The Australian Government is offering SBD1.6 million package to support improved governance of the mining sector in Solomon Islands. Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, The Hon Pat Conroy MP, announced this on Thursday during his visit to Honiara. This is part of Australia making commitments for the long term, under the Solomon Islands –Australia Partnership.…
The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has called on the Prime Minister to explain what disciplinary actions he is taking against the Minister for Commerce and officials involved in the unauthorised trip to Vietnam and the controversial signing of an MOU with the SI Group. The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bill was passed by Parliament…
A World Bank team visited Solomon Islands to conduct a Mid-Term Review for the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) from June 2 to 11, 2025. During the visit, the team assessed the status of project implementation, discussed key lessons learned, and visited Malaita, Western, Guadalcanal and Temotu Provinces. On June 2, 2025,…
CONSTRUCTION work on the new Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) commercial property investment dubbed as ‘SOLCHO’ has been temporarily suspended to allow for an independent engineering review on its foundation. This was confirmed by SINPF Management in a statement issued on Wednesday 25th June. This was in response to media allegations surrounding the project…
The Bless Innovation Training Centre (ITC) has completed its first Academic Writing Training held at the Coronation School recently. The two weeks intensive training equipped participants with essential academic writing skills, including how to structure arguments, cite sources, and communicate ideas clearly and precisely. The sessions were led by the esteemed trainer, Dr. John Iromea.…
Tandai Water Management Corporation Limited is currently challenging the Ministry of Lands Housing & Survey (MLHS) in the High Court over the signing of a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on 29 November 2023 to negotiate the Conditions for variation of the Lease which was already expired on 30th December 2020. The MOA stipulates that…
AUKI police are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of a crew member who reportedly fell overboard from Pelican II while enroute from Honiara to Malaita Province early this month. The incident is believed to have occurred at an unknown location between Gela and Malaita on Friday 6th June. The missing man was a crew…
IT has emerged that the proposed extension of the Honiara International Airport, formerly Henderson International Airport, could be built for half the price if the project is put on public tender. The proposed project would see an additional 800 metres to the airport runway, according to sources familiar with the project. The Government is actively…
A restaurant owner who distributed disposable plastic forks to customers last June has been fined $10,000. This is the first-ever case initiated under the Environment (Single Use Plastic Ban) Regulation 2023. Xian Pan Li, 51, of China, was found guilty after a trial for one count of Distribution of Single-Use Plastic, contrary to clause 4(2)…
PATIENTS installed with China’s HeartCon’s left ventricular ‘assist’ device have the advantage of being assisted anywhere in the world whenever they encounter issues relating to the artificial heart machine, a Cardiovascular Surgeon at the Tianjin Economic-Technological Department Area (TEDA) International Cardiovascular Hospital (TICH), Dr ZG Liu said. Dr Liu highlighted this when introducing TEDA TICH’s…