The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) completed more than five kilometres of asphalt paving on Noro roads on February 25, 2025. This marks a significant milestone in enhancing the transport infrastructure in Western Province. The Noro Roads improvement is funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Solomon Islands Government through MID as part…
THE Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Damukana Sogavare on Thursday officially unveiled and declared the new $1 dollar coins bearing the effigy of the new monarch King Charles III as legal tender. The new $1coins were launched by Minister Sogavare at the CBSI boardroom. the cost of the production of the 3.4 million $1…
The Solomon Islands successfully Chaired the 58th Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) Board Meeting early this month. The meeting was convened on the 3rd – 4th March 2025 in Apia, Samoa. The Board Meeting was successfully succeeded by the PIDC strategic plan review workshop of the existing regional framework which was successfully concluded on the…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) on Tuesday conducted a review of the World Bank-funded Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) Project implemented by the ministry. The review was conducted by the project steering committee on Tuesday at the Gina’s Restaurant in Honiara. It was was the steering committee’s third review meeting since…
THE Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU) has urged Minister of Public Service to act swiftly in presenting the new Public Service Bill to Parliament by this year. SICTU represents a coalition of public service unions and associations, including the Solomon Islands Public Employees Union (SIPEU), the Solomon Islands Teachers Association (SINTA), the Solomon…
THE Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), through its 50 constituency offices, is continuing to implement the 2024 Constituency Development Funds (CDF) programme with $194 million paid to all constituencies in the closing quarter of 2024. Of the total amount, each constituency received $3.88 million as CDF. This slow release of funds and implementation was associated…
WORKERS of Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) in Honiara will vote in a secret ballot at the Trade Dispute Panel’s (TDP’s) courtroom at Town Ground on Monday 17 March. TDP made the ruling recently for a secret ballot vote to be conducted to resolve the recognition issue between Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) and…
TWENTY-ONE (21) local entrepreneurs now have the opportunity to rent individual rooms to sell their local food and snacks to customers in Honiara. This follows the opening of the 24-hour Local Main Shop at White River, West Honiara on Saturday. Speaking at the opening, sales officer Gwen Zama said the Local Main Shop is designed…
AT the Honiara Summit 2025, President of the Republic of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr highlighted that unlocking the Blue Pacific Prosperity Plan (UBPP), the most ambitious initiative, is crucial to ensure healthy oceans regionally and globally. Whipps Jr said Pacific leaders at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the UBPP, signifying their commitment…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey (MLHS) are alleged to have collaborated in fraudulently registering customary land encompassing the shoreline and Malu’u Market in North Malaita. Landowners who took the matter to court in recent years have discovered that their boundary with the Commissioner of Lands has been…