Solomon Airlines flagship Airbus A320 will return to full service on Monday this week. The airbus service has been halted for its annual scheduled service in Manila, Philippines.
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.
Recent bus fare hikes for passengers travelling from East Guadalcanal to areas in North Guadalcanal has come under heavy criticism. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer Dudley Gani says bus operators have recently doubled the normal fares of $5.00 to $10.00 for passengers travelling from town to…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) reminds the public and motorists to take precautionary measures while driving and crossing roads during the current wet weather.
A public transport service provider along the central part of Malaita is calling on both the MPs for East Malaita, West and Central Kwara’ae to repair the main roads within their constituencies, which are in very bad condition.
Honiara City Council teachers are on a sit-in protest over the non-payment of their leave passage by the Council’s Education division. Dressed in red T-shirts and hanging up banners with the phrase: “H.C.C.E.A PLEASE PAY US OUR SEA FARE PLEASE!”, the teachers have been waiting for their leave…
Shortland Islands is without a shipping service after commercial ship operators did not apply to provide services to the islands under the Government’s Franchise shipping scheme.
The Minister for Aviation has accused Fiji of ‘dictating’ and ‘interfering’ with Solomon Airlines operations into Fiji. The impasse between the Airlines of the two countries began in mid-July this year, and the stand-off is now into its seventh week.
Another one-way access road into Honiara will be introduced to road users at the Rock Haven Road, starting today. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, the Rock Haven Road one-way access road is expected to address the on-going traffic congestion experienced in Honiara.
The Leader of Opposition, Dr Derek Sikua has urged the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID) to implement the eleven routes which were recommended in the Parliamentary Report on Short Bus Routes in Honiara.
The Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID) has said, the quality of maintenance on Honiara roads remain a major concern for development partners who fund the project and the road users.
Solomon Islands Ports Authority, SIPA, Board and Management is proposing to construct a passenger terminal at the Point Cruz wharf to encourage cruise development in Solomon Islands.
The Parasi airfield on Small Malaita which was closed for four years due to land issues has now been reopened. Confirming this to SIBC News today, Wawateimata landowning tribe representative Clement Honiola says commercial flights to the airfield will soon resume as disputes have now been cleared.
The South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) says the current airline impasse between Solomon Islands and Fiji will have a direct impact on tourism and trade related industries.
The new Infrastructure Management Bill 2014 will ensure that infrastructure in the country is properly managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, says the Ministry’s Under Secretary Technical.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has officially opened the new bailey bridge in China Town. The bridge replaces the old one, destroyed during the April floods this year.
Transport service owners in North Malaita have expressed concern over current road blocks in the area, saying they are causing unnecessary expenses and is an inconvenience.
The Australian Justice Minister who visited Solomon Islands recently said Australia is taking its relationship with the country very seriously and they are providing a further 2-million dollars towards transport infrastructure in the country.
The opposition leader Doctor Derek Sikua suggests the Government implements the proposed 11 bus routes recommended by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. Mr Sikua says if changes are quickly introduced as expected by the people of Honiara, the 11 bus routes be put on trial.
Member of Parliament for Central Guadalcanal Peter Shanel said the Road Transport Board has failed to regulate the Road Transport Act 2009. Mr Shanel made the statement during the debate on the Honiara Short Bus Route motion, which was passed last Thursday.
