THE new Minister of Mines and Energy Samson Maneka was pleased with the SMM Solomon Ltd, the local subsidiary of Japanese mining conglomerate Summitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd with its mining plans and community engagements. He expressed his satisfaction following a one day official visit to SMMS Cockatoo Camp, Isabel Province, on Wednesday. During the…
OUR Telekom has announced the completion of the migration of all International voice services to their Huawei fixed Next Generation Network (NGN) platform. “From the cutover at midnight Tuesday 24th February 2015, all Our Telekom international voice circuits for mobile and fixed networks are now carried on voice over IP (VoIP) using Session Initiation Protocol…
HUNDREDS of Solomon Islands National University (SINU) students and members of the public took time off on Thursday to learn more about the services offered by Our Telekom. Thursday marked day three of the Honiara road show sales promotion being conducted at the SINU Kukum campus. The road show involved the sales of mobile phones…
Government through the Ministry of Aviation and Communication (MAC) plans to upgrade all provincial airport and terminals. Permanent Secretary (PS) Francis Lomo revealed this yesterday following complaints being raised that some provincial airports terminals are unhygienic. Mr Lomo told the Solomon Star yesterday, DCC government through the Ministry will upgrade all provincial airports and terminals…
THE demand for shipping services in Choiseul Province has seen another private shipping firm operating into the province. Provincial Secretary (PS) of Choiseul Provincial Government, John Tabepuda, last week said, Fairtrade shipping company has been eyed by the provincial government to start servicing the province. “Fairtrade shipping company will be providing services to the province…
The Ranadi show featured the IRON ROCKN band live on a flatbed truck and set up on the roadside opposite Island Enterprise. The IRON ROCKN band comprised of former Litol Rastas band members and some new young talents mostly from Namaruka street at White River, West Honiara. The live music show was accompanied by performance…
OUR Telekom has been acknowledged for engaging musicians in their current road show promotion in Honiara. The promotion was started off on Monday and will end on 6th March. Yesterday there was live band entertainment by Iron Rock Band normally known as Littol Rasta. Lead vocalist Samuel Tio said, he was thankful for Our Telekom…
AFTER a successfully working as a marketing consultant with the company, Solbrew Company welcomed Fiona Martson as the new head of marketing on Wednesday. Mrs Martson and her team will be responsible for all marketing, branding and communications activities for the company. A resident of Solomon Islands for over 6 years with extensive international experience…
Solomon Airlines has hailed a decision by fellow Melanesian airlines Air Niugini and Air Vanuatu to combine resources with the Solomon Islands national carrier to jointly develop and promote partnership in aviation services, Seen as offering major benefit to the Melanesian region, the three airlines signed an initial agreement in Honiara last week in principal…
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