In the not too distant future some Solomon Islanders will be listed among the world’s climate change refugees.
In recognition of this imminent threat the national government has approached EU with a climate change adaptation plan.
Today EU’s rep in Solomon Islands Abdul Aziz Mbye confirms EU’s readiness to assist Solomon Islands with any relocation plan.

One of the hidden stories of the ethnic tension has been the impact of the crisis on students and children.
Sereima Siosi a former student of Selwyn College during the tension says the impact of the crisis continues today to haunt many of those who lived through the trauma of the crisis.

More than three hundred logging licenses were given to logging companies involved in the destruction of Solomon Islands natural forests.
The Solomon Islands Diagnostic Trade Integration Study 2009 report says that as of July 2008, a total of 333 licenses were issued, 150 of which were milling while 183 for felling.

The national disaster council issued a nation wide tsunami warning early yesterday morning following an 8.8 earth quake that struck Chile in South of America that generated a tsunami. A pacific warning was issued by the pacific warning center in Honolulu Hawaii for the whole of the pacific. The PTC warning said less than 1 meter wave should hit Solomon Islands between 10 to 11 am yesterday.

Solomon Islands journalists will be trained on promoting children’s rights under a project launched on Friday by Save the Children. The Australian funded project will allow local journalists to undergo training to fit in the UN Convention on Rights of the Child (CRC) in their work. This training will also focus on techniques which can be used when interviewing children, and guidelines for reporting on child-related issues.

18 participants from a two week intensive training workshop at King Solomon Hotel graduated as qualified trainers on Friday. The United Nations Development fund for Women funded workshop aims at helping women in leadership and participation in governments. The graduates of the workshop are now qualified to design training programs and modify modules for their organization especially on women’s political participation and representation in the context of elections. The UNIFEM’s Gender Equality in Political Governance program is a 5 year initiative co-funded by Ausaid under its Pacific Leadership Program.

After it was damaged in the 2007 earthquake and tsunami work has now started on the new Gizo Referral Hospital. The Premier of the Western Province says the Japanese funded project will cater for communities as far as Choiseul and even Isabel.

One of the biggest threats facing Solomon Islands is the rising sea level. Authorities say therefore very important for Solomon Islanders to learn about climate change. This sentiment was again echoed during the environmental studies curriculum workshop.

The Solomon Islands College of Higher Educations School of Natural Resources will for the first time offer a new program in the Certificate of Environmental studies. Today a workshop to help the school design a course on environmental studies began today at the SIBC conference room.

A Korean fishing company, will soon operate a processing factory here in the country. The Fisheries Minister says the project is expected to employ about 3000 locals. He says the project has already been submitted to the Cabinet for consideration and will be located at Tenaru.

The Ministry of Health has moved to deal with the allowance problem faced by Solomon Islands students studying in Cuba. Today officials from the Ministry of Health and met with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to discuss how to send the allowance.

A local student studying in Cuba is currently being treated for a mental illness. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has sent a local doctor to Cuba to treat and assess the student before he is brought back home. The student who is in medical school is expected to travel back home next week.

The Solomon Islands government will be making history in becoming the first state to visit to the European Union after the election of the new European Union government after he visits Palau

The Solomon Islands chancery in Papua New Guinea will be officially opened on the 16th of April this year.

The New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully arrived today for a 3 day visit. The visit is part of strengthening the bilateral relationship between the governments of both countries. New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully will visit various government ministry’s and will also visit the Soltai cannery in the western province.

As we head towards the election period one of the few women to make it as a member of parliament in Melanesia has called for more women to stand as candidates in the upcoming election.
Dame Carol Kidu of Papua New Guinea says women have an important role in decision making in our society and should stand on their own merits as members of parliament.

A women’s leadership workshop will begin today at the Quality Inn conference room. The three day workshop will be official opened by the permanent secretary of women youth and children affairs Ethel Sigimanu. The training workshop is being initiated by YWCA will feature overseas and local speakers.

The Director of the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education has responded to the teacher trainees criticisms of having to pay 25 percent of their tuition fee. The Director Dick Ha’amori says it is the Ministry of Education who made the changes this year not SICHE

The meteorology division has located a cyclone and a low depression from their systems.The cyclone is located north of Fiji and the low depression is located east of Temotu province. Meteorology’s weather division says this has caused more rain in the country.

Kilufi`i hospital were the proud recipients of new medical equipment donated by the Australian high commission