PM commends YECSI’s pivotal role

PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has commended the Young Entrepreneurs Council of Solomon Islands (YECSI) for its pivotal role in promoting productivity among the country’s young population. Mr Sogavare was chief guest at the Inaugural YECSI Awards Event hosted at the Pacific Casino Hotel on Thursday where he had the opportunity to witness YECSI’s commitment in…

“GOOD NEWS”

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…

VDC de-registered

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,…