Three bridges on the Auki-Dala road in Malaita Province at Koa, Bio 1 and Bio 2, will soon be replaced following the selection of Reeves Envico as the successful bidder as part of the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project…
Mayor of Honiara City Eddie Sipau has commended the DCGA Government for the incentive to carry out 50 % duty exemption on fuel imports and remove sales tax which will be effective on 1st June 2022. This follows the announcement…
The Security Cooperation between Solomon Islands and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) was signed recently by the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele and his PRC counterpart, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare yesterday…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Solomon Water, and the Government of Solomon Islands have launched a hygiene promotion campaign on the radio. Elmar Elbling, Unit Head of ADB’s Solomon Islands Pacific Country Office, represented ADB at the event on 19…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THIRTEEN new officers of Solomon Islands Customs have successfully completed a 16 weeks training focused on customs operational areas and are now equipped to start working with SI Customs. Comptroller of Solomon Islands Customs, Jim Sutton…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki PROVINCIAL Disaster Operation Committee (PDOC) Malaita is looking at re-strengthening its covid-19 measures as the virus resurges around the country. PDOC chair, also acting PPC Malaita, Inspector Charles Eddie Koto told this paper yesterday: “We will…
It’s a huge infrastructure loss, says finance minister BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Last year’s November riots have led to the destruction of $811 million worth of infrastructure. Minister of Finance Harry Kuma revealed this during the 2022 appropriation bill. Kuma said…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MV Southern Coast 1 made its maiden voyage to the Weather coast region of South Guadalcanal on Saturday living constituents both surprised and excited. This after the vessel was blessed and handed over at the Point Cruz…
PREMIER of Malaita province, Daniel Suidani and team are planning to meet landowners and communities of Honoa, in the province’s south, where it has been eyed for a provincial sub-centre. Honoa is in ward 19 of East Are Are. MPA…
A recent opinion poll undertaken in Honiara following last November’s riots found more Solomon Islanders wanted the country to be diplomatically aligned with liberal democratic countries. APMI Partners, Asia Pacific region’s leading provider of market research, social research, economic research,…
