Deputy Prime Minister who is also the Minister of Infrastructure Development (MID) Hon. Manasseh Maelanga has assured East Malaita people that the current deteriorating road conditions will be fixed as soon as possible. The recent heavy rainfalls have affected road conditions along the Kwarea and Kwai’abu section. During his constituency visit last week, Hon. Maelanga…
THE HIGHEST bridge in Malaita Province, the Kwarea upper stream bridge along the East Road continues to deteriorate and needs urgent repair to make it safe for the travelling public. A visit by Solomon Star Auki to Kwarea upper stream bridge last week witnessed the continuous deteriorating status of the bridge with a landslide on the…
ARNAVON Islands, located between Isabel and Choiseul provinces, is today the country’s first community marine park following a government gazette on Wednesday 10th May 2017 declaring it as an official designated protected area. Three communities, namely Katupika, Wagina, and Kia, all combined under a network called KAWAKI to make this a reality. “This is a…
A former harbor supervisor at the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) said that the State-Owned Enterprise should prioritize infrastructure development at its domestic port to serve the needs of the local shipping industry than to invest in a flagpole. The former harbor supervisor Rex Dodo raised the concern to this paper on Saturday. “My comment…
POLICE are facing difficulties in their investigation on the mobile text message swearing and the use of obscene language against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his family members. Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the investigation is quite difficult when they do not have the capacity available with the two communication companies in the country.…