GWAUNARU’U airport has been closed for quiet sometime now and efficient air transport to Auki has been paralysed affecting the traveling mass. The Minister of Culture and Tourism (MCT) Samuel Manetoali during his trip to attend a Shell-Money festival at Busu village, Langa langa, extended to visit to Gwaunaru’u during which he spoked with landowners…
LOCAL businessman and former board member of the Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) Mockson Aaron is now the sole owner of MV Kosco. Mr Aaron paid off MV Kosco with $5.5M from its previous owners. Mr Aaron, who operates the Gizo Water Front Restaurant, said he decided to buy the boat because of the travelling…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$15.58 million project to help the Solomon Islands rebuild transport infrastructure damaged by recent flash floods. The assistance, drawn from ADB’s Disaster Response Facility, will help fund construction of new infrastructure designed to be more resilient against future disasters and other climate threats. ADB’s financing is $13.22…
The recently established Bmobile/Vodafone partnership has offered opportunity which the companies are keen to utilise which can allow the national staff members to have access to other Vodafone labor markets. In a statement yesterday Bmobile/Vodafone chief executive officer (CEO) Niall Downey said Bmobile over the coming months will be developing a training program for local…
The recent partnership deal between Bmobile and Vodafone is expected to revolutionize the country’s telecommunication industry. Bmobile/Vodafone Solomon Islands chief executive officer (CEO) Niall Downey said companies intend improve communications in this country into next level. He said since Bmobile and Vodafone sealed the partnership early this year Bmobile has ten impacts as a result…
KACIFIC Broadband Satellites yesterday announced that it has signed a five year Framework Services Agreement with Solomon Telekom Company to provide high speed bandwidth to the people of Solomon Islands. The multi-million dollar agreement almost doubles the bandwidth available to Solomon Telekom and will provide high speed internet coverage to even the most remote locations…
The Solomon Islands Small Business Enterprise Centre (SISBEC) is offering a specialise retirement training to organisations and companies in the country. A statement from the organisation on Wednesday said Our Telekom Ltd was the first to register and being offered the training. The statement added SISBEC is ready to support other organizations and individuals who…
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo, will officially open the Our Telekom national tourism forum taking at the end of this month. The forum will take place at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on Friday 29 August. The Prime Minister heads an impressive line up of keynote speakers representing the government, local and overseas tourism…
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The coastal region of North West Guadalcanal still offers an ideal spot for tourism activities which needs to be developed to support the industry and the economy. That’s the view of a Visale man John Toki while speaking to the Solomon Star during a one day trip to Visale on Monday, Mr Toki said the…