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By Georgina Maka’a THE leader of the Independent Group in Parliament, Dean Kuku, is challenging in the High Court, Government’s controversial decision last September to postpone this year’s national elections to next year. Kuku, who is MP for North New Georgia Constituency in Western Province, lodged the challenge in the High…
WORK to upgrade the Honiara International Airport runway is set to start at the end of this month. Chinese state-owned firm, China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG), will undertake the task. This is being funded under the second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), a World Bank-funded initiative that’s…
“Patterson Saeni of Sulaglwalu village, North Malaita; Pardon!”
By Georgina Maka’a SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) today announced the suspension of two of its top academics and three senior staff members over alleged fraudulent printing procurements amounting to more than $3.4 million. SINU Vice Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau made the announcement in a statement. Aqorau did not name…
In-depth Solomons’ investigative journalist Charley Piringi has won a Pacific media award for his reporting on mining in Guadalcanal. Piringi, a co-founder of In-depth Solomons, a recently established online news outlet pursuing investigative journalism in the Solomon Islands, won the SPREP Best Environment story award. The inaugural Pasifika Environews Awards…
By Georgina Maka’a A multi-million-dollar water supply and sanitation project for the country was launched in Honiara today. Visiting Fiji-based European Union ambassador to Solomon Islands Surijo Seam, was at hand to officiate at the event. Seam said the $164 million (Euro 18 million) will improve access to safe water…
Viru Harbour community in Western Province becomes the first beneficiary of the United States funded USD$20 million ($160 million) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Solomon Islands Threshold Program (MCC-SITHP). Visiting Vice President of the Department of Policy and Evaluation at the MCC, Alicia Phillips Mandaville, announced this in Honiara this afternoon. …
LOCAL construction firms and suppliers in Solomon Islands are expected to benefit from Australian-funded infrastructure projects, following a workshop delivered by the Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) under the Solomon Islands-Australia economic partnership. The fourth workshop in a series was attended by 43 firms, and aimed at helping local industries…
by GEORGINA MAKA’A INTERNET service between Honiara and the provincial towns of Auki, Taro and Noro will remain out of service for several weeks, Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company (SISCC) says. The service was cut off on May 10 after a fishing vessel anchor damaged the undersea domestic cable. SISCC,…
