The Government is now preparing to engage with Korean Water (K-Water) for the development of the Tina River Hydropower Project (TRHDP), Central Guadalcanal.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the country needs to go back to the basics and establish whether its key basic activities are functioning to the level required to move the economy forward. Speaking to local journalists in a Budget Reporting workshop held in Honiara over the weekend, Mr.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country needs a long-term multi-decade development plan jointly designed and developed and owned by all stakeholders in Solomon Islands.
The Governments of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands have signed a Joint Communique finalising participation of the Solomon Islands in the construction of Melanesian Cable project this month.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of The South Pacific (USP) Professor Rajesh Chandra has appealed to the National Government to support pertinent matters regarding the university’s fourth campus at Doma, West Guadalcanal.
The Japanese Embassy in Solomon Islands has signed a $640,000 grant aid project with Mase Primary school in North New Georgia, Western Province. The grant is to build a two-storey classroom building and two staff houses for the school under the Japanese Grass Roots program.
The Prime Minister says the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government will deal with the longstanding Russel Islands Plantation Estate Limited (RIPEL) issue. Manasseh Sogavare says RIPEL’s revival is a priority issue the Government wants to address by the end of this year.
Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Minister Honourable Dudley Kopu has said the Democratic Coalition for Change Government is really happy to support provincial governments to expand their township.
The National Government allocates more than $144 million for national and local sports development for the next four years. The Democratic Coalition for Change Government believes the funds will ensure the rehabilitation and creation of new sports facilities.
A landowner of the Auluta Basin has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to be transparent in its decision develop the Auluta Basin Palm Oil Project.
Infrastructure development is a crucial part of the DCC Government policy for larger provinces like Guadalcanal and Malaita and is determined to achieve that to provide favourable conditions for investors.
A collective land use consultation process is an important avenue for land-based development in the country. Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Augustine Auga made the statement at a National Land Use Policy Workshop in Honiara this week.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB), begins visiting local potential tourist destinations this week. This weekend, officials will tour Simbo Island, Western Province to see and experience the island’s unique features such as its active volcano, cultures…
The Solomon Islands and Australian Governments through the National Transport Fund (NTF), with technical support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), are optimistic to extend their road rehabilitation program this year.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) acknowledges the importance of land resource in the country. Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Augustine Auga made the statement to officially open a National Land Use Policy Workshop in Honiara today.
Quality buildings in town centres can be achieved if there are more qualified Civil Engineering Supervisors in Solomon Islands. Currently, Solomon Islands obtains Civil Engineering qualifications overseas which are expensive.
Kirakira township in Makira Province will soon expand. Thanks to a payment of SBD$1.2 million from the National Government to landowners of Huro land, situated near the township. The SBD$1.2 million is the first tranche of a SBD$5 million payout to the landowners.
Water supply and sanitation problems will be a thing of the past for the communities of Kolofe and Kwaibala in Auki, Malaita Province. Thanks to the Government and People of Japan for funding an SBD$500,000 worth of project materials towards a water supply and sanitation project for the…
A grant contract of more than SBD$500,000 has been awarded to the a community in the Isabel Province from the Japanese Government. Funded under the Grassroots project fund managed by the Japanese Embassy, the grant aid will go towards improving water and sanitation systems at Koghe Community in…
The Kirakira Central Market in Makira Ulawa Province has been demolished because of its deteriorating state. Salinda Maka’a, a journalism student studying at the Solomon Islands National University reports from Kirakira.
