A ground breaking ceremony at the site of the new Solomon Islands national stadium, will be held in Honiara today.
A ground breaking ceremony is being held at the site of the new Solomon Islands national stadium.
Photo: Facebook/Sol2023 XVII Pacific Games
The China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) was awarded the US$25 million dollar contract earlier this year by the Chinese Government to construct the facilties for the 2023 Pacific Games, which will stretch across 14.95 hectares.
The construction work has been divided into seven projects at the King George VI precinct: the national stadium, tennis center, aquatic center, public catering area, futsal and hockey pitch, multi-purpose hall, and the running track and football field.
2021-05-05 15:31:07 GMT2021-05-05 23:31:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (Xinhua) Ethiopia on Wednesday inaugurated its first trackless station in a bid to boost the country s foreign trade efforts.
The trackless station was inaugurated at a ceremony held in the Chinese-built Eastern Industrial Zone (EIZ) in Dukem city, 37 km southeast of Ethiopia s capital Addis Ababa.
Trackless station refers to an office or agency of the railway, which operates in the area far away from the railway station to facilitate the transportation of goods. With the help of trackless station, factories or companies can directly transport the freight from industrial parks to railway station.
Minister Msungama Caught With Pants Down
Lied to Malawians
Minister of Sports Ulemu Msungama has been caught with pants down after International Olympics Committee (IOC) distanced itself from MK 9.4 Billion Swimming Pool Project.
President Lazarus Chakwera’s trusted errand boy, Msungama posted on his official facebook page last week that IOC will finance the construction of multi-billion swimming pool project at Kamuzu Institute of Sports in Lilongwe.
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Senior Member zekiel Ching’oma also concurred with Msungama claiming that the swimming pool is being funded by the IOC and that Government will only commit a small amount to support the project.
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“We don’t want a swimming pool, we need a hospital.”
At a time Malawians are economically paralysed crashed, due to Covid 19, students dropping out due to lack of fees, potholes killing Malawians on daily basis in our, the government is spending over K9 billion for a swimming pool.
There is a high-pitched chorus of disapproval out there as people seem not to get the rationale of construction of a swimming pool another major referral hospital.
Contract award for an Olympic Swimming Pool in Malawi
The Social Media influencer, reacting to the news of the new swimming pool, Idriss Ali Nassah sarcastically posted on his social media: “The father of a starving family borrows money to buy a large flat screen TV to impress the neighbours.