The Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Hon. Francis Sade paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet last Friday.
The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) and Solomon Power today signed a SBD$6.7 million agreement for the construction of an 11kV Transmission Line Project that will see 141 homes in Central Guadalcanal have access to electricity.
The Government of Japan today signed an Exchange of Notes with the Government of Solomon Islands for a grant aid of SBD$29 million that will go towards a Geology Laboratory and Solar Street Lights for Honiara city.
The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) calls on students and Fees payers to pay up all their outstanding fees before enrolling for the second semester of 2021. The call came after students and fee payers still owed the University nearly a hundred thousand dollars of outstanding fees.
Leader of Opposition Hon Mathew Wale calls on the government to immediately address landowners’ grievances on the Tina River Hydropower project. Mr. Wale says, the issue of land disputes occurring at the project site in the past weeks, hinders the development of the project.
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The Solomon Islands and Australian governments have signed a ten-year 250-million Australian dollars (SBD 1.5 billion ) Subsidiary Agreement for an Infrastructure Development Program in the country.
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Western Border and Patrol Boat Outpost was held in the Shortland Islands by the Australian and Solomon Islands governments, today.
Leader of the opposition, Hon. Mathew Wale has called on the government to put a moratorium on all mining activities and get the mining bill before parliament.
The Solomon Islands and Australian governments have signed an additional 180-million Solomon dollars grant and loan financing agreement to build a 22 kilometers transmission system for the Tina River Hydro Project in Honiara yesterday.
The Central Guadalcanal is in dire need of community development and improvement of living standards despite hosting some of the country’s major developments. Elder, Simon Pilosi made the statement to a visit made by SIBC News to the constituency last week. Mr.
A ground-breaking ceremony of the Mamara City project sets for this coming Friday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will be the guest of honor at the ceremony.
The Operation of the Leeroy Jetty at Lunga has raised a serious policy reform that the National government is working on. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon Harry Kumar made the statement in parliament after SIPA has raised concern over the use of the Leeroy Jetty at Lungga recently. Mr.
The Japanese government will inject additional 22.7 million Solomon dollars to support its ongoing Solomon Islands Airport Upgrade project. This is in addition to its ongoing upgrade project worth more than 3-hundred million Solomon dollars.
The government’s policy plans to freeze the recruitment process in the Public Service will affect the implementation of the 2021 budget. Leader of Opposition Hon Mathew Wale told parliament today during his debate on the 2021 Budget appropriation Bill. Mr.
The Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) has launched its Corporate Plan as it transitioned into a self-sustaining State-owned Enterprise (SOE). The SOE was launched today by the Deputy Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Manasseh Maelanga.
The USD$15 million dollars Fiu River mini-hydro Power project in Malaita Province has been canceled due to land dispute issues over the development. The project’s major funder, Asian Development bank (ADB) Unit Head, Solomon Islands Pacific Country Office, Elmar Elbling told Public Accounts Hearing…
Northwest Guadalcanal Noni Farmers can now enjoy the benefits of selling noni from their farms. Thanks to the Solomon Noni Corporation to reopen its Noni buying program after it stopped last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A New Capital City to be called ‘Manara’ is now taking shape at Mamara, Northwest Guadalcanal. Dubbed as a ‘well-planned city’, the Mamara- Tasivarongo- Mavo Development (MTMD) project is hoping to transform the development for the country under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) business module.
Land parcels around the Henderson Airport area are currently being processed for the airport’s development. Minister of Communication and Aviation Peter Shanell Angovaka revealed that his ministry has filed an application to the ministry of lands to return surrounding plots of land around the…
