The Malaita Provincial Tourism Office has urged Alite reef landowners in Langalanga Lagoon, to reopen the renowned Alite reef, near Auki. Provincial tourism officer Jackson Leaburi highlighted this during an interview with the Solomon Star, Wednesday. Mr Leaburi said Malaita Provincial Government is working very hard to make sure Malaita people are opening up their…
Marking what he described as an eight month period of “progress and delivery” Solomon Airlines General Manager Operations and Commercial, Gus Kraus has handed down the airline’s report card at this week’s ‘Planning for SUCCESS – 2015’ national marketing meeting. Speaking to around thirty (30) Solomon Airlines management, staff and consultants attending the event at…
A THREE days training on how to maintain solar panels and their accessories was held in Taro, Choiseul Province. The basic solar maintenance training was facilitated by Inter Action SI Ltd with funds made possible by Asian Development Bank (ADB). Communities in and around Taro attended the training held at Taro. Managing Director of Inter…
Landowners disturbed by reports of takeover REPORTS have surfaced that the country’s leading Palm Oil producer Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) as of next month would come under a new management. GIPPOL is currently being owned by foreign investors with land owners having only a minimum of twenty percent shares in the company. However…
Green Tourism Solomon Island Ltd will inspect all accommodations in Taro, Choiseul province. This will happen on Wednesday says Managing Director of Green Tourism, Michael Tokuru. The inspection is part of improving tourism services in the province and to ensure that most of the accommodations are up to standard. “The inspection will be based on…
A FOUR days life skills training will be conducted by the Green Tourism Solomon Island Ltd in Taro, Choiseul Province tomorrow. The training aims to equip tourism operators in Taro and Shortland to better understand hospitality. Managing Director of Green Tourism Michael Tokuru told the Solomon Star yesterday, the training will run until Friday. “This…
THE occupational permit granted to China United to carryout businesses according to a modified development plan by the company is unlawful. In 2012 and late last year, China United through its counsel, seeks approval from the Lands Minister and the Town and Country Planning Board to consent its modified development plan of Town Ground Plaza.…
A Four days tourism training funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was held in Marau, East Guadalcanal over the weekend. The training kicked off on Thursday and ended successfully on Saturday with final recommendations and word of thanks between them. Senior Research Tourism officer of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), Laurie…
St Barbara has warned that the tailings dam at its largely abandoned Gold Ridge mine in central Guadalcanal is at risk of being breached in the approaching wet season. Attempts to reach agreement with the government to act on a remedial action plan have failed to date. And because of the security situation on the…
Band South Pacific (BSP) has opened its 19th ATM in the country at the Family Market Pharmacy at Central Market, the country busiest and biggest market, Friday. The 5,000 odd vendors and thousands of shoppers will no longer travel far and spend time and money but conveniently get cash from the ATM for shopping and…