The National Government will continue to pursue its policies to increase unique tourism products and offerings by facilitating and supporting the development of the infrastructures relating to tourism. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare made the remark during the commemoration of the ‘Annual 2023 Tourism in Focus.’ PM Sogavare acknowledged that the country’s pristine environment and…
LOCAL Construction company Hatanga Limited has recently struck a deal with an Australian-based company to improve and implement management systems, processes and procedures related to safety, quality and the environment when rolling out projects. In a statement over the weekend, the local renowned company announced the partnership with BY Group – a leading indigenous construction…
LOCAL construction company Hatanga Limited has sealed a deal with an Australian-based company to implement some of big projects in the country. The deal was recently signed with the Queensland based – Hall Contracting Pty Ltd, a company with 70 years of experience in construction and dredging. In a statement issued over the weekend, Hall…
South Vella La Vella Constituency (SVC) in the Western Province is investing its Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation into major cooperative projects. An investment that will not only benefit a handful of constituents but everyone in the constituency. The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) that is administering the CDF programme had its three-member team visited…
CDF grants are under scrutiny as government officials commenced discussions on the inconstancies in the legality of their disbursement SENIOR government officials have begun a series of meetings to address what is described as the “inconsistencies” in the legality of disbursing grants from the multi-million dollar Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Representatives of key government ministries…
GUADALCANAL Plantation Palm Oil Limited 3 (GPPOL 3) workers who had gone on strike for the removal of the company’s Field Plantation Manager, Syfig Rusepini, resumed work on Thursday. This came about after the GPPOL Management ironed out issues that led to the strike on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In an interview with Solomon Star…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has failed to shut-down illegal markets by the lapse of the deadline it had given and illegal markets remain operational. Mayor Eddie Siapu last week warned vendors operating in illegal market venues within the Honiara City Council jurisdiction last week that January 31 was the deadline for them to relocate…
The Solomon Islands Government today congratulates Solomon Water together with its partners – the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and members of the Kongulai Community in a ground-breaking ceremony which marked the beginning of the project’s construction phase. The project will provide better access to safe water and improve sanitation in urban areas…
Eight more organisations in Malaita Province will today receive grants under the Winrock Forest Development Fund (FDF) in Auki. This was confirmed by Winrock Office in Auki. These eight organisations will be the second lot that will be benefiting under the FDF. The first four groups received following their grants under FDF in December last…
GOVERNMENT finances appear to have hit rock bottom as it struggles to fill a staggering $1.8 billion deficit in this year’s budget. And government efforts to raise money for good causes are being hampered by what is described as “negative attitude” by members of the public. “Members of the public always assume that any donations…