Solomon Water has awarded a $130M contract for the construction of its new Kongulai Water Treatment Plant and pipeline Project (Bid No. SW0402021) to REAN PCS Joint Venture. Rean Watertech is a water company specialising in delivering water and wastewater projects. P.C. Snehal Construction Pvt. Ltd is an engineering and infrastructure company with over forty…
WORK on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report is still in progress. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in response to a question raised by the Opposition Leader Matthew Wale during the Committee of Supply 2022 Appropriation Bill 2022 last week. He said the report which many have been looking forward to…
Central Police Operations Support Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) with the assistance of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) uniform patrols conducted an anti-gambling operation shutting-down Illegal Street gambling in areas of White River to Town Ground and Mission Place (Point Cruz) on 29 April 2022. A total of eight sites were…
THE government of Solomon Islands is mooting the idea of extending parliament’s term via constitutional amendment, either through a sunset clause or permanently, in light of the general election and Pacific Games falling in the same year. While the Opposition, business sector, and public seem united against the proposal, a leaked memo reveals that the…
MINISTER for Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) Hon Frederick Kologeto calls on those who will benefit from his ministry’s budget allocation to use the funding wisely. When presenting his speech during the budget debate in Parliament, Mr Kologeto said the budget for his ministry was $33.7 million. He said this is an increase from…
Marahare leaves Henderson Eels FC after four TSL seasons FOOTBALL Coach, Eddie Marahare has thanked Henderson Eels Football Club (FC) for his time with the club as he bids farewell. In a brief statement Sunday, Marahare described the four seasons he spent with Eels as a success and is so far the best achievements in…
A STABLE Solomon Islands is important for a stable Pacific. This was the statement of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Parliament last week. Mr Sogavare said Solomon Islands believed, security for Solomon Islands is a collective approach. “Solomon Islands does not subscribe to the view that only a partner or partners of the same ideology…
MORE projects under the (Community Access Urban Strengthening and Enhancement) CAUSE Project aided by the World Bank are being earmarked for Gizo, Western Province this year. That’s according to the Western Provincial Secretary (PS) Jeffrey Wickham on Thursday during the handing over of two new jetties for Gizo Market.CAUSE has funded the two new jetties.…
DEAR EDITOR, First, I wish to say the freedom we have as a democratic country comes with sacrifices made by us Solomon Islanders and USA and allies during WWII. Secondly, though not mentioned but still a concern given the speed and secrecy about the security agreement, USA and its allies including us Solomon Islanders are…
DEAR EDITOR, Manasseh Sogavare now known as the Idi Amin of the South Pacific has put Solomon Islanders in great peril. China will come in with machine guns where Australia came with respect. The United States has now pivoted to the Pacific and Nuclear war is now more likely to be done in strategic locations…