THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SICCI’s) Building and Construction Working Group is pushing for the approval of the National Building Code Bill. This was highlighted during the group’s first committee meeting for this year in Honiara this month. The aim and objectives of the proposed National Building Code Bill is to standardize…
SOLOMON Islanders currently engaged in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme in Australia will soon be able to apply under the PALM scheme workers to have their immediate family join them in Australia. The Australian Government last week announced that it has launched the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme family accompaniment pilot. A…
INSURANCE is the corner stone of risk management and business security. That’s according to the Chairman Trans Pacific Assurance Limited (TPAL) Michael Sullivan when speaking at the launch of the Papua New Guinea owned company in Solomon Islands at Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara last Monday. The company’s launch followed its acquisition of Tower Insurance…
Local company exporting noni juice to USA: 40 tons already sent to Los Angelos, 80 tons next SOLOMON Noni Corporation Ltd has made a historical breakthrough into the United States market, the world’s largest economy, after exporting 40 tons of noni juice to Los Angeles. The 40 tons of noni was exported at the beginning…
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Dr Luke Forau has welcomed the Papua New Guinea owned insurance company ‘Trans Pacific Assurance Limited (TPAL)’ to Solomon Islands. TPAL expanded its operation to the country on Monday with its acquisition of Tower Insurance. At the TPAL launching ceremony held at the Heritage Park…
LEADING Papua New Guinea insurer Trans Pacific Assurance Ltd (Trans Pacific) is pleased to announce that following the securing of all regulatory consents their acquisition of the Tower Insurance business in Solomon Islands was finalized on Monday, 29th January, 2024. Group CEO for Trans Pacific Philip Tolley said “This is a significant achievement for our…
COL reveals approval for Gizo’s Mile 6 logging operation given three years ago, says whatever happens thereafter is a matter for WPG to decide THE forestry plantation located at Mile Six in Gizo, Western Province, has been given the ‘Grant of Profit for Logging’ approval by the Land Board to conduct timber felling and milling…
WORK on the multi-million-dollar seaport terminal complex at Point Cruz, Honiara, is making progress ahead of its grand opening at the end of the year. In a statement last weekend, Solomon Ports released an aerial image of the project since its initial construction early last year. The new complex is located in the Point Cruz…
NOW that the Honiara City Council (HCC) has a new littering ordinance in place, all residents of the city must adjust in complying with the new regulation, the HCC Clerk Justice Denni said. The new HCC littering ordinance which sees in increase in the categories of fines for littering within the jurisdiction of Honiara City…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has set the graduation ceremony for students who have completed their studies in 2023. This has been confirmed by the university in a press statement. The graduation set for 3 May 2024. “The 2024 SINU Graduation Ceremony is scheduled to be held in May 2024,” the SINU statement said.…