Shannon Sogavare aims for PG2023

THE country’s table tennis double gold medallist in the recent 2020 National School Games, Shannon Sogavare aims to compete in the upcoming Pacific Games in November. Shannon aims to compete to the best of her ability in the Pacific Games. Over the weekend Ms. Sogavare’s home coach and the president of the Honiara table tennis…

Extended LDC graduation period endorsed

Cabinet has endorsed the country’s position for an extended transition and preparatory period to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status from 2024 to 2027. This was announced by the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination. “In 2018, Solomon Islands was recommended by the UN’s Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to graduate from…

Ten islands identified for tourism development

THE Three Dubai-based tourism entrepreneurs who previously visited Solomon Islands have identified ten ideal islands in the country for tourism development. The entrepreneurs are Alessandro Rosso, an Italian tourism professional known internationally for developing the world’s first 7-Star hotel, three award-winning resorts in the Maldives and many other tourism operations, Pietro Scanavino, an Italian tourism…

ALMOST DONE!

The iconic ‘Boat of Friendship’ stadium funded by the Peoples’ Republic of China is just about complete as Honiara gears up to host the Pacific Games later this year SOLOMON Islands iconic new state-of-the-art stadium symbolising the ‘boat of friendship’ between Solomon Islands and the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) is 80 percent complete. This…