Prime Minister’s office orders investigation into logging of government land By Alfred Sasako THE Management of Mbahumea logging company is calling for urgent police investigation into why the Commissioner of Forest, Reeves Moveni, issued a felling licence to log government…
Illegal logging of government land at Komaridi costs government $30m in lost revenue BY ALFRED SASAKO AN investigation by the Island Sun newspaper has uncovered a major fraud in the logging industry, linking the Commissioner of Forest, Reeves Moveni and…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki MALAITA Provincial Town, Auki is without a dumpsite after the old area got sold. Chief Health Inspector for Malaita Province, Ms Gloria Siwainao said currently only burning, burying and keeping wastes for recycling is practised. Ms…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI in Auki A former MPA for Malaita has called on tribes near Raripaina tribal land to consider conserving their lands. Mr Jimmy Bill William Namoriu made the call during a conservation awareness held at Haukona village last…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki RARIPAINA tribal land in the central highlands of Are Are in Malaita province has taken a great initiative to protect some significant historical legends of the society of Are Are. Coordinator of Wai-Hau Conservation Foundation Inc,…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki PEOPLE in Haukona village in the central highlands of Are Are recently held a conservation awareness talk in their area. The awareness talk was conducted by a team from Wai-Hau Conservation Foundation Inc upon invitation by…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO GIZO is reportedly littered with cigarette butts, an eye-sore for members of public who are concerned for the town’s environment. A concerned Mr Andrew Koke questions why people do not hesitate to flick a cigarette butt…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA FUTURE generations in Honiara City will not be able to enjoy a walk along the city’s Mataniko river banks nor enjoy a stroll along the coastline of Honiara if nothing is done about the way we dispose…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE man behind the current campaign against the invasive Crown of Thorns (COT) in the Western province is calling for everyone to participate. Gizo Dive shop owner Danny Kennedy says, “Eradicating the spreading of Crown of…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO MARINE life in many parts of the Western province are facing the threat of an invading force of Crown of Thorns (COT) starfish. Once thriving coral reefs in many parts of the province are now reduced…
