AS the Pacific Games unfold in Honiara in November 2023, a surge in regional travel has increased the potential risks related to the introduction and spread of harmful pests and diseases. The Pacific Community (SPC), in close collaboration with Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) and Solomon Islands Biosecurity Development Program (SIBDP) administered by the Australian Department…
REPLENISHING millions of dollars of cargo destroyed in the wake of Chinatown riots in November 2021 will get the same funding priority as the 17th Pacific Games’s, insiders have revealed. The same treatment will apply to the release of $21 million the government owes the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) Revitalisation Programme approved by Cabinet…
Failure of gov’t officials to immediately release $21million the state owes to CEMA as ordered by PM Sogavare raises the question of who is really in charge in running the affairs of the nation PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare has reportedly ordered senior officials of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and the Prime Minister’s Office…
THE Head of international – BRED Bank Stephane Mangiavacca, who is currently in the country, has met Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare affirming the bank’s full commitment to continue its expansion in Solomon Islands. Mr Stephane stated that BRED Bank has quickly established its presence in Solomon Islands and is now a major player in the…
THE country is projected to rake in more than SBD$200 million in remittances from Solomon Islanders employed under the Labour Mobility Scheme in Australia and New Zealand for this year alone. This is a significate increase from last year, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) Collin Beck…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) sternly reminds the general public to respect the national currency both in handling and its use, and to treat all currency notes and coins as national icons. The call comes following numerous images and graphics widely shared on social media recently, depicting unauthorized designs and changes to the…
HISTORY has been created for Taro (CHY) airport in Choiseul Province after a ‘Proving Flight’ was successfully conducted to the airport by Solomon Airlines Dash-8 aircraft on Tuesday. The aircraft touched down at the upgraded Taro Airport just around lunch time and its landing proved the capability of the airport to accommodate larger aircrafts. A…
Six Solomon Islands businesses and the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) have traveled to the United States on October 21-27, 2023, for a market linkages and business networking study tour. The study tour, organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Strengthening Competitiveness, Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Environment –…
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Dr Luke Forau and the Minister of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) Harry Kuma and yesterday launched the country’s new $10 note under an SBD $4 million initiative to mark the biggest event to occur in the country – 17th Pacific Games. The 17th Pacific Games…
THE Managing Director of BK Cocoa Exporter Blaise Kokou has ‘generously’ funded the Bonege and Vura Cocoa Rehabilitation Project in West Guadalcanal. This project is set to revolutionise cocoa bean production in the region for exportation. Mr Kokou announced this funding arrangement at the opening of his new cocoa warehouse at Tamboko in West Guadalcanal…