BY SAMIE WAIKORI

The timeframe proposed to complete the Kirakira wharf project has been rescheduled from July 2025 to February 2026.

Premier Stanley Siapu of Makira Ulawa province revealed this to Island Sun yesterday, explaining that the rescheduling was due to delay of materials for the project in Honiara.

Since the past months, he said work on the project has been going on a sluggish pace due to delay of supply of materials to Kirakira.

Siapu said his government understands a similar project is currently being constructed in Bellona Island, and implemented by the same contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Cooperation (CCECC) and the share of materials for the two projects could lead to the delay for the Kirakira wharf project.

Despite this, he stated that work is still ongoing and he hopes that the project will complete prior to February 2026.

“I will liaise with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and relevant bodies to ensure the project completes on February 2026, and not on later schedule.

“In pursue of that, I will be in Honiara around mid this month to talk with MID and others, so that we work together to achieve the project early next year,” Siapu said.

He said so far, most of the work on the project has been done and remaining work is expected to be carried out from now to February 2026

Siapu added that this is the first ever wharf project for Kirakira.

The SBD $21.9 million project is funded by Asia Development Bank (ADB) through the national government.

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