Work to improve the National Parliament house is ongoing. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the assurance yesterday, during deliberations on the 2015 budget in Parliament.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) says work has started to ensure smooth and efficient flow of the Kukum Highway expansion project funded by the Japanese Government.
Minister for Infrastructure Development, Stanley Sofu has announced his Ministry wants to raise a revenue collection of $12.4 million, an increase of 4.6 percent from last year. Minister Sofu made the statement in his contribution to debate on the National Budget in Parliament yesterday.
Communities in Visale, North West Guadalcanal have asked for a police post to be established in the constituency. The communities made the appeal when Guadalcanal Province police visited Visale on Saturday.
Pressure group, the Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has called on the government to set up a mechanism to ensure there is transparency in the road maintenance projects for the provinces.
Leader of Opposition Honorable Jeremiah Manele says the Government needs to focus more on infrastructure development to drive and sustain national economic and social development. Mr Manele highlighted this in his debate on the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015, in Parliament Wednesday this week.
Premier of Malaita Province Peter Ramohia said the tar sealing for Auki roads will begin June this year. Premier Ramohia told SIBC News, tar sealing for all Auki roads is among infrastructure developments prioritised under his government policy.
Improvement on the eight point six kilometer stretch of road from Rararo to Hauhui in West Are’are is set to continue soon after the Easter season. A local community based contractor has been engaged to improve that stretch of road.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has issued a 14 days notice to a labor-based contractor responsible for the Makira Western Road, in Makira Ulawa Province.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has negotiated with landowning groups of Munda, Western Province to secure 400 metre land for the Munda International Airport Project.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has announced, the Mataniko Dental Clinic will be officially opened next week. The clinic is located next to the Pikinini Clinic and is a five chair facility.
Finance Minister Honourable Snyder Rini describes the 2015 national Budget as the ‘People’s Budget’. Presenting the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in its second reading this morning in Parliament, Mr Rini says The budget will deliver a record $4.18 billion in spending to provide services to all…
Communities across the Solomon Islands will be better able to construct and maintain their own water systems with the support of 27 newly trained Construction Supervisors from government and non-government organisations.
The country’s second and growing mobile service provider Bmobile Vodafone now has its retail shop in Auki, Malaita’s provincial capital. Opened on Tuesday this week, Bmobile Vodafone customers in Malaita will now have access to the company’s ongoing promotions as well as the services provided.
Three new sites have been identified by the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government for airports to be built in Malaita province. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed this in his remarks at the launch of the Malaita Provincial Government’s policy document recently.
Olomburi community high school in East Are’are will begin its classroom building project next month. The project involves the construction of a two-storey classroom building that will help the school meet its infrastructure needs.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Tautai Kaitu’u have expressed their profound gratitude to the staff of the Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita Province for diligently serving their patients in a very challenging work environment.
Malaita’s only major hospital Kilu’ufi has been earmarked for upgrading under the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government’s policy document. The Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Tautai Kaitu’u told medical staff at the hospital when visiting them recently.
The Honiara City Council has yesterday commenced inspection of Point Cruz buildings. The team consisted inspectors from the Physical Planning and Health Division inspected buildings from the hot bread to the Solfish office at Point Cruz.
Honiara City Council has met with the Salo Fishing Co-operative Society of the Fishing Village in Honiara to discuss car park issues of the Fishing Village Market. The Council’s Trade and Commerce Standing Committee held the meeting with the Society on Monday this week.
