Development – 2008
2008
No amendments to the National Provident Fund were made in 2008.
No Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the conflicting parties in 2008 to ascertain development incentives for Guadalcanal and Malaita.
The Asian Development Bank Post-Conflict Emergency Rehabilitation Project was judged to be 99% complete in February 2008. Sealed road rehabilitation objectives were 105% achieved, gravel road rehabilitation objectives were 94% achieved, bridge rehabilitation objectives were 100% achieved, provincial building rehabilitation objectives were 100% achieved and water supply improvement was completed.[1]
In 2008, the Road Improvement (Sector) Project continued work in project management and institutional capacity building. In late 2008, the project initiated physical work on infrastructure.[2]
In 2008, the Solomon Islands expended a total of $111,889,366 in education development and $57,346,872 in health development, coming from international assistance coming from international assistance from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the EU, China, and the World Bank. The Solomon Islands Government allocated $7,065,568.52 to fund health services in Guadalcanal and $87,849.83 to fund education services in Guadalcanal. The Solomon Islands Government allocated $16,482,987.90 to fund health services in Malaita and $93,504.70 to fund education services in Malaita.[3]
[1] Solomon Islands: Post-Conflict Emergency Rehabilitation Project, Asian Development Bank, September 2009.
[2] Solomon Islands: Road Improvement (Sector) Project, Asian Development Bank, April 2014.
[3] Solomon Islands Public Expenditure Database, 2006-2016, World Bank.