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  La Niña event likely to affect seaweed farmers BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE La Niña season declared in Solomon Islands will most likely affect seaweed farmers. Local seaweed farmers in Rarumana village, Western Province harvesting seaweed plots. Enock Simba, one of the active seaweed farmers in Rarumana Western province in an interview said unstable weather hitting the country will greatly affect their crop. He said this is because rainwater is the big enemy when it comes to drying seaweed.  “Rain on seaweed lowers the quality and reduces the weight. Exposed seaweed during rain will lower the quality and decrease the weight and also seaweed will dissolve in freshwater,” said Simba. He said the cyclone season expected in the coming months could certainly destroy their seaweed farms. “During the cyclone season our seaweed plots are destroyed by strong currents. For us it is heartbreaking to see our seaweed gardens washed away by strong current as we have worked so hard t
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Training to manage marine resources

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  SPAWNING Potential Surveys methodology is currently underway at the Honiara Hotel aimed at providing avenue for fishermen and women to discuss opportunities on management of marine resources. Dr Gregory Bennett, Conservation Program Manager on behalf of the World-Wide Fund (WWF) Solomon Islands, said the program will enable participants to discuss the opportunities towards established and effective management of important marine resources. Bennett said today threats are increasing due to rapid population growth expanding commercial interests and decision-making constrained by incomplete information. Participants of the three days spawning potential survey methodology  training  “Events such as climate change and coral bleaching, cyclones and tidal waves have devastating impacts on our country’s biodiversity,” Bennett said. “WWF-SI recognises the critical need to safeguard and manage the marine and coastal resources as people of Solomon Islands exhibit a high dependence on cor
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Covid-19 situation improving

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 BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO  THE covid-19 situation in the country is now improving. That’s according to Incident Controller in the Ministry of Health and Medical Service, Dr Nemia Baenivalu.                                  Health Minister and team talked to a admitted mother at NRH . “With the evidence and data that is provided from our health colleagues in provinces and also in Honiara, we note that covid-19 situation in the country has greatly improved,” Baenivalu told reporters yesterday. He said in the past weeks, NRH no longer admits anyone with severe covid-19 infections. “Lately no infections have been detected through Rapid Antigen Testing from the screening group in front of the hospital,” he said. Bainivalu added the covid-19 ward, known as golden ward, has now shifted back for normal operations for other patients. “In terms of the numbers from 28 th  of May up until the 10 th  of June 2022, we noted that we have new cases of 307. “In Honiara we have 10 cas
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Japan commits to remove old bombs

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  BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO  JAPAN says it is serious with its intention to assist Solomon Islands in the safe removal of Unexploded Ordinance to secure safe life. Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands Yoshiaki Miwa reiterated this on June 9th 2022. EOD operators remove the UXOs Miwa said on March 15 this year, a grant contract of SBD$6, 267,000 was signed to provide important equipment such as excavator, special purpose vehicles and boats required to widen the scope of the EOD to reach other islands. “In order to proceed the urgent and dangerous operation of EOD effectively and safely, the equipment donated to the Solomon Islands is playing an important role. “It is our government’s intention to develop the cooperation with our partners in this particular project to secure a safe life in the Solomon Islands,” he said. He confirmed that Japan has been and will continue to support the Government of Solomon Islands with its development plans in the years ahead. In response,
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Please ratify our convention: PWDSI

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 BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO  The Persons with Disability office is calling again on the government to ratify the Convention on the Right Persons with Disability.   Office Manager for People with Disability Solomon Islands (PWDSI) Casper Fa’asala echoed this statement this week during the official opening of the PWDSI new office building.   PWDSI staffs and members “Here we are telling the government to not be afraid to sign or ratify the convention because we are already advancing some of the articles in the convention,” he said. Fa’asala said one example is that PWDSI has supported the government under Sustainable Development goal four in the article of Education. “We have supported the government to ensure they have inclusive education policy and that is something significant that we have add value to support the government on. “We have also supported the Ministry of Health and Medical service in reviewing that disability policy. Before it was disability policy but now we
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MHMS to revisit agreements with PWDSI

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 BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO  THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is looking at revisiting a number of communiques and agreements to progress their effort towards a common direction with PWDSI. This was mentioned by Elsie Taloafiri from the CBR division, MHMS. PWDSI manager shares story with guests Ms Taloafiri said the approach of collaboration between the Ministry and People with Disability Solomon Island (PWDSI) has been cemented in a number of communiques and agreements. “It would be appropriate for us to revisit those collaborative agreements and progress our efforts towards common direction with agendas stipulated in those agreements in embracing disability inclusive development collaboration,” she said. Taloafiri on the same note reiterated their commitment towards disability inclusive development and the division within  the Ministry that is responsible for disability is anticipated to follow up in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Medical Service P
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Japan’s COVID-19 assistance soon

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BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO JAPAN’s first batch of medical equipment to support Solomon Island’s effort against covid-19 will be arriving soon. This was confirmed Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands Morimoto Yasuhiro. Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands Morimoto Yasuhiro Yasuhiro said to support the Solomon Islands government effort against covid-19 the government of Japan signed an Economic and Social Development programme, which procures medical equipment. “It is a pleasure to announce that the first batch of the procured equipment’s, such as hundreds of blood pressure monitors, are coming soon to all provinces. “There seems to be several people who suffered from high blood pressure, so please take this opportunity to enjoy your healthy life by utilising these equipment. We are going to procure more equipment like seven ambulances and eight x-ray machines in following batches,” he said. Yasuhiro said the first loan agreement to the Solomon Islands, named “Covid-19 Rapid
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