THE newly upgraded Commonwealth Streets that lead to and from the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) headquarters at Point Cruz was commissioned on Thursday. The project, fully funded by the country’s leading State-Owned-Enterprise, was designed and implemented by the China Railway Construction Group within a two-month period. Its the first project of the China Railway…
THE Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) will conduct a secret ballot voting for its employees both in Honiara and Noro in Western Province, to determine their membership in the Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI). This follows a ruling by the Trade Dispute Panel (TDP) on Wednesday. WUSI Secretary Adrian Tuhanuku stated that the TDP…
SIX community representatives have been appointed to help guide the construction of the new Seghe Market, ensuring strong community participation as construction prepares to commence. The appointments were made last week during a pre-works community consultation with 18 government, church and community representatives, with Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program. Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton thanked…
Tenagahu Community in Northeast Guadalcanal recently benefit from a two-day cocoa training. It was successfully organized and conducted by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) through its Soul Cocoa Plus Livelihood Project (SCPL). ADRA Australia, through SCPL, funded the training. The training took place at Tenagahu Community from Wednesday, February 5, to Thursday, February…
A charity fund dedicated to supporting disadvantaged members of the Gold Ridge communities in Central Guadalcanal has been officially established. Dubbed as a historic and heartfelt gesture, Mr. Mingqing Gao, Acting CEO of Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) and Chairman of the GRML Board officially established the scheme. Mr. Gao, who is also a key…
Team Four members of Guadalcanal’s 2024-2025 Household Income and Expenditure Survey, HIES, are currently in Naro, Savulei Ward of West Guadalcanal winding up their field work as they prepare to move out into the open seas to their next Enumeration Area in Lambi for round 5 of enumeration. HIES Coordinator for Guadalcanal Province Alfred Palo…
Local officials have attended a series of five targeted training sessions to strengthen critical infrastructure in Solomon Islands, through better planning, financing and delivery. Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program trained a total of 38 participants from six government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and the Honiara City Council. Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod…
New Zealand (NZ) and Solomon Islands (SI) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen aviation safety and operations with the commissioning of new security screening equipment at Henderson International Airport and the signing of a new three-year funding arrangement to support airport operations and management. Speaking at the handover event, New Zealand’s High Commissioner Jonathan Curr…
The image of Honiara City is set to undergo a significant transformation under the four components of the Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement (CAUSE) project, Phase II. The World Bank, Australia, and the Solomon Islands Government officially launched the second phase of the project at Don Bosco, east of Honiara on Friday. The project…
“Some of the most valued traditional money on Guadalcanal is now lost,” says local Chief Ben Misu. The Chief of Tandai explained that only a few pieces remain in certain parts of Guadalcanal, while others have completely disappeared. “The six most highly valued traditional shell monies our forefathers used to resolve conflicts were Matepuka, Matabala,…