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.
Preliminary findings of the National based survey on Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH) indicates, 54 percent of the rural population had access to water and 13 percent had access to adequate sanitation and hygiene.
The New Zealand High Commission has announced its new Inshore Fisheries Advisor – he is Dr. Reuben Sulu. A statement from the New Zealand High Commission via social media says Dr. Sulu was engaged under New Zealand’s Mekem Strong Solomon Islands Fisheries (MSSIF) Programme’.
Children of Irrigila, North Vela Lavella will for the first time study through to secondary education level at their doorstep – thanks to a $1.3 million government project.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and its development partners have ‘again’ proposed to launch the planned groundbreaking ceremony for the Kukum Highway project late next month or early September.
About a million people will benefit from the European Union assistance in enhancing the productivity of Land and Labor through small-scale mechanisation for subsistence farmers in the Pacific.
Rice farmers from Ysabel and Western Provinces have received training on using wooden rice milling machines. The training was conducted at the Taiwanese Technical farm recently. The initiative was introduced to reduce costs of modern rice milling machines.
Coastal communities in Ata’a, North Malaita, will soon engage in mangrove planting as part of keeping their mangroves ecosystem. The community members were trained and informed on matters relating to climate change, food security and other related issues.
The $213 million Kukum Highway Project commences this month. Kukum Highway project is a partnership between ‘Japan International Cooperation Agency’ as grant agency for the Government of Japan and Government of Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, MID.
The Provincial Premier of Malaita Province Hon. Peter Chanel Ramohia has expressed confidence on the new approach to the implementation of all national project in Malaita Province.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has reported the conclusion of land acquisition, relocation of public utilities such as water, electricity and telecommunication and securing the location for a plant yard ahead of the $213 million Kukum Highway Project.
Consultation between landowners and three significant stakeholders in the USD$15 million Fiu Hydropower Project in Malaita Province is currently underway in Auki.
An Australian Government Science Agency team is pooling resources with the National Government on the development of a new ‘project and mapping’ storage system.
Afufu Community High School in North Malaita finally receives a new classroom and a staff building from the Japanese Government. Thanks to the Japanese Government for funding the project under its Grassroots Project. SIBC Stringer at Malu’u, Lensley Kwaimani reports.
Ata’a communities in North Malaita have received 47 easy-to-use cooking stoves yesterday. Thanks to the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “Strogem Waka lo Community for Kaikai” (SWoCK) project for making this possible.
Individual household projects for West Makira Constituency will roll out next month. Constituency Development Officer, Ham Mono confirms following constituent queries. “We will roll out the household project next month and onwards; that is for individual households.
A man from West Makira Constituency is calling on their Member of Parliament to explain why they are left out on projects provided under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
The Kwana’ai Tribe Board of Trustees (KBT) in Malaita Province has clarified its position in relation to the statement made by the Malaita Provincial Premier Peter Ramohia for public to refrain from making negative comments regarding the issue of project implementation in the province.
Malaita Premier, Peter Chanel Ramohia says while he agrees with government response to his earlier comments on Malaita national projects, he still questions who changed these project ideas over time.
