CONSTRUCTION works have started on the Su’u Harbour and Bira Bridges in Malaita Province. These bridges are built with financial support from the World Bank under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), a comprehensive infrastructure programme aimed at improving roads, bridges and air travel in Solomon Islands. The project is overseen by…
THE arrival of a new road infrastructure at Lalibaola within the Kwaibaita region of East Malaita brings a sigh of relief to communities after decades of chronic struggle and wishful dreams. The newly constructed Aufasu-Lalibaola extension road is historic as it brings not only the much-needed connectivity for communities to the outside world, but offers…
The Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification (MMERE) wishes to address public concerns regarding Hon. Minister Bradley Tovosia’s recent decision to revoke the intention to issue a prospecting license to Ni Hao Investment (SI) Ltd over Koloula. After careful consideration and consultation with relevant stakeholders, the intention was decided to be revoked. The Ministry…
KING George Sixth (KGVI) National Secondary School in East Honiara last Friday marked a significant milestone in its history with the official opening of its own cafeteria. The event, attended by students, staff, alumni and distinguished guests, including the Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton and the Member of Parliament for East Honiara, Morris Toiraena. In…
AFTER several years of being out of use due to termite infestation, the Science Laboratory at Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM)-owned Bishop Norman Palmer Anglican School in East Honiara, has been renovated and is back in service. The renovation, which cost a total of SBD 300,000 SBD was completed towards the end of 2024, allowing…
THE former Solomon Islands National U19 prodigy forward and Henderson Eels forward Jimson Abana, who recently joined the Fijian Extra Premier League side Labasa FC, has scored a hat-trick during his debut for the club last Saturday. Abana, in his first match with the Labasa FC, marked his name with 3 goals in a 6-0…
Seventy-seven Solomon Islanders have earned qualifications through Australia’s longstanding skills investment in Solomon Islands, the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC). The graduates, including 61 women and 16 men, join a network of over 8,600 Solomon Islanders who have benefited from APTC training, strengthening the nation’s human resources and contributing to economic development. The graduates received…
THE LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale has called on the Minister for Mines and Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) to explain the basis of his decision to revoke a letter of intent issued to the Koloula mineral-prospecting tenement. Landowners have raised their concern to the Opposition office that they had been hard done by the…
The daily struggle facing commuters in Honiara to catch public buses each morning and evening is becoming a real struggle. In Honiara, where most people especially students and working class people depend on buses to reach their workplace and school, the number of private buses operating most of the populated routes are not enough. And…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in Tulagi, Central Islands Province, have remanded a father who allegedly raped his 19-year-old daughter at Big Ngella, recently. Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent David Soakai, said it is alleged that prior to the rape incident, the suspect had attempted three times but failed. Superintendent Soakai said on…