Party to push for rural development

THE general secretary of People’s Congress Party Charles Ashley says the in-coming government must push for decentralization in order to develop the provinces. He was speaking with the Solomon Star on Friday. “If in the event People Congress Party members merge with other parties to form a new government, we would be pushing for decentralisation…

NEC wins Telekom contract

NEC Australia is set to deploy microwave radio technology in three of the largest provinces of the Solomon Islands to boost mobile and fixed line broadband capacity. Solomon Telekom has selected NEC Australia’s iPasolink IP microwave transmission technology as the core of a major network upgrade that will support over 100 base stations here and…

Chamber calls for applicants

SOLOMON Islands Chamber of Commerce (SICCI) is inviting all its members and non-member businesses to apply for the Entrepreneur Grant of $5000.00. This was an initiative from SICCI and Westpac Banking to assist aspiring, successful and professional Innovative Entrepreneurs in Solomon Islands in providing Service, Technological Innovation and Good Governance to the national economy. This…

Choiseul project wins awards

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Talks over Gold Ridge held

SENIOR representatives from Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) had constructive discussions with senior representatives of the Solomon Islands Government and its advisors recently. This is to further consider the proposed transfer of Gold Ridge mine to the Solomon Islands Government announced by Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo, in August 2014, and to agree remedial action…