The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has secured and is anticipating to receive a funding support of USD$19.8 million (SBD165m) soon from the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). This is made possible through the Agricultural Investment for Markets and Nutrition project (AIM-N) and will be financed through grant ($10.8M) and loan ($9M). Minister…
Coconut and cocoa has the huge potential to become the country’s major driver of the local economy. That’s according to Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi. He said currently the country export 4,000 tons of dried cocoa beans that generate new foreign earnings of SBD$247 million per annum, at…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Minister Franklyn Derek Wasi has informed Parliament that review work on all agriculture sector policies is ongoing and progressing well. Minister Wasi revealed when he responded to the speech from the throne in Parliament last week. He said his ministry (MAL) was tasked with eight policy priorities since…
Dear Editor – As a patriotic citizen of the Solomon Islands, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing corruption in the distribution of the Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF). The RCDF, intended for infrastructure development in rural areas, is often mismanaged or diverted for personal gain by our leaders. As a result, essential projects like road…
THE Australian Government through the Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) on Wednesday officially handed over the upgraded Aola wharf to the Solomon Islands Maritime Security Capability. The upgrade work costs around $120million and was made possible through the longstanding partnership of the Australian Government with Solomon Islands through the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime…
A project for the construction of a Fisheries Research Center at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) was officially signed early this week. The signing was held on September 16, 2024, at the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade in Honiara. The grant amount for this project is 511 million…
IUMI PLAY U14 national championship 2024 grand final is set after the completion of the semi finals on Thursday. In an entertaining semi-final clashes on Thursday at Lawson Tama stadium, Malaita and Honiara are set to meet in the grand final showdown this afternoon, Friday, after booking their grand final spot respectively. Malaita booked its…