A Facebook commentary criticising the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation, Moses Virivolomo of threatening to pullout the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Projects (SIRAP) from Malaita Province last week were “baseless” and “deceiving” to the people…
Shipping companies and ports authorities in the Pacific have defended their coronavirus measures after they were criticised for bringing COVID-19 to Solomon Islands and Kiribati. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare blasted shipping companies after two new COVID-19 cases were…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is looking forward to the implementation of national activities of the Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) in Solomon Islands with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. Deputy Secretary Technical (DST)…
THE Police Review Team on its COVID 19 operation in the Western Border met with the FAMOA Council of Chiefs, Mono chiefs and elders as part of the review of their operation. A police statement said the meeting with the…
JUTTA URPILAINENCommissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission PROFESSOR ROBERT DUSSEY Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Togolese Abroad AFTER two-and-a-half years of intense negotiations, a successor to the Cotonou Agreement is in sight. On 15 April, we as chief…
WILLIAM BARILE Former CEO, SIPA IN the interest of fair press, I take liberty to update readers to the early history of toils and sweat that preceded the most recent glamour and fanfare of CEO of SIPA in mere switching…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare had the opportunity to address key members of the business community in Solomon Islands on relevant Policy, enhanced partnership and respond to the Private Sector Pathway to COVID-19 Recovery Strategy submitted to his Government earlier this…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) believes the country can maximise the benefits of infrastructure spending if there are policies and regulations in place to promote local content. SICCI Board Chairman, Ricky Fuo’o said focusing on maximizing…
MEMBERS of the Melanesian Brotherhood Fox household in Makira have received a brand new one ton-truck from Central Makira Constituency. Constituency Development Officer (CDO), Gravis Tahiri handed over the key to the vehicle to Assistant Head Brother at the Chester…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki CHINA Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) will never be accepted in Malaita. That’s the decision the provincial executive reached yesterday after CHEC was recently announced as the winning bidder to build Fiu Bridge, near provincial capital Auki.…
