Solomon Ports today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) for the provision of Traffic Lights, warning sign boards, and road markings for Honiara City. The signing was conducted by SIPA’s Chief Executive officer Mr. Eranda Kotelawala, and the Permanent Secretary of MID Mr. Stephen Maesiola at MID’s headquarters in…
THE outspoken chairman of the Malaita Outer Islands Constituency Fisheries Taskforce, Lawrence Makili, has called on the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement to tell the absolute truth about the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) funding approved for the MOI Constituency Fishery Project. Late last month, Mr Makili told this paper in an interview at Town Ground…
THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Dr Samson Viulu said the MRD received the biggest share of the Development Budget for this year with the sum of SBD 340 million. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki in an interview late last week, PS Viulu said MRD continues to receive an increase of…
THE Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma, appeared to have misled Parliament on the cost of the Enforcement Order awarded against the Government over the illegal use of Hell’s Point on the outskirts of east Honiara. No final figure has been established on the costs of the multiple Enforcement Orders made against the government…
The bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Israel was the centre of discussions between Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare and the visiting Israeli Ambassador His Excellency Roi Rosenblit on Thursday afternoon. The Ambassador designate of Israel to Solomon Islands and to the Pacific Island States is based in Tel Aviv. During the courtesy meeting, the…
The National Government through the Ministry of Provincial Government is committed to coordinate with all implementing partners for the smooth delivery of the new EU-funded provincial governance and service delivery project. The new EU-funded provincial governance and service delivery project, funded under EU cooperation through the European Development Fund (EDF), was launched at the Heritage…
THE European Union, long been a major development partner in Solomon Islands’ development, is due to announce a multi-million-dollar project aimed at improving service-delivery and strengthening government capacities to support people-centered development. EU’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands and the Pacific, His Excellency, Sujiro Seam, is due to announce the new funding arrangement when he…
The Solomon Islands National University has a new Pro Chancellor and Chairperson of the Council. He is Dr Morgan Wairiu, one of Solomon Islands very own academic and hails from Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal. Dr Wairiu has been formally appointed as Pro Chancellor and Chairperson of the 4th SINU Council by the Minster of Education…
THE United States AID (USAID) $15 million regional fish project ‘OurFish OurFuture’ was launched on Friday at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. Through ‘OurFish OurFuture’ USAID will support regional projects to maintain healthy, well-managed, secure and sustainable coastal fisheries ecosystems in the Pacific Islands region. This is a five-year partnership (2021-2026) to address the…
TARO farmers in Malaita Province are now benefitting from the purchase of their crops by a local taro-buying company- GOSHEN Enterprise. Goshen has already commenced buying taro from its registered Taro farmer Association partners in the province. With its recently opened Taro Pack House in Auki and another in Gwaigeo due to be completed soon,…