WORK on improving the Hibiscus Avenue drainage system and road conditions in Honiara is now underway. This is to provide an alternative route to alleviate traffic congestion along the main highway from Town Ground section to West Honiara. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) Transport Infrastructure Management Services Division has engaged local contractors to carry…
THE Guadalcanal Provincial Planning Development Committee (GPPDC) successfully concluded its three-day meeting last Friday at the Guadalcanal Provincial Headquarter in Honiara. This meeting was held in preparation for the Provincial Assembly meeting next week. The three-day meeting, which brought together the 21 Ward Development Committee chairpersons and Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) Heads of Departments (HODs),…
THE group of talented Papua New Guinea (PNG) artists, who participated in the Aelan Riddim Music Festival last Saturday night, departed to Port Moresby on Monday, carrying with them fond memories after an exciting music festival. Artists Kali D, Mereani Masani, Saii Kay, Jarahn, Tau Likoniau Po’o Jr (J-Liko), and the Makasi Band — featuring…
THE body of former Prime Minister (PM) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Rannoggah/Simbo Late Sir Francis Billy spent the morning part of this morning – Wednesday inside the National Parliament Chamber for the last time. His casket arrived just after 8am this morning and was carried into the parliament chamber by members of the…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has welcomed government efforts to revitalize the Public Works Department (PWD). In a statement on Tuesday, Hon Wale said revitalising the PWD was one of the things he has always encouraged successive governments to prioritize. The Opposition Leader has commended the Minister for Infrastructure and Development (MID) Hon Manasseh…
AUKI Police will be dispatching a team to investigate a roadblock that occurred last week in Alarua, West Kwaio. A group of young men from the area made the roadblock on Monday. Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, based in Buma in West Kwaio, were on their way to Afutara to pay school…
Another 224 Solomon Islanders have received Australian-accredited qualifications under the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), strengthening the country’s workforce and economic development. Of these graduates, 147 completed hospitality, customer care and coffee barista training, and another 77 graduated with certificates in general construction, gaining essential skills for Solomon Islands growing infrastructure project pipeline. Australia’s High…
THE demand for $1 coin and $2 coin denominations of the national currency exceeds the other coin denominations. This was revealed by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Currency and Banking Manager Joe Vasuni in a media interview after the launch of the new $1 coin denomination bearing King Charles III’s effigy on Thursday.…
THE Animal Control Unit under the Honiara City Council (HCC) Waste Management Control Division (WMCD) has initiated a dog eradication operation aimed at addressing the escalating population of stray dogs in the city. The operation, which has started last week, is designed to mitigate risks to public health and safety posed by the growing number…
THE Malaita Provincial Youth Council (MPYC) has achieved another milestone by issuing sub-grants to youth groups across Malaita Province through the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). A total of 14 sub-grants were awarded to youth groups throughout Malaita, including the Polynesian inhabited Malaita Outer Islands (MOI), which encompass Lord…