There have been discussions for years from the grassroots to the parliamentary level about the need for the National Referral Hospital to provide better conditions for citizens as they honour the dead.
After months without payment from the Government, Hatanga Construction Limited has decided to terminate its work on road upgrades in North Malaita. According to Jeremy Hutaloa, Hatanga’s liaison officer, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development has not paid the company for its work since March.
The Kukum Highway road upgrade project is on schedule, says the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Henry Murray. He says the work progress to date is 5.3 percent since last December while the overall progress is about 12 percent, meaning the project is progressing…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the Manaoba Airport project is yet to be brought to a conclusion because it was not handled correctly from the beginning. He made the comment during the opening of the Funa’afou Sanitation project in Malaita.
Thousands of people in North Malaita have witnessed the opening and dedication of two newly built church buildings during the festive season. The Kwaiana SSEC Church building was officially opened on 23 and Maguarafu SSEC Church building on 30 of December.
East Malaita Constituents have questioned their Member of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Maelanga as to when he will fulfill his promise to repair the deteriorating East Malaita road. Mr. Maelanga recently promised to purchase machines to repair the deteriorating East road.
A former Government road works officer has called on the Ministry of Infrastructure Development to properly scrutinise road contractors before awarding them contracts to fix the deteriorating road conditions in Honiara.
Three schools in West Honiara Constituency have yesterday taken delivery of three new vehicles to meet their transportation needs. They are the St. John school, Bishop Eppale and Tamlan schools. The three-tonne trucks were funded by the Member of Parliament for West Honiara, Hon.
A $1.5 million modern health facility was recently opened at Marovo, Western Province. Called the Batuna Pioneer Memorial Clinic, it comes under the ‘Adopt a Clinic Health Program’ of the Seventh Day Adventist church in the pacific.
The negligence by responsible authorities would continue to cost lives across the country once immediate actions are not carefully heeded. A David Sitea Bata from Malaita province told SIBC News today the tragic death of a person over the weekend along the deteriorated East Malaita road and the…
Manuopo clinic, Reef Islands, Temotu Province is better closed off and vacated suggests Richard Bapo, Balipa Community High School Principal. Watching the clinic deteriorate over the years, Mr Bapo says its condition now is unfit even to house sick patients let alone nurses work under.
More than $45,000.00 was raised Monday this week in aid of the proposed Malaita Provincial Assembly Chamber building project. The money was raised during Malaita’s Second Appointed day celebration at the National Art Gallery. The total amount raised includes pledges but not donations given in kind.
The key to unraveling the country’s many potentials is to have a meaningful infrastructure development program in place, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Prime Minister Sogavare made the comments at the recent opening of the country’s second international berthing in Honiara.
The immediate issues arising shortly after the old Gizo hospital in the Western province was burned down on 22 July this year has been addressed. Chairman of the task force mandated to assess the situation, Adrian Tony told Radio Hapi Lagun’s Sina Adrian the assessment has been completed. Mr.
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has welcomed the opening of the new international wharf. SICCI says the new international wharf will help ease congestion at the ports by enabling goods and services to be quickly offloaded and loaded to vessels and reduce waiting time…
The Japanese Government has conveyed its official congratulation to Solomon Islands for successfully winning the bid to host the 2023 Pacific Games. Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Mr.
Road users in North Malaita have questioned the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) why it fails to repair two damaged bridges in the region since last year.
Deteriorating road conditions in East Malaita could halt transport services in the region. Transport providers in the region complaint, their services will be withheld this week.
The Jones Adventist College in North Vella Lavella has a new market house. The market house was officially handed over to the JAC School and the community last Thursday by the Western Province’s Acting Premier, Hon. Wyne Maepioh.
Reconstruction of the Naha Police station in east Honiara will start next month. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed in a recent media conference. He says people will notice that the Naha Police complex being pulled down and a new one built on the same site.
