Emergency runway repairs have been completed at Henderson International Airport by a team from the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP), ensuring the airport can remain operational and Solomon Islands can remain connected to the region and the world. In early August 2022, Fiji Airways announced that it would temporarily cancel flights to Solomon…
THE nation’s 50 Constituencies raked in more than $2.34 billion in grants from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the eight years to 2022, according to the latest figures on disbursements. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Samson Viulu, this year alone each Constituency received $6.8 million, which include…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is currently conducting a 2 days Pre- Departure Briefing for 66 Workers who will be travelling to Australia towards the end of September and early October 2022 under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The 2 days briefing is on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd September…
At its monetary policy meeting on 22nd September 2022, the Board of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands decided to adopt an accommodative monetary policy stance, geared more towards taming inflation for the next six months. The decision follows the need to continuously support a durable recovery while ensuring that inflation remains intact going forward. Economic…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele met with his Qatari counterpart Mr. Sultan Bin Saad Al Muraikhi at the margins of the 77th UNGA in New York on 19 September 2022. The two Ministers discussed matters of mutual interest including potential support from the Government of Qatar including Education and…
Solomon Ports today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) for the provision of Traffic Lights, warning sign boards, and road markings for Honiara City. The signing was conducted by SIPA’s Chief Executive officer Mr. Eranda Kotelawala, and the Permanent Secretary of MID Mr. Stephen Maesiola at MID’s headquarters in…
THE outspoken chairman of the Malaita Outer Islands Constituency Fisheries Taskforce, Lawrence Makili, has called on the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement to tell the absolute truth about the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) funding approved for the MOI Constituency Fishery Project. Late last month, Mr Makili told this paper in an interview at Town Ground…
THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Dr Samson Viulu said the MRD received the biggest share of the Development Budget for this year with the sum of SBD 340 million. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki in an interview late last week, PS Viulu said MRD continues to receive an increase of…
THE Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma, appeared to have misled Parliament on the cost of the Enforcement Order awarded against the Government over the illegal use of Hell’s Point on the outskirts of east Honiara. No final figure has been established on the costs of the multiple Enforcement Orders made against the government…
The bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Israel was the centre of discussions between Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare and the visiting Israeli Ambassador His Excellency Roi Rosenblit on Thursday afternoon. The Ambassador designate of Israel to Solomon Islands and to the Pacific Island States is based in Tel Aviv. During the courtesy meeting, the…