The minister for commerce, industries, labour and immigration and the member for South Choiseul Hon Elijah Doro-Muala has been praised. This was for sponsoring the Dreamline Car Rentals weekly pool challenge at Club HP on Monday. Miss Ate Teraka of Dreamline Events management thanked the Honourable minister and looks forward to his similar assistance future.…
Blue Ocean shipping on Monday declared they will be sponsoring the inter-company weekly pool challenge at Club HP every four weeks. The Dreamline Car Rentals inter-company pool challenge is held at Club HP, Heritage Park Hotel for various company executives in Honiara and the provinces. It is managed by Dreamline Events management and held every…
Blue Ocean Shipping is the first company to come forward and render support towards the Heritage Park Hotel Pacific Games initiative for the national sporting federations. Last Monday during the inter company weekly pool challenge the managing director of the company Mr. Peter Bouyers announced his firm’s sponsorship in the presence of several company executives.…
Western United FC has defeated Hana FC 3-0 in their catch-up match to maintain the second position of the Telekom S-league on Thursday. United sits on second spot with 24 points and are looking good in ending the season with the second highest points. Hana on the other hand sits on seventh spot with 19…
The Western Solomon’s surfing association (WSSA) on Wednesday was all smiles after receiving a number of surfing boards thanks to Gizo Rotary club. With the growing interest of surfing in Gizo, Western province it has also given rise to the demand for surfing boards. Lack of surfing boards had restricted the association to promote the…
A new wave of Chinese tourists is helping to boost growth in the Pacific tourism industry, a new report from the ANZ Bank says. The bank’s latest Pacific Economic Quarterly says a rise in tourist arrivals over the last 10 years has created new jobs and boosted government revenue, outpacing economic growth in the region.…
THE Westpac Bank PNG recently marked the first anniversary of its in-store banking outlet, noting that feedback from customers has been positive. Head of retail banking Adam Downie said: “In-store banking provides locals with access to banking services at their doorsteps instead of travelling long distance and queuing in branches for basic transactions.” Westpac PNG…
Fiji Airways says the steep rise in departure tax from its home base is not putting off travellers as the airline embarks on an ambitious five-year plan to increase revenue. Departure tax went up from just on $96 to $128 (US$51 – US$68) on 01 January, making it one of the highest in the world…
Tripadvisor has named the world’s best islands in its Traveller’s Choice Island Awards. Amergris Caye took the top gong for the second year running. Sitting on the border of Mexico and Belize, it is a fantasy getaway, home to the second largest barrier reef in the world – the first being Queensland’s Great Barrier.…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Papua New Guinea Government have signed two loans to fund improvements to the Highlands region road network and air services in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Minister for Treasury, Don Polye, and Marcelo Minc, Country Director of ADB’s PNG Resident Mission, participated in the loan signing ceremony. …