Forty six (46) tourism operators and landowners in Marau, East Gaudalcanala re currently undergoing a three days tourism training which kicked off yesterday. One of the highlights of the training is to teach the operators to be polite when welcoming their guests upon their arrival. Laurie Leketo,Senior Research Tourism Officer within the Ministry of Culture…
Central Island Provincial government is currently working closely with three investors to invest in tourism in the province. Three investors are Tulagi Investment Limited from Australia, Raiders an investor who is currently operating a motel in Tulagi Inn and Patrick Leong who will develop the double Island outside of Tulagi . The province is now…
People of Marovo Lagoon in Western Province have acknowledged Destination Solomon in organising a cruise ship that made a brief stopover in Marovo on Tuesday. Choda Vevo of Telina village, told the Solomon Star on Tuesday, people in Marovo were thankful for the visit by Silver Discoverer. “We were very happy to have a cruise…
Flights into Kira Kira airport, Makira/Ulawa Province, has reopened as of Tuesday after a brief closure of the airport on Monday. This was over a land dispute by the landowners. As a result no services occurred on Monday. Reports from Kira Kira said it was a minor problem between the landowners and one person decided…
BANK South Pacific (BSP) has launched its Branchless Banking (BB) in Auki Malaita Province, on Tuesday. The launching was part of BSP to educate people to have more understanding about their Wantok Moni Functions and also reached out to customers rather than customers coming to the bank. Its purpose is to get its customers acquire…
THE Governor of Central Bank Denton Rarawa has clarified that Central Bank of Solomon Islands is not an agent of Pan Oceanic Bank to receive its Letters of Credit(LC)but only facilitates to ensure stability in the economy. Speaking during a press conference yesterday Mr Rarawa clarified, that after Westpac Bank closed all logging company accounts,…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Forestry students and resource owners now have the opportunity of learning timber milling practically, using a sawmill. This follows the availing of a M6-14 Lucas Portable swing blade mill, to the Ministry of Forestry’s Lunga warehouse for practical trainings. Australian company, Lucas Mill Pty and Farmset Ltd donated portable…
Solomon Airlines Airbus A320 is now back in service after being temporarily grounded last Wednesday. This happened after engineers detected a hydraulic leak on the aircraft soon after its arrival into Honiara from Brisbane. General Manager of Operations & Commercial, Gus Kraus said in keeping with standard safety procedure, the airline’s engineering team had immediately…
SOLOMON Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) has confirmed it has been working on setting up an investment bank to serve its members. NPF board chairman Baoro Koraua made the comment when he was asked by this paper on the issue of members’ housing scheme after purchasing Home Finance. Koraua said the fund is currently working…
SOLOMON Telekom Company Limited is now a 100-percent locally owned company. This came following the signing ceremony to mark the transfer of 32.58 percent shares held by Cable and Wireless Company (CWC) to Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) on Wednesday in Honiara. SINPF paid off the shares from CWC for a total of SBD$100…