The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) is enhancing driving standards to ensure a safer future for all road users. The government Test Driving Unit of the Land Transport Management Service Division (LTDMS) is implementing more rigorous policies aimed at improving the quality and safety of driving assessments for all applicants. Eddie Cortis, Principal Driving Examiner,…
TWO contracts have been awarded by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) to enhance road drainage maintenance and street cleaning/desilting for parts of the Honiara Highway. The drainage maintenance contract has been strategically divided into two lots to ensure comprehensive coverage of the main highway: Lot 1: Awarded to Niter Civil Construction, this contract focuses…
One of the pressing challenges that affects road safety and development is the encroachment of private property onto designated road reserve zones. Because of this the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) Transport Management Service Division (TIMSD) is appealing to all property owners and community members in Honiara and provincial centres alike to assist in addressing…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), in collaboration with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), successfully hosted a three-day Animal Biosecurity Prioritisation Workshop from 31 March to 2 April at the King Solomon Hotel in Honiara.The workshop brought together 22 key participants from across the livestock and biosecurity sector to assess,…
VEGETABLE farmers in Northwest Guadalcanal are concerned with the increasing presence of the invasive pest ‘Fall armyworm’ which continues to attack vegetables and other green crops. Fall armyworm scientifically known as Spodoptera frugiperda is an insect pest, according to reports from Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nation (FAO) and International Plant Control Convention…
CHINA and the European Union (EU) have held in-depth discussions on trade and investment matters and agreed to establish regular ministerial-level communications and enhance exchanges on major China-Europe economic and trade issues ahead of the United States announcement of a sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariff policy. The discussions held between China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and visiting…
The minister of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), Honourable Manasseh Maelanga, is in London, England, to attend the Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd session at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Headquarters from 7 to 11April 2025. The minister, accompanied by his newly appointed Deputy Secretary Technical, Mike Qaqara, left the country Friday last week…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has acknowledged the Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd (KFPL) success story as a forest conservation and sustainable plantation forestry. On Thursday 3rd April 2025, the Parliamentary Opposition visited KFPL and was toured and briefed on the company’s operations and challenges. Hon Wale said the visit to KFPL was an eye opener…
Parliamentary Opposition Group’s has been acknowledged for their visit to Noro, Western province. General Manager of Soltuna Mr Adrian Wickham praised the Group led by the Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale during their visit to Soltuna on Friday 4th April 2025. Mr Wickham when welcoming the Group has spoken highly of the imitative by the…
THE routine maintenance of sealed roads in Central Honiara is steadily advancing, despite the challenges posed by the recent monsoon season. The sealed roads in Central Honiara have been designated into two distinct lots for maintenance. Lot 1, managed by SSS Construction, includes upgrades to several key roadways, namely West Kola Road, Koloale Road, China…