Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne and his wife Dawn Bennett will go “Wakabaot lo Weathercoast” on Monday. They will be joined by Ben O’Reilly, Tanya Morjanoff and WO Gary Fuss, also from the Australian High Commission. The group will start in Marau and travel by boat before walking across mountains to visit remote communities on…
The Gwaunafau Community Development Association (GCDA) in East Malaita had received a total of around $36,000 funding assistance from the Global Greengrants fund in June 2014. The Global Greengrants fund is an international donor organisation based in USA and it can provide assistance to rural communities in Biodiversity conservation, Climate change and/or food security. The…
A peace building and conflict analysis training ended on Friday in Auki with participants issued with certificates. More than 40 participants attended the training, which was supported by the Human Security Initiative for tensions Reduction, Reconciliation and Rehabilitation Project. Facilitator Paulo Baleinakorodwa encouraged participants to go back to their communities share their newly acquired knowledge…
A two-day urban resilience and climate adaptation forum, sponsored by UN-Habitat and facilitated by scientific experts from RMIT University, Melbourne, was held at the Commonwealth Youth Programme Conference Centre, Panatina, on the 4th and 5th of August. Professor Darryn McEvoy, leader of the Climate Change Adaptation Program at RMIT University, says that “the event provided…
More than 100 women from three parishes and one district of KiraKira, Makira Province, and Marau Parish in South Guadalcanal, arrived in Honiara ahead of the gathering that will take place at Tangarare this week. The women were accommodated at Holy Cross hall, while some with their relatives before their next voyage to Tangarare tomorrow.…
Honiara was once dubbed “one of the Pacific’s cleanest and beautiful towns”. A perfect snapshot to the country’s gateway that wraps together the tiny islands making up that enjoyed ‘hapi isles’. This comes with recognition from its government, relevant authorities and of course its very own citizens showing this off. But fast forward to the…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has commended the Pacific Partnership 2015, describing it as a building block between United States of America and Solomon Islands. He said the partnership is a strong relationship built from history since the World War II in 1942. “I fully agree with remarks made under the Pacific Partnership 2015,” Sogavare said,…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Friday paid tribute to those who lost their lives on Guadalcanal during the Second World War. These include US Marines, members of the Allied Force, as well as local Coastwatchers and Scouts. “At this moment 73 years ago, there were noises and the movement of 6,000 US Marines, as well…
RNZI: Nuclear test refugees from Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands are now fleeing the effects of climate change on their second home, Kili Island. The Bikini Island Council is appealing to the US for financial help with relocation after repeated king tide flooding and storm surges over the past four years on Kili. The…
RNZI: Fiji and Samoa are looking to bounce back today after opening round defeats at the Netball World Cup. The Fiji Pearls were beaten 59-52 by Wales in the first game of the tournament. Fiji had led by three goals after the opening period, and actually won three of the four quarters, but a horror…