The construction of Huawei telecommunications towers under the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP) is progressing smoothly in Vella La Vella, Western Province—with no disputes reported to date. Six tower sites are currently under development across Vella, located in Vatoro, Dovele, Java, Lambulambu, Beiporo, and Vonunu. Some of them are already completed. The project…
The 2025 Annual National Trade Fair was officially opened yesterday and is underway at the Solomon Islands National University Park or commonly known as FOPA village, Panatina, East Honiara. The theme for the event is: ‘Trade for transformation- Rebuilding our Happy isles.’ Official guests attending the opening ceremony includes the Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, Deputy…
A one-day live music concert is set to rock Honiara marking the country’s 47th Independence Anniversary celebration on Monday, 7 July. The one-day music concert will feature some of the country’s top bands, artists, string bands, and gospel bands. The concert is a free-to-watch event to be hosted at the SINU Park Village stage, currently…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has defended his recent international engagements, during which he participated in three major forums from 4 to 25 June 2025. These included the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France; the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna, Austria; and the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Meeting in Suva, Fiji. In…
A 22 year-old man accused of damaging the rear- view mirror of a parked vehicle at Naha Heights, East Honiara last October will confirm his legal representation on July 10. Rocky Hausi faces one count of malicious injuries. He appeared in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court yesterday on police bail and the court has imposed bail…
PRIME MINISTER Jeremiah Manele has reportedly agreed to shelve a proposed reshuffle of Cabinet ministers following a meeting with Minister Lency Jamie Vokia in Honiara on Tuesday. Hon Vokia MP – the Kadere Party Parliamentary Wing Leader and Minister for Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration – was falsely accused of taking an unauthorised trip to…
THE trial of Malaita Provincial Assembly Member for West Baegu-Fataleka Ward and former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani and his political adviser Celsius Talifilu will proceed on Thursday. Initially, the trial was scheduled to take place this week in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court but was delayed due to their lawyer’s conflicting High Court trial. However, it…
SOLOMON Ports has assured local shipping operators that it would ensure local vessels are being prioritised when it comes to using the main domestic wharf at Point Cruz, Honiara. The assurance came after few shipping operators expressed concern over the action taken by Solomon Ports to prioritise an international research vessel to berth at the…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, says the unfolding scandal involving the SI Group and Minister Vokia is precisely the kind of scenario the Opposition warned about during the recent debate on the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill. Hon. Wale stated that the Opposition had opposed the Bill’s passage, raising serious concerns over its…
A total of 62 private companies under the Solomon Islands Government Preferred Supplier Arrangement (PSA) have signed up with the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD). The suppliers have completed the qualification process and recently signed legally binding agreements. The PSA qualifies these companies to supply materials, equipment, goods and services to the national government through…