THE Solomon Airlines on 26th October 2022 will launch, open and start celebrating its 60 Years of operation. This was announced by the Solomon Airlines new CEO Gus Kraus in a press conference yesterday at Tourism Solomons Office at Mendana Avenue. Mr Kraus and the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Communication and Aviation, Moses…
THE COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent outbreak in the country had significantly impacted on the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) membership level which had seen a drop. This was revealed by the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and General Manager Mike Wate on Friday when presenting an overview of the Funds financial and operational…
SOLOMON Airlines owned Dash-8 ‘Megapode’ is expected to arrive in the country by next week and will hit the domestic skies serving the national carrier’s main routes as of Monday 10th October. This was revealed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gus Kraus, in an interview with the paper yesterday. The aircraft is currently undergoing…
Local resort receives token of $50k GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has rescued local resort, Urilolo Resort in North Vella La Vella, Western province with SBD$50,000 to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Urilolo Resort is one of the accommodation providers in Western Province which had been affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak…
Emergency runway repairs have been completed at Henderson International Airport by a team from the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP), ensuring the airport can remain operational and Solomon Islands can remain connected to the region and the world. In early August 2022, Fiji Airways announced that it would temporarily cancel flights to Solomon…
THE nation’s 50 Constituencies raked in more than $2.34 billion in grants from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the eight years to 2022, according to the latest figures on disbursements. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Samson Viulu, this year alone each Constituency received $6.8 million, which include…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is currently conducting a 2 days Pre- Departure Briefing for 66 Workers who will be travelling to Australia towards the end of September and early October 2022 under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The 2 days briefing is on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd September…
At its monetary policy meeting on 22nd September 2022, the Board of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands decided to adopt an accommodative monetary policy stance, geared more towards taming inflation for the next six months. The decision follows the need to continuously support a durable recovery while ensuring that inflation remains intact going forward. Economic…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele met with his Qatari counterpart Mr. Sultan Bin Saad Al Muraikhi at the margins of the 77th UNGA in New York on 19 September 2022. The two Ministers discussed matters of mutual interest including potential support from the Government of Qatar including Education and…
Solomon Ports today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) for the provision of Traffic Lights, warning sign boards, and road markings for Honiara City. The signing was conducted by SIPA’s Chief Executive officer Mr. Eranda Kotelawala, and the Permanent Secretary of MID Mr. Stephen Maesiola at MID’s headquarters in…