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by Charley Piringi Solomon Islands Parliament approved and passed the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 in the third reading by the Committee of Supply without amendments, Thursday. The Bill, now an Act, authorizes an additional spending of SBD$113.4 million ($113,436,406) for the financial year ending 31 December 2024. The controversial…
by Ednal Palmer Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has reminded graduating students of the institution, to become torchbearers of tomorrow. When delivering his speech during the 2024 graduation ceremony today at the Maranata Hall, Aqorau said education is the cornerstone upon which the aspirations of…
by Ednal Palmer Government State Owned Enterprise (SOE) Solomon Water has come under heavy criticism in parliament this week for failing to deliver on a project that disrupts Honiara’s main Highway. Opposition Leader Mathew Wale when debating on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 and commenting on the state of the…
by Ednal Palmer Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has described the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 as well dressed on paper but a mess and outrightly rejected it. Opening the debate today after the finance minister introduced the Bill for its second reading yesterday, Gordon Darcy Lilo said the…
by Ednal PalmerFinance Minister Manasseh Sogavare has called for proper management of the government’s financial resources. In committing the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 to Parliament for debate in its second reading this morning, Sogavare said the economy is gradually recovering therefore it is crucial that allgovernment machineries remain committed…
Munda International Airport in the Western Province is approaching the final stages of its Defects Notification Period (DNP) for two key activities: the new terminal building and the runway, taxiway and apron overlay. These works, completed on 23 September 2023 and 9 October 2023 respectively, have been funded by the…
by Lesley Sanga, Stringer, Malaita Province Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the tar-sealing of roads in Malaita’s provincial capital Auki, to be funded by China, is starting soon. Manele stated this in his address to the people of Malaita, Thursday, at an event organised to mark the province’s 41st Second…
Honiara’s recurring and serious traffic congestions has again got onto the nerve of the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), who today urged authorities to urgently address the issue. “We are seriously concerned about the current traffic issues from East, Central and Western end of Honiara City,” SICCI…
The experiences and challenges facing Pacific journalists attempting to uphold freedom of expression and information across the region, will be captured for the first time in an inaugural survey of Pacific media freedoms, For us. By us. About us. Launched today by the regional media freedoms watchdog, Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF),…
The 82nd anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Guadalcanal held in Honiara yesterday was a powerful reminder of the deep bonds between the people of the United States and the Solomon Islands,” visiting U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands Ann Marie Yastishock says. Yastishock travelled from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea,…
