AIR Niugini’s sales office in Honiara, Solomon Islands, will be re-opened on Monday to look after interest of customers in the region, chief executive Simon Foo said. He said: “It is important to have an office to take care of Air Niugini customers because this will expand our market and further strengthen our presence in…
ONLY two companies have been recommended by the ministry of agriculture and livestock (MALS) through quarantine division that have legal import permit licences to import vegetables seed into the country. They are Island Enterprise and Solfish company. Quarantine chief officer Max Kolubalona in an interview yesterday confirmed that these two companies are the only recommended…
Officers from the quarantine department within the ministry of agriculture and livestock have confiscated seeds from a number of shops in Honiara which have been sold without any approve permit license. Chief quarantine officer Max Kolubalona said during an inspection shops located at China Town, Kukum and Ranadi east of Honiara have been found to…
Communities in and around Banika ward, Yandina, Central province can now access secure, convenient, effective, efficient, banking services, through Westpac’s new In-store Banking outlet which opened last Thursday at the Te-mite store. In thanking Westpac for the partnership, owner of Te-mite store, Mr Gregory Riahi conveyed to the gathering of civil servants, school teachers and…
Inspection of the Lomlom airstrip on Reef Islands, Temotu province has been further delayed. Thats according to director of aviation George Satu yesterday. Mr Satu said final team to inspect the runway should leave this coming Saturday but since he is traveling overseas next week for a meeting the inspection is being further delayed. “I…
The Solomon Island Artist Association (SIAA) is unhappy with the selection done by the committee formed by ministry of culture and tourism (MCT) for participants to attend the 5th Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture in Papua New Guinea (PNG) next month. The association’s president Bani Rooney in an interview yesterday described the selection as…
A member of the Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) board of directors has praised the Kobuana landowners on Bonavesta, Central Island province for willingly offering their land to the government to build an airstrip. George Satu who is also the director of aviation thanked them for availing their land for airport development. “This is what…
The Indonesian mining firm Bintang Borneo would upgraded the road links between Tingoa to Lake Tegano on East Rennell once they kick off their initial operations. Premier of Renbel province Lence Tangosia revealed this to Solomon Star in an interview yesterday. Mr Tangosia said the mining company has agreed to upgrade the road during a…
Indonesian mining firm Bintang Borneo will financially assist Renbel provincial government with the extension of the Tingoa airstrip runway. Renbel province premier Lence Tangosian revealed this to Solomon Star yesterday. Mr Tango who led the mining delegation to Rennell Island and held talks with the landowners last week said the company agreed to assist the…
Telikom PNG Limited has announced its acquisition of Datec PNG Limited yesterday, subject to regulatory approvals. Datec is a leading internet service provider and one of PNG’s largest ICT system integrators. Chairman of Telikom Mahesh Patel, when making the announcement, said the acquisition of Datec is very important for Telikom as it embarks on restructuring…