NEC Australia is set to deploy microwave radio technology in three of the largest provinces of the Solomon Islands to boost mobile and fixed line broadband capacity. Solomon Telekom has selected NEC Australia’s iPasolink IP microwave transmission technology as the core of a major network upgrade that will support over 100 base stations here and…
SENIOR representatives from Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) had constructive discussions with senior representatives of the Solomon Islands Government and its advisors recently. This is to further consider the proposed transfer of Gold Ridge mine to the Solomon Islands Government announced by Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo, in August 2014, and to agree remedial action…
THE GOVERNMENT, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade says that there is no ‘break down’ of talks between the Governments of Fiji and Solomon Islands over the current airlines impasse. This follows media report by this paper on Wednesday and in the Island Sun on Friday. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry…
A HIGH Impact Tourism Training (HITT) for women and girls was successfully held at Taro, Choiseul Province last week. Fifty-six participants (50 women and girls, and 6 men) attended the three-day training workshop. They came from Taro, Supizae, Polo, Rabakela, Sirovanga, Poroporo, Barabarakakasa, Vurango, Moli, Luimuni, Koloni, Gazakeo villages. Apart from Choiseul, a group of…
THE Honiara City Council City Clerk (HCC) on Tuesday assured the Japanese government that it will spend the SBD $635,392.68 accountably and have it retired properly. Charles Kelly Honiara City Clerk said this after the Japanese government handed over a funding support for the construction of a new Ranadi landfill administration and training centre. Construction…
About twelve tourism operators in Malaita province attended a consultation meeting for the development of a five year Solomon Islands National Development plan last week. The consultation was held at the Rarasu Restaurant in Auki. The consultation meeting was funded by visitors’ Bureau and conducted by a local consultant in Malaita Province, Andrew Nihopara. The…
A newly established joint-venture mining company, Mugava and Solomon Mining Limited, is also eying the bauxite deposits on Rennell Island. This is the third company vying to have a stake in the bauxite deposits on Rennell. Asia Pacific Investment Development(APID) and Bintang Borneo Mining Company Ltd of Indonesian are two other mining companies already laying…
China United, the developer of Town Ground plaza in Honiara, has defended it business permit that allows them to lease spaces in the plaza. The company also denied receiving any form of advice or letter from the Attorney General on its business permit that needs detailed clarification. Managing Director, Shiyao Guo told the Sunday Star…
SOLOMON Islanders will wait until a new government is elected to re-negotiate a settlement of the three month aviation impasse with Fiji. PACNEWS has been reliably informed that a delegation of senior government officials from Honiara was in Suva this week to thrash out pending issues with their Fiji counterparts. The meeting went well and…
GUADALCANAL Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) has clarified that it is and will always be an Incorporated Solomon Islands Company owned 80% by New Britain Palm Oil from PNG and 20% by the Guadalcanal Plains Resource Development Company. GPPOL General Manager Andrew Kerr made the statement, Wednesday in relation to an article which appeared in…