The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Honiara City Council are planning to collaborate to build new bus stands in the capital city. Supervising Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Jimmy Nuake said the ministry will manage one project to construct new bus…
The Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force continue to monitor vessels travelling from the provinces to Honiara as part of their Safe Boat Operation. The annual operation began before the holidays and will end next week.
The interim Honiara Bus Association has urged bus owners in the city to comply with the Honiara City Council’s new ordinance and improve the conditions of their buses.
Public bus operators in Honiara marched in front of the Honiara City Council office today in an unauthorised protest against the council’s ordinance that addresses short bus routes in the city.
In preparation for the renovation of the market in Gizo, Western Province, some vendors will sell their goods at a temporary location. Vendors yesterday started relocating to the Melanesian Spearhead Group building, which will serve as the temporary market site.
After the Honiara City Council began enforcing its ordinance on set bus destinations yesterday, questions remained about passenger fares. Some buses reportedly charged passengers $5 for one trip, but Eddie Ngava, chairperson of the Honiara City Council’s ad hoc committee said public bus fares…
The Solomon Islands Medical Association and the Ministry of Public Service on behalf of the Government are expected to sign the updated scheme of service for the country’s medical doctors and dentists this week.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has confirmed that a lack of payment from the Government caused Hatanga Construction Limited to terminate its road rehabilitation work in North Malaita.
The Honiara City Council will enforce new public bus destinations within the city starting next week. In a press conference today, Honiara City Mayor Andrew Mua said a new ordinance will require public buses to end their routes at certain destinations in the city.
Police are waiting for medical reports to determine the cause of two “suspicious” deaths that occurred last month. One case involves a man who was found dead in Vonavona Lagoon, Western Province on December 22 after going out to dive for beche-de-mer.
The Solomon Islands Government yesterday handed over a cheque for more than $213,000 to reduce its outstanding bills with the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. The payment included $187,000 Government subvention for the third and fourth quarter of 2016.
The 2018 national budget could be tabled in Parliament this month. During the final Parliament meeting last year, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare said the 2018 budget needs to be tabled quickly as the current Parliament has limited time to debate and…
The Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division collected more than $1 billion in revenue last year for the first time ever. Comptroller of the Customs and Excise Division Nathan Kama said the figure exceeds the target for the division and will support the Government’s efforts to provide services…
Our Telekom has committed to moving forward with its nationwide rollout of 3G service to rural areas this year. The company completed installation of the 3G network in Malaita Province before Christmas, and in a recent statement it said scheduled rural 3G installation will continue this year for…
A keyword in Governor General Sir Frank Kabui’s 2018 New Year’s address to the nation was “peace”. Peace is fundamental to the country’s future and is needed to pursue development goals, he said.
Situated in the high rocky cliffs of Tapatale on Vella Island in the western Solomon Islands, Aveala Resort does not boast white sandy beaches and calm seas. But the resort, which officially opened last week, is being welcomed as a unique addition to the tourism industry in Western Province.
The Minister of Education and Human Resources Development has refuted claims that money allocated to cover tuition fees for Solomon Islands Government-sponsored students at Fiji National University has been misappropriated.
A $9 million police station funded by the Australian Government will serve communities in Naha and East Honiara and support police efforts to control crime in the city.
An operation to destroy two Vietnamese fishing vessels in Ngella, Central Province turned into a perilous experience that left two men injured. The so-called blue boats were reportedly burnt on Wednesday inside the Mboli Passage as agreed to by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources,…
A $29.3 million payment from the Republic of China on Taiwan to Solomon Islands will support the Rural Constituency Development Fund. The money was wired yesterday to the Solomon Islands Government to cover a series of outstanding rural development projects during the 2016-2017 period.
