New technology for monitoring catches of vessels fishing in Pacific Island waters is being tested on two large Chinese Taipei flagged tuna longliners. The vessels were fitted with video electronic monitoring systems in early March before fishing in the Solomon Islands EEZ (exclusive economic zone) for a trip of almost 80 days. The electronic monitoring…
The Pacific Business Mentoring Programme mentors are in Honiara for another week-long training and mentoring to old and new client businesses. The programme will start this morning and will end Friday 4 July 2014 at the Heritage Park Hotel. The Pacific Business Mentoring Programme, which is funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, operates in…
The trade expo Solomon Islands 2014 will be kicking off in a fortnight at the Bodo Detke show ground along the Mataniko river. The program will run from 6 to 11 July. This will bring the public and business sectors throughout the country to promote some of their products. Chairman of the trade expo Redley…
Westpac Solomon Islands on Wednesday announced the names of the six successful applicants of the Westpac Women’s Education Grants. The program offered financial assistance to primary school, high school or secondary college girls and women studying at a tertiary institution or women currently working who wish to return to study. Westpac has sincerely congratulated the…
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), represented in the Solomon Islands by Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Ltd (GPPOL) held another awareness session, this time at Balo village at Aola over the weekend.The purpose of the meeting was to express NBPOL’s interest to expand oil palm further east on Guadalcanal from the current operation on the…
Geodynamics Limited (ASX:GDY) and its joint venture partner Kentor Energy Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of KGL Resources Ltd (ASX:KGL) are pleased to announce receipt of development consent relating to exploration activities for the Savo Island Geothermal Power Project in the country. The Department of Environment granted the approval following review of the Savo Island Geothermal…
Central Island province Monday next week will receive their newly completed provincial complex thanks to the provincial government funding assistance. Acting provincial secretary of the province Hendry Limbo yesterday said the official opening of the office complex would be held on Monday. “This complex has gone through some work and remain for more than 10…
Central Island province is calling shipping operators in Solomon Island to providing shipping services around the province. Central Island province acting provincial secretary Hendy Limbo highlighted this in an interview with the Solomon Star yesterday. Mr Limbo said provincial government noticed people travelling with produce and luggage by our board motor (OBM) from Gela to…
Central Island provincial government has warned shipping companies operating in the province without settling their business license fees to settle them with the province or face justice. Acting provincial secretary Hendry Limbo told Solomon Star yesterday said the province is taking tough action against shipping operators which operates services to the province without paying up…
The Central Island provincial government (CIPG) has reminded tourism firms in Honiara who normally transport tourists to Florida (Ngela) to comply with the new tourism ordinance enacted by the province early this year. The reminder came since few of the private tourism firms in Honiara that normally get tourists across to Central island province for…