EXCITEMENT and expressions of jubilation echoed through Gizo harbor as ‘MV Pelican 96’ successfully made its first mid-week trip to the Western Provincial capital main Gizo wharf on Wednesday evening. A sizeable number of people turned up to witness its safe arrival to mark the start of its twice weekly trip to the province. This…
B-17 Dive & Beach Bungalows and Strongim Bisnis together with the Australia High Commission recently hosted a roundtable discussion on opportunities for the Solomon Islands tourism sector. A visiting delegation of New South Wales parliamentarians joined members of the tourism sector and the Solomon Islands Government for the discussion. The event also celebrated the ongoing…
INFLATION has been a major issue in the Pacific and has risen to historically high levels in some countries in the region. This was discussed in the 37th South Pacific Central Bank Governor’s Meeting (SPCBGM) hosted by the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu in Port Vila from November 3-4, 2022. The meeting was convened under the…
TOURISM Solomons certainly isn’t wasting any time in its efforts to reinstate the Solomon Islands profile on the world travel stage. Just weeks after the country reopened its borders, after more than 800 days cut off from the rest of the world, the national tourist office has moved quickly to reignite its International Media Visitation…
Visit by the Switzerland-based Glencore PLC to Kolosori is dubbed a good economic news for the country PACIFIC Nickel Mines Ltd’s multi-million dollar investment in the rich Kolosori nickel deposit on Isabel may have attracted the world’s largest commodity trader to Solomon Islands. A team from the Switzerland-based Glencore Public Limited Company [PLC] slipped in…
Solomon Islands can learn a lot from the South African country of Botswana in economic development. Formerly one of the world’s poorest countries in the late 1960s, Botswana with a population of around 2.6 million people is now transformed into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare…
The Government Services Integration Committee (GSIC) held a successful and productive meeting with Honiara City Tourism Association Executive Members, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Honiara City Council on Monday 7 November 2022, at the Heritage Park Hotel, to discuss collaboration and working together in preparing Honiara City for the upcoming Pacific Games 2023.…
A jubilant Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Wednesday has highlighted the expected transformative benefits that the Tina Hydro Power project in Central Guadalcanal will bring when the project becomes operational. Sogavare was the chief guest at a ground-breaking ceremony at the project site that marks the start of major construction work on the Project. He…
MYSTERY surrounds the de-registration of Vella Development Company [VDC] – a people’s business entity on Vella Lavella. Board members told Solomon Star yesterday they were only made aware of the de-registration today (Monday). Angry board members are pointing the finger of blame on none other than the Minister of Commerce, Industries, Immigration and Labour, Kologeto,…
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has acknowledged that among the most significant benefits of the PACER+ agreement to the Solomon Islands is the Labour Mobility Arrangement. Trade Commissioner of MFAET, Barrett Salato made this acknowledgement during a two-days PACER+ Trade in Goods and Trade in Services national dialogue on the 25th and…