Replacement for old Auki wharf proposed 

THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) plans to replace the old, decommissioned wharf in Auki with a new, modern facility. Malaita Premier Elijah Asilaua announced the plan during the opening of the 2025/2026 original budget meeting this week. Mr. Asilaua said consultations are currently underway with resource owners, the Solomon Islands Ports Authority, and the national…

ADDITIONAL US$51M FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

World Bank has provided an additional US$51.2 million [SBD385M) to the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) for the second phase of Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2). This was confirmed by SIRAP Office in a statement issued on Tuesday. “The Solomon Islands Government has officially received from the World Bank the Declaration of Effectiveness for…

BOOST FOR HONEY INDUSTRY

THE Solomon Island Honey Cooperative Society has been revived to promote the honey industry in the country, following its collapse during the ethnic tensions of 2000. This revival follows the election of a new Board last year and the Society’s official registration with the Company Haus under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration.…

Dr Bosawai thanks SRM for partnership 

THE Member of Parliament (MP) for North Guadalcanal, Dr Paul Bosawai has expressed gratitude to Sustainable Resource Management (SRM) for its partnership in implementing an essential road maintenance project in his constituency. SRM is the contractor carrying out the road maintenance work covering more than 70 kilometres of feeder road in North Guadalcanal. In a…

Reeces Envico supports MID with lab machines

Reeves International Construction Company has supported the Ministry of Infrastructure Development with machines for its Construction Material Laboratory.  MID is grateful for the timely support. The calibrated Universal Compressive Testing (UCT) Machines to assess the mechanical properties of various materials, including steels, concrete, and aggregate crushing failure.  These machines have reached their expiration date; this…