IMF loan for Saudi Arabia? Would you believe that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of oil needs temporary accommodation to meet dollar shortages and might go to IMF? The culprit is the tumbling oil price: a steep fall from US$115 a barrel in 2014 to US$43 a barrel now. Export earnings of oil exporting…
LAND has been secured for the relocation of the National Referral Hospital (NRH). This has been planned due to issues pertaining to the hospital’s vulnerability of its current location. Commissioner of Lands, Nelson Naopo confirmed that a piece of land has been secured at the Gilbert Camp area. This is one of the policy priorities…
Pan Oceanic Bank recently signed the air-time topup deal with Our Telekom which now enables both POB and Our Telekom customers to topup through their smartphones or computers via POB Online Banking. “Our Telekom is privileged to participate in this intiative with POB. We believe that with the change in mobile phone technology with increasing…
Former Director of Culture and Festival Director of the then Ministry of Culture & Tourism Robert Au Nama says participants to the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam must act responsibly, and their behavior must change as well as have good attitude approach. He said this while acknowledging the preparation of the Solomon Islands…
Solomon Islands students studying at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) are being affected by a move to boycott classes and that has been extended for another week. The UPNG Students Reprehensive Council (SRC) has extended the class boycott for another week. UPNG students and other tertiary institutions in PNG last week demanded Prime…
LAST week, Australian biosecurity specialists delivered computer and database equipment and specialised training in border operations information management to senior management and surveillance officers from Biosecurity Solomon Islands, within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. This forms part of the Australian-funded Biosecurity Development Program that aims to strengthen Biosecurity Solomon Islands to carry out pest…
PNG nationals survive six-week sea ordeal FOURTEEN Papua New Guinea nationals who drifted for six weeks at sea have been rescued by a fishing boat outside national waters and brought in to Honiara yesterday. They include four males and 10 females, the youngest being a girl of 4. Unfortunately, a woman in her 40s had…