Solomon Airlines Airbus A320 is now back in service after being temporarily grounded last Wednesday. This happened after engineers detected a hydraulic leak on the aircraft soon after its arrival into Honiara from Brisbane. General Manager of Operations & Commercial, Gus Kraus said in keeping with standard safety procedure, the airline’s engineering team had immediately…
SOLOMON Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) has confirmed it has been working on setting up an investment bank to serve its members. NPF board chairman Baoro Koraua made the comment when he was asked by this paper on the issue of members’ housing scheme after purchasing Home Finance. Koraua said the fund is currently working…
SOLOMON Telekom Company Limited is now a 100-percent locally owned company. This came following the signing ceremony to mark the transfer of 32.58 percent shares held by Cable and Wireless Company (CWC) to Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) on Wednesday in Honiara. SINPF paid off the shares from CWC for a total of SBD$100…
AN Australian has offered to assist Sol Surf Kagata Village Stay in Kia, West Isabel province after spending his vacation there last December. Mark Waller, an artist spent few days at the Village Stay with his four friends and following their visit, they decided to assist the Village Stay. A statement from the Village Stay…
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Solomon Island (CAASI) in the Ministry of Aviation and Communication (MAC), is finalising a draft report for the possible expansion of the Suavanao airport in Isabel Province. The airport is located at western end of Isabel province. The CAASI officer who inspected Suavanao airport early this year, told the…
South Pacific Oil (SPO) has established a new fuel depot on Noro, Western province. The official launching of the new facility was held on Friday. Acting Premier of the Western Provincial government, Wyne Maepio officiated the launching. This is the second depot to be built in Noro. Over the years only Markwarth has fuel terminal…
West Isa Eco Tourism Association (WIETA) in Kia, Isabel province has approved six existing tourism operators who will receive tourism funds from the association. Outgoing Member of Parliament for Kia&Avulei constituency has injected the tourism funds into West Isa Eco Tourism Association (WIET) basket where tourism operators around Kia have to apply for it through…
THE country’s national flight carrier Solomon Airlines has marked its 52nd anniversary with the opening of its new travel centre earlier this week. The new travel centre at Point Cruz will accommodate all airline staff and customer service standards under one roof. The new office was officially opened yesterday with the unveiling of the office’s…
The Ministry of Forestry and Research (MFR) proposed research centre in Kolombangara Island near Ringi in the Western province will start off early next year. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary (PS) Barnabas Anga revealed this yesterday at the opening of the Forestry Inventory Backstopping –NFI Sampling Design workshop. The research centre was first constructed in West…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Forestry and Research (MFR) is yet to receive any formal confirmation of a potential teak buyer from overseas to teak from local farmers. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary (PS) Banabas Anga revealed this yesterday during the official opening of a three days forest inventory backstopping –NFI sampling design workshop held at…