A total of 200 local employees are currently engaged in the ongoing China-Aid Auki Road Rehabilitation Project. This marks an increase from the initial stages early last year, when the contractor employed only 50 locals. The growing number of employees demonstrates the company’s strong commitment to engaging with local communities and transferring valuable skills. This…
Traffic authorities have begun enforcing long-standing road transport laws that had remained largely unimplemented for years, ordering the removal of illegal under-glow and non-standard LED lights from vehicles during a joint enforcement operation in Honiara last week. The operation, described by officials as one of the first of its kind in recent years, was carried…
Residents and visitors in Gizo provincial capital of Western Province can now enjoy improved internet access following the availability of Our Telekom public WiFi services at several key locations around the township. The initiative is part of Our Telekom’s ongoing efforts to make internet connectivity more convenient and accessible for communities in the Western Province.…
Besi Youth Association (BYA) has signed a partnership agreement with leading taro buyer Goshen Enterprise in Auki, Malaita on Monday. The partnership marks a major step forward for the taro industry in Malaita Province, linking a youth-led farming group with an established taro processing company. Goshen Enterprise director Livet Maesimae said, the agreement formalises a…
Residents and villagers of Wagina Island in Choiseul Province have reaffirmed their firm opposition to proposed bauxite mining. This followed another consultation meeting involving government representatives, land lawyers and the proposed mining company. Speaking to Solomon Star this week, Wagina resident and seaweed farmer Para Tokananipiri said nearly 100 per cent of the island’s population…
Long-standing trading ties between the Shortland Islands in Western Province and Bougainville continue to sustain livelihoods for families living along Solomon Islands’ far western border, despite ongoing legal, security and weather-related challenges. For generations, the people of Shortlands and Bougainville have shared strong cultural, family and traditional ties, long before modern national borders were drawn…
Members of F-mobile, an online money scheme also known as Friendship money has spoken in defence of the scheme, saying the platform has been providing real income for its members, despite growing public debate and scepticism surrounding its operations. According to a member from the Western province, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the…
CONNECTIONS TO ASIA, EXPANDED NZ-VANUATU OPERATIONS IN SOLOMON AIRLINES EXPANDED INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE Solomon Airlines has announced a new international schedule with new routes and greater flight frequencies connecting Solomon Islands to key leisure, trade and business travel markets as the airline positions to create new opportunities. “We are closely monitoring demand across our region and…
Leeroy Port in Ranadi, East Honiara will operate under Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA). While sufferance wharves throughout the country will be closed, as the government moves to review the Ports Act and all related legislation governing international ports. The Cabinet has approved a comprehensive suite of reforms following its meeting last month. The decisions…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD), through the Commercial Agriculture Development Project, on Thursday handed over a grant of SBD750,000 to Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI) to support the purchase of a cocoa butter press machine. While handing over the cheque, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Hon. Franklyn Derek Wasi, said the support…