The Western provincial government (WPG) has acknowledged all shipping operators serving the province and honestly paying their business fee. Western provincial finance minister Lester Maomasi Huckel highlighted this during the 2014 full assembly meeting in Gizo this week. He said Western as a province with many islands depend on the shipping services. “The support from…
The newly registered commercial bank Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) is proposing more awareness prior to its official opening here. The bank’s chief executive officer (CEO) Nihal Kekulawala in a press conference said the bank has been going through many awareness talks with business houses but is proposing more awareness to people and organisation before its…
Western provincial government (WPG) will rehabilitate the current Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) complex located near the Gizo wharf into a provincial meeting complex. This was revealed by the Western provincial finance minister Lester Saomasi Huckel in an interview with Solomon Star on Thursday. Mr Huckel said currently a tender is being made to allow a…
The Western provincial government yesterday issued a warning to Lauru shipping company (LSC) to settle its outstanding business fee or services to some ports in the province will be suspended. Western provincial finance minister Lester Saomasi Huckel issued the notice after Lauru shipping failed to sort out its long overdue business shipping licence fee. Lauru…
A renowned Australian group who travelled around to surf and fish will be arriving this afternoon in Honiara. Known as the Mad Hueys, the group is expected to spend a week surfing and fishing on the Papatura Island resort on Isabel province. Solomon Island visitors bureau marketing manager Freda Unusi yesterday said the group is…
AT Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA), Linemen play an important role in our operations; they ensure that the distribution network, safely and reliably provides the required supply of electricity to the customer. A lineman is a tradesman who constructs and maintains electric power transmission and distribution lines and equipment. You have to be a…
A BRISBANE based video production company; Torn Parachute is taking Solomon Islands music to greater heights, producing music videos for some of the country’s top local artists-taking their music globally. Speaking to this paper in an interview on Thursday, producer and director Karl Bouro said that Solomon Islands is a country that flourishes with a…
TORN Parachute video production company is eyeing to take Solomon Islands tourism to another level, exposing the beauty and friendliness of the once happy isle of the Pacific back to its original state. This could be made possible following the signing of a business partnership between the Brisbane based video production company and The Solomon…
Fiji’s participation in team events at Glasgow 2014 is “under consideration” following their reinstatement into the Commonwealth, insidethegames can reveal. Reg Sanday, President of the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC), has appealed to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for the country’s rugby sevens and netball teams to be allowed to compete…
Fiji’s Sports Minister Viliame Naupoto has assured government’s support in Fiji Rugby Union’s bid to host one of the 2015/2016 HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments as well as host of the 2018 Sevens World Cup. He said the ministry had also written to the International Rugby Board to assure the international rugby body that Fiji…