THE British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands David Ward acknowledges all participants who took part in the beach cleanup on Thursday at the Point Cruz Yacht Club.
The activity was supposed to happen on the Commonwealth Day but was postponed until yesterday due to bad weather last week.
“Thank very much everyone for showing your support towards this activity,” Mr Wards said.
He added that it is important and interesting to have school children, Prime Minister Acting Manasseh Sogavare and members from the Ministry of Tourism and other SOEs and companies coming out to join this activity.
“This activity is mainly to maintaining the health of our oceans, especially by tackling the problem of plastic pollution as one of the big new challenges for island states such as the Solomon Islands and the United Kingdom.”
He explained everyone rely on the sea for fish, for transport, tourism and therefore the ocean need them to be healthy.
“Leaders of the Commonwealth are meeting in London this week and will launch the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance as a commitment by governments to do their best to reduce plastic pollution, and I am delighted that so many people today, including so many young people from the schools of Honiara, have come out today to do their bit to clean up the beaches of Honiara and raise public attention to this challenge.”
He acknowledged two major sponsors BOC gas for cleaning gears and Solomon Islands Ports Authority for T-Shirts.
He also thanked the schools that participated, St Nicholas College, Bishop Epalle School and Mbokona School and staff from Ministry of Women Youth and Family Affairs and Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
By LESLEY SANGA
