A TOUR to current project sites under the Land Maritime Connectivity Project (LMCP) was successfully conducted last week. The tour was to evaluate project progress and ensure environmental and social safeguards compliance is maintained as well as adherence to the established timeline. The tour was conducted over two days on Wednesday 2nd April to Friday…
THE Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is urging customers and container truck drivers to book their containers in advance to ensure faster processing and smoother deliveries. This move aims to reduce traffic congestion at the Port as cargoes and shipments arrive from overseas. To streamline operations, SIPA has commissioned a new automated Ports Overhead…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) recently participated in a crucial meeting where officials discussed the Tax Administration Act 2022. The meeting provided an opportunity for key stakeholders to engage in dialogue concerning tax administration and dispute resolution processes. Representing the private sector in the meeting were SICCI’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO)James…
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) is enhancing driving standards to ensure a safer future for all road users. The government Test Driving Unit of the Land Transport Management Service Division (LTDMS) is implementing more rigorous policies aimed at improving the quality and safety of driving assessments for all applicants. Eddie Cortis, Principal Driving Examiner,…
TWO contracts have been awarded by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) to enhance road drainage maintenance and street cleaning/desilting for parts of the Honiara Highway. The drainage maintenance contract has been strategically divided into two lots to ensure comprehensive coverage of the main highway: Lot 1: Awarded to Niter Civil Construction, this contract focuses…
One of the pressing challenges that affects road safety and development is the encroachment of private property onto designated road reserve zones. Because of this the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) Transport Management Service Division (TIMSD) is appealing to all property owners and community members in Honiara and provincial centres alike to assist in addressing…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), in collaboration with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), successfully hosted a three-day Animal Biosecurity Prioritisation Workshop from 31 March to 2 April at the King Solomon Hotel in Honiara.The workshop brought together 22 key participants from across the livestock and biosecurity sector to assess,…
VEGETABLE farmers in Northwest Guadalcanal are concerned with the increasing presence of the invasive pest ‘Fall armyworm’ which continues to attack vegetables and other green crops. Fall armyworm scientifically known as Spodoptera frugiperda is an insect pest, according to reports from Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nation (FAO) and International Plant Control Convention…
CHINA and the European Union (EU) have held in-depth discussions on trade and investment matters and agreed to establish regular ministerial-level communications and enhance exchanges on major China-Europe economic and trade issues ahead of the United States announcement of a sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariff policy. The discussions held between China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and visiting…
The minister of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), Honourable Manasseh Maelanga, is in London, England, to attend the Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd session at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Headquarters from 7 to 11April 2025. The minister, accompanied by his newly appointed Deputy Secretary Technical, Mike Qaqara, left the country Friday last week…