Honiara have for the first time participated in an inclusive three days workshop which ended on Friday. This workshop on media and Disability Inclusion was held at the SIBC…
Villagers fight to reclaim stolen logs from Gov’t & Asian logger By OFANI EREMAE AT Korona logging base on San Jorge island in Solomon Islands’ Isabel province, the logging machinery lay quiet. Except for the movement of three local security…
BY EDDIE OSIFELO A GROUP of concerned forest resource owners from Shortlands and Choiseul is making an appeal to the Governor General Sir David Vunagi. They kindly asked Sir David to inquire into the allegations of collusion between the Solomon…
BY BEN BILUA THE use of plastic bags is expected to be banned soon as government begins tough measures on waste management. Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Titus Fika made the announcement during the launching of…
BY BEN BILUA CAPTAIN of a foreign bulk carrier accused of spilling oil into the pristine waters of Graciosa Bay, Temotu Province, more than two weeks ago is facing charges in the High Court. He is being charged under the…
Environment minister Fika denies issuing directive, documents show otherwise By EDDIE OSIFELO ENVIRONMENT minister Titus Fika has denied giving Sunrise Investment Ltd the right to sell tubi trees the Malaysian logger illegally harvested on San Jorge, Isabel. He has also…
