TWENTY-ONE (21) local entrepreneurs now have the opportunity to rent individual rooms to sell their local food and snacks to customers in Honiara. This follows the opening of the 24-hour Local Main Shop at White River, West Honiara on Saturday. Speaking at the opening, sales officer Gwen Zama said the Local Main Shop is designed…
AT the Honiara Summit 2025, President of the Republic of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr highlighted that unlocking the Blue Pacific Prosperity Plan (UBPP), the most ambitious initiative, is crucial to ensure healthy oceans regionally and globally. Whipps Jr said Pacific leaders at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the UBPP, signifying their commitment…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey (MLHS) are alleged to have collaborated in fraudulently registering customary land encompassing the shoreline and Malu’u Market in North Malaita. Landowners who took the matter to court in recent years have discovered that their boundary with the Commissioner of Lands has been…
MINISTER of Infrastructure Development (MID) Manasseh Maelanga has re-emphasied the government’s priority to re-establish the Public Works Department (PWD). Minister Maelanga stated this during the road upgrade project launching in Auki this week. He said this is one of the top priorities for the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT). In addition, Prime Minister…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) says Fishery Sector has the potential to drive economic growth and job creation not only in urban centre’s but also rural area. As the leading institution representing the country’s private sector, SICCI is optimistic about the opportunities that lie in strengthening the fishery sector. In a…
VERY few of us have the privilege to see the Auditor General’s Report into the Government’s $309 million Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). Those who do have been given a-never-before-insight into the level of official corruption, which is rampant while ordinary Solomon Islanders suffer. Authorities chose to look the other way. Auditor General David Teika Dennis…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) this week released cash grant funding totaling $304,234.00 to twenty-eight (28) Agri-Business Producer Organizations. Most of the beneficiaries are from the three provinces of Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira. The funding is provided through the World Bank funded Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) project. The…
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) says it is committed to fostering local employment opportunities during the much-anticipated Auki Road Rehabilitation Project. CCECC’S South Pacific General Manager Mr. Liang Qing, in his remarks during the ground breaking ceremony in Auki on Tuesday, emphasised their company’s dedication to engaging with local communities and transferring valuable…
The first public consultation for 2025 as part of the proposed Honiara Seaport Upgrade Project was held on Wednesday 5th March in Honiara. This was an essential component of the broader Land and Maritime Connectivity Project (LMCP). It was at the Solomon Islands Port conference room, facilitated by the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) and the…
THE Value-Added Timber Association (VATA), a furniture-making initiative, is currently concentrating on furniture production in collaboration with a Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer Kanae Isozaki. VATA is a non-profit organization was formed in 2004 as part of a forest management initiative established by the Ministry of Forestry and Research Forest. Since July 2023, Ms…