PROPOSED 161 TOWERS PROJECT PROGRESSED

The SI Government has confirmed that the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project or SINBIP for the construction of up to 161 towers has been progressed with the recent signing of a contracting agreement with the vendor and contractor, Huawei/China Harbour Engineering Company Limited.  A joint statement from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and…

Suidani speaks against the ‘agent of national government’ narrative

MALAITA Premier Daniel Suidani took time during the Malaita 39th Second Appointed Day anniversary to express his disagreement with continuing reference to provincial governments as mere agents of the national government.  The Malaita Provincial Premier is of the view that those who refer to provincial governments as agents of the national government have taken the meaning…

IT’S $284M+

Govt to table 2022 supplementary budget with Politicians as ‘biggest winners’ THE Government is spending an additional $284 million-plus to take us to the end of the year and, as in any budgetary appropriations, there are winners and losers. Politicians are amongst the biggest winners in the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2022. Finance Minister Harry…