Unknown individuals in West Fataleka have demanded a substantial amount of money from the Malu’u Clinic vehicle last week. The individuals set up barricades targeting the medical vehicle and demanded money on two occasions.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) is pooling resources with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the Kukum Highway Upgrade Project.
The Acting Director of Police Prosecution has called on the Government to secure a proper office building for his staff after almost ten years of rent. Mr Rodney Whitney made the call after the landlord to his office building locked the staff out yesterday morning because rental dues were delayed.
The Honiara City Council has advised all residential and commercial building owners, it will soon conduct building inspection within the Central Business District and the City’s outskirts.
Construction work has resumed at the J.F Kennedy Soccer Stadium in Gizo, Western Province. President of the Western Football Association, Adrian Sina reports work on the stadium began again last month after financial issues forced construction work to stop in 2012.
Traffic police will be closing off the Didao bus stop in East Honiara as of tomorrow. The bus stop, located just next to the Fishing Village market is one of the busiest stops in East Honiara serving people who travel to King George, Burns Creek, Lungga, and Henderson.
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.
Community leaders in North West Guadalcanal and West Guadalcanal have praised the police for their quick action in apprehending and charging the suspect of the Paru Road Block. The roadblock happened in North West Guadalcanal over the weekend.
Communities in Northwest Guadalcanal have called on Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to initiate possibilities to fix the current deteriorating road condition at Komebau Naro.
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.
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.
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.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has launched a “Civil Engineering Certificate Four” training in Honiara today. The workshop is funded by the ADB, Australian, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands Government under the Transport sector development project.
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.
Principal Chief Harry Haihanasi Arufaegwao of Bina Talifu Land and Bina Harbour has appreciated the Democratic for Change Coalition Government (DCCG) for publicly launching its Policy Framework this week.
People of North Malaita have joined in a two days program to consecrate a new Anglican Church in the area. SIBC’s Bita’ama stringer for North Malaita John Andrew Kiri reports, the new Church building was consecrated at Fourau village in Fo’ondo North Malaita. Mr.
Deteriorating road conditions in North Malaita have interrupted business activities in the region, especially for local cocoa farmers and wet bean buyers. Wet cocoa bean buyers have decided to halt their services to local cocoa farmers in the region as road conditions in the area have worsened.
Upgrades on a number of wharves across the country have been successfully completed. These include Ringgi wharf on Kolombangara Island, Keru, Ngasini wharf in Vungunu and Susubona and Tataba wharves on Isabel province.
Kirakira residents will soon see a new market house built for them, says the Makira Ulawa Provincial Secretary Silas Sitai. Provincial Secretary Sitai says funding for the new market house comes from the PCDF program.
Our Telekom is expanding its mobile network catchments in Malaita Province with the construction of new towers. The telecommunication company is currently constructing two new 50 meter towers at Ohapu in West Are’are and Raehora in the East Are’are region.
