MALAITA Province’s Minister of Finance, Nelson Lenty, has announced the province’s revised 2022-2023 Budget Estimates in the Malaita Provincial Assembly. Mr Lenty, on Monday this week, announced that the total Revenue Budget Summary is estimated at SBD 24,819,672, whilst the total Expenditure Budget Summary is estimated at SBD 24,819,672. He added that the total Recurrent…
NUSATUPE airstrip in the Western Province has been dubbed the best within the Pacific region because of its beautiful surroundings. Coral Sea Foundation in an online post rated the airstrip as ‘The best airstrip in the South Pacific!’ It added; “Nusatupe Island off the coast of Ghizo Island, in the Western Province of Solomon Islands.…
SILENTWORLD – the foreign-owned shipping logistics and fuel re-sales outfit in Honiara with strong links to the Australian government – is negotiating the purchase of the former Solomon Taiyo factory site at Tulagi. Solomon Islands National Provident (SINPF), which owns the prime seafront site confirmed yesterday it and Silentworld are negotiating the sale and purchase.…
THE country has been operating under an exploitation and extractive development modality. This was stated by Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani at the opening of the 2022/2023 revised budget meeting, Monday. He said the Forests are been harvested through logging and huge portions of forests were cleared for monoculture in the form of coconut and…
OUR Telekom will be launching its mobile money services this year in partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund. This was announced in a statement from the country’s major telecommunication service provider, “This will be a pivotal moment as the population of the Solomon Islands of around 700,000 has chronically struggled to access financial…
LOCAL piggery farmers in Malaita province have generated good income over the Christmas and New Year session. Report reaching this paper confirmed there is high demand for pig from groups and organizations to celebrate Christmas and New Year. In an event to celebrate the opening of Church building at Rafoki in West Fataleka last week…
The demand for ship for the Auki-Honiara route is high despite daily shipping service from two fast crafts Pelican Express and Auki Express. More Malaitans who spent the 2022 festive session in their respective homes are making their way back to Honiara boosting the demand for ship. For the past two weeks, travelling passengers are…
SOLOMON Water is increasing water charges for its domestic and commercial customers this New Year. Chairman Solomon Water Board Donald Marahare said the new tariff represents only an increase of 39cents per kilolitre (tonne) of water for the lowest domestic tariff band. “Our tariff is partly driven by high electricity costs (which has increased over…
NAURU Airlines has added Honiara to its “Island Hopper” route. This is supported by Australia to increase connectivity across the Pacific through its Pacific Flights Program. The Island Hopper route will connect Solomon Islands to Australia and its northern Pacific neighbours. Operating every Thursday, this route commences from Brisbane to Honiara, Nauru, Tarawa, Majuro and…
SOLOMON Airlines has promoted one of its female pilots to Captain of the national carrier’s largest domestic aircraft – Dash 8. Lyndah Tito Owen was Dash 8 First Officer before officially receiving her Captain’s epaulettes yesterday (3rd January 2023) with a water cannon salute to mark the occasion. A statement from Solomon Airlines said her…