Tourism operators in West impacted by bad weather TOURIST operators in Western Province are counting the costs after strong ocean currents whipped up by strong winds caused damages to resorts and other tourist establishments. Our reporter in Gizo said the current weather pattern being experienced throughout most of the country is creating havoc for…
A NONI buyer will soon set up an outlet in Auki to buy Noni from farmers in Malaita Province. This was after a visit made by a team from Chottu Guadalcanal Product (CGP) Company to interested local farmers in Auki last year. The visit was made possible through collaboration between Malaita Provincial Youth Council in…
THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) is tight-lipped over the continuous media reports that the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) is soon to dry up as Government is seeking additional funds to keep it running. As understood, all Government accounts are with CBSI meaning it is the bank to the Solomon Islands Government. This paper…
THE continuous impact of COVID-19 pandemic has continued to affect the country’s economy while the government is in a desperate situation to keep it afloat with the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). According to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) latest monthly report, the domestic production shows that CBSI preliminary monthly production index in November…
Babanga community is on a beautiful small sand-banked island lying 2 kilometers east of Gizo town. It has a population of no more than a thousand people. Initially predominantly I-Kiribati, the community is gradually becoming a melting pot of race and culture in peaceful coexistence. Fatboys and Sanbis Resort are on the very island where…
International sales campaign of all issued shares linked to Levers Solomon Ltd AN international campaign to sell shares owned by one-time principal in Russell Islands Plantation Estates Ltd (RIPEL) and Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) group of companies, Van Vlymen, has begun. Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants launched the share-sales campaign in Sydney last Friday,…
THE government has recorded a deficit of $196 million in November following a $97 million deficit the previous month. That’s according to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) November report. The report stated this outcome mirrored an upsurge in the expenditure by 32% to $426 million and a 2% increase in total revenue…
Tourism Solomons CEO Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto, the board of directors and tourism industry leaders, both in the Solomon Islands and the United States have paid tribute to Robert (Bob) Reynolds, the founder of Solomon Islands WWII specialist tour operator Valor Tours, who passed away on 07 January aged 99 years old. Speaking from the national…
SHORTAGE of funds to pay for the Government’s Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) is putting “considerable pressure” on Customs and the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury to raise the necessary capital, it was revealed Tuesday. “There is considerable pressure being applied on Customs and IRD to go after everyone –…
THE residents and government employees in the Isabel Province headquarter are badly affected by network outage from Saturday till Tuesday. Reporting from Buala Natasha Eta who works and resides there said the network outage really affects them. “We cannot make any calls via our office landline and mobiles everything just shut down,” she added. When…