The Small Malaita Chief has called on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) to explain to his people on the progress of the Afio Wharf Rehabilitation Project. He made the call after the project was left abandoned forcing the travelling passengers to use floaters and OBM canoe to board ship and…
Gizo: IN Solomon Islands its not often you hear a female doing some of the men’s heavy duty job. This is because of our culture where a women’s workshop is often at the garden and inside the kitchen. However, this is slowly changing as more women are taking up training to do some of the…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has paid homage to the landowners of Taro airfield for allowing their land for the important infrastructure. PM Sogavare acknowledged the landowners in his speech during the official ground-breaking ceremony to mark the upgrading of Taro airfield. “I respect and appreciate the decision that you made to allow this land to…
Baegu Asifola and Lau Mbaelelea lost a great leader THE first Baegu Asifola electorate Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Folotalu has passed on, it was confirmed. Mr Folotalu who was voted by the people of Baegu Asifola as the first ever MP for the newly formed Baegu Asifola electorate after it was divided from Lau…
NUSATUPE airstrip in the Western Province has been dubbed the best within the Pacific region because of its beautiful surroundings. Coral Sea Foundation in an online post rated the airstrip as ‘The best airstrip in the South Pacific!’ It added; “Nusatupe Island off the coast of Ghizo Island, in the Western Province of Solomon Islands.…
SILENTWORLD – the foreign-owned shipping logistics and fuel re-sales outfit in Honiara with strong links to the Australian government – is negotiating the purchase of the former Solomon Taiyo factory site at Tulagi. Solomon Islands National Provident (SINPF), which owns the prime seafront site confirmed yesterday it and Silentworld are negotiating the sale and purchase.…
A $5million dollar project for the construction of a new Youth Centre Complex for the Western Province will commence once a tender process is carried out. The multi-millionaire project comes under the Provincial Constituency Development Fund (PCDF) with a budget allocation of 3 million dollar and another additional $2million support from the National Government. Speaking…
Work to rehabilitate existing road networks within the West Guadalcanal Constituency (WGC) is on schedule and soon to begin after supporting machineries for the roadwork were secured in December 2022. Constituency Development Officer (CDO) Chris Elvish Laubua said upgrading work will cover existing roads including Marasa to Mbambanakira road, Kusumba road and Naro to Lambi…
“When helping women in our villages – Government is not wasting money; in fact, women need support and guidance to even start businesses or access to finance”, stated Deputy Secretary Ministry of Commerce Mr Eric George in response to an article by the Island Sun “Waste of Money”. For Sepi Women Inshore Fisheries Initiative it…
Chinese nationals sentence, Feb 6 TWO Chinese nationals who assaulted a Bangladesh in April at Lungga, East of Honiara will be sentenced on February 6. Jun Jie Ma and Yuang Ma had been found guilty after a trial of Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm. Their matter was listed for sentence yesterday but was adjourned as…