SOLOMON POWER’s Chief Executive Officer, Donald John Kiriau, has died in Honiara after a long illness. A former Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), the late Kiriau took up the position on Friday 26th February 2021. His appointment was announced by Solomon Power Board Chairman, David Quan, in a paid advertisement published by Solomon Star…
THE National Government need to fast track the implementation of the digital economy strategy as it is an area that can boost our country’s economy. This was one of the points highlighted by the Governor of Central Bank of Solomon Islands, Dr. Luke Forau, at the launch of the CBSI 2022 Annual Report on Thursday.…
THE Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) is back on track to restore the stairwell damages caused by last year’s November 2022 7.3 magnitude earthquake after delays by its Insurance Loss Adjustor to prepare an independent assessment of the damages. SINPF announced this in a statement on Thursday. “Immediately following the earthquake, the SINPF has…
THE Government has announced that the country’s embassy in Havana, Cuba, will close soon. The announcement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) Jeremiah Manele in Parliament on Tuesday. He was contributing to a motion to thank the Governor General for the Speech from the Throne early last week. Minister…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) through the Labour Mobility Unit has taken claims of ill treatment in Australia farms very seriously and is continuously working to ensure the welfare and condition of Solomon Islands workers are upheld and their rights respected. MFAET made this statement in response to a report by…
Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) has exported a net weight of 501.46 tonnes at 33 grams per tonne of gold, valued at more than 6 million last year but not in a form of gold bars. This was confirmed by Dr Chris Vehe, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Energy and Rural Electrification, during a…
The Labour Mobility Unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has now recorded more than 16,000 applicants for its work ready pool following recent recruitment drives in three provinces. A total of 940 applicants were received from the Labour Mobility Unit’s outreach and recruitment program to Temotu, Makira and Isabel Provinces. The…
ANY foreigner that marries a local woman can operate a business under his wife’s name as long as the business is registered under the wife and she is a signatory to the bank’s account. That’s according to the Minister of Commerce, Labour, Industries and Immigration Fredrick Qologeto in parliament on Thursday. This was during the…
AMBASSADOR Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Solomon Islands, Abdulla Al Subousi, presented his letter of credence to the Governor General, Sir David Vunagi yesterday. Sir David Vunagi accepted the letter of credential from the non-resident ambassador and extended his warmest greetings and good health to the President of the UAE,…
DEPUTY Prime Minister, Manasseh Maelanga, has delivered the keynote address at the opening the 12th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum in Brisbane yesterday morning. The theme for this year’s forum is “Solomon Islands; Open for Business Again” which covers topics, sessions and discussions on reforms, challenges and opportunities for business development between the two countries after…