Mendana Avenue road maintenance underway  

The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) announces that maintenance works are currently taking place along the Mendana Avenue road in Central Honiara. The upgrade is happening between ITA Hardware to the Solomon Ports intersection.  Over the past days road users have experienced during night hours, that this critical work is intended to ensure the road…

MID minister in London for meeting 

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…

Wale impressed with KFPL’s success story

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…

MEHRD clarifies remarks on rental

The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has clarified recent remarks made by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Nende, Mr. Stephen Kumi, related to the ministry’s rental expenses.MEHRD is not the only government ministry leasing office space in Honiara. For over two decades, several ministries and agencies have operated from rented…

Announcement of dates for by-elections

THE official dates for the two by-elections in Guadalcanal Province will be announced next week, Tuesday, 8th April. The upcoming by-elections are for West Guadalcanal Constituency Parliamentary Election and Paripao Ward Provincial Assembly Election in North-East Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) which is organizing the event announced today, Friday, 4th April. In an…

GP Assembly ends with the passage of $64.4m budget

The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has passed a historic $64.4M budget it concludes today, Thursday 3rd April. The meeting was considered highly successful. Following the two weeks meeting several important ordinances were approved. These included; the Guadalcanal Fishery Management Ordinance 2025, the Business and Hawkers License (Amendment) 2025, the Guadalcanal Property Rates (Amendment) 2025, and the…

Delay in teachers’ new pay structure 

The new teachers’ salary classification and pay has been delayed until end of the next month due to technical issues. This was revealed by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) in a statement on Thursday. “The Ministry of Education Human Resources Development would like to inform education providers and school teachers across the…