Climate refugees; our sinking phenomenon
For many people around the world, the image of the Pacific is a tranquil utopia with white sandy beaches and palm trees, but today climate…
Category: <span>Food Security</span>
Former builder turns to commercial tilapia farming
\”I started with only four fish and now, I have around a thousand.\” Situated just outside the Western Provincial capital Gizo is a tilapia farm,…
Bad weather set to cause food shortage in Malaita
Continuous wet weather in West Are\’are, Malaita Province, is damaging crops causing a potential food shortage in the coming months. SIBC\’s West Are\’are stringer Gabriel Riotarau…
Nearly half of Solomon Islands children under five stunted
Poor nutritional intake by children resulting in stunting remains one of the top development challenges in the country. This was revealed during the launching of the…
KODILI FESTIVAL GOERS CAUTIONED OF FOOD POISONING
Health authorities in Buala, Isabel province are advising people at the Kodili Trade and Cultural Festival to be cautious about the food they eat at the…
COMMUNITY LEADER WANTS NCDs ADDRESSED
A Guadalcanal community leader has appealed on relevant stakeholders to work together to address non-communicable diseases increasing rapidly in the country. Betty Gigisi told SIBC News,…
INSPECTION TO ENSURE FOOD SANITARY AND HYGIENE
The Undersecretary for Health Improvement at the Health Ministry, Dr. Chris Becha has said the collaborative work between the Ministry of Health and Honiara City Council…
90% OF HONIARA\’s FOOD OUTLETS FACED CLOSURE
More than 90 percent of food outlets including restaurants in Honiara face closure for failing to comply with the country\’s Pure Food Act, announced the Ministry…
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS FELT IN WEST RUSSELLS
A lot of people might say climate change is only affecting people in the small low-lying atoll islands, but for people of Karumulun community in West…
FAO ASSURED SOLOMON ISLANDS OF ASSISTANCE
The Director-General of the United Nation\’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has assured Solomon Islands of its continuous assistance. Dr. Jose Graziano da Silva made the…