Honiara, Solomon Islands – Tourism Solomons has successfully wrapped up a three-city, two country road show meeting more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s highest-profile travel media. One of the tourist board’s biggest annual PR exercises, the Tourism Solomons team, headed by Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke, visited Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland, the events presenting a…
The redevelopment of King Solomon Hotel in Honiara is expected to cost around $45million. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) in a statement over the weekend. The plan was agreed after the SINPF Board and O’Neill Remington Group signed an agreement to Redevelop King Solomon Hotel…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for West Are’Are and Chairman of the Bills and Legislative Committee, Hon. John Maneniaru, has expressed concern over the continued delay in progressing the long-anticipated Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill. Hon. Maneniaru noted that the VAT Bill, which was initially expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2023, has already…
Steady progress has been made on the design and build of Honiara Aviation Complex Building, an integral activity of the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), led by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) with the support from the World Bank. The contractor, China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG), has completed the…
The Keohoto Landowners Association (KLA) has reaffirmed its collective decision to withhold consent from Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) for any future prospecting activities over Mt. Vunusa in Central Guadalcanal. This comes as GRML seeks to gain consent from individual landowners before its current Prospecting License (PL) expires on 23 August 2025. In a meeting…
The Government has been called to undertake a comprehensive performance audit of all Permanent Secretaries (PS) to ensure that ministries are delivering on their mandates. The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale made the statement in light of the recent removal of the former Chief of Staff and ongoing ministerial reshuffles, stating that similar scrutiny…
A new Principal Works Officer had been announced to oversee the works operation in Kirakira town, Makira Ulawa Province (MUP). The Ministry of Infrastructure Development’ (MID) Land Transport Management Service Division (LTMSD) announced the appointment on Monday in a statement. Mr. Allan Dutton Hera’oa, a native of MUP, was appointed earlier this year and has recently completed…
Government through the Ministry of Health has been encouraged to adopt proactive leadership in advancing the long-overdue development of a provincial hospital for Guadalcanal Province. Speaking in Parliament, the Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has raised the question of whether the Government has any plans to build a provincial hospital for Guadalcanal. While acknowledging the response…
Government Ministers have been urged to take their work seriously and come prepared to Parliament. The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale made the statement following observations that a number of Ministers were unable to answer questions directed to them in the current sitting. While acknowledging that some ministers are new to their portfolios, Hon. Wale said this…
Parliament will go on a three weeks break as of Monday 14th July to Monday 4th August 2025. This is to allow the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to conduct its enquiry and prepare a report on the 2025 Supplementary Appropriation Bill, which is now before the Speaker’s Office. In addressing Parliament, the Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the…