Beche-de-mer ban to be reimposed

THE ban on the harvesting and exporting of beche-de-mer will be re-imposed, Thursday. The reimposition of the ban today means that the harvesting and exportation of beche-de-mer will cease henceforth. It means fishing in Solomon Islands waters and the possession of, the landing, buying, selling, receiving, possession or export of any species of beche-de-mer is…

GUS IS BACK

Former Airlines CEO accept appointment GUS KRAUS, once the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solomon Airlines, is returning to his old job as the national carrier prepares to capture the tourism spin-offs from the opening of international borders. Mr. Kraus replaces Brett Gebers, whose contract was terminated five months early, Solomon Airlines Board Chairman Frank…

TRAVEL CONFIDENCE BOOSTED

A total of 1,667 internal arrivals was recorded in the second quarter of this year. This is according to the latest International Arrival bulletin released by the National Statistics Office on Friday 18th August 2022. Government Statistician Douglas Kimi confirmed there was a total of 1,667 in the second quarter, an increase of 59.7 percent…

Lokuru set to host diversity fair

LOKURU farmers in Rendova will host a two-day Diversity Show for farmers to showcase their products and planting materials from their gardens. Organized by Kastom Garden Association the events will commence on Wednesday and Thursday at Lokuru project site. According to KGA, the aim of the program is to provide an avenue for farmers to…

WAGINA NOW ON 3G

Our Telekom helps connect Wagina via the 3G network to the world-wide-web The once isolated island of Wagina in Choiseul Province is now connected to the outside world via the internet, thanks to Our Telekom following the successfully installation and commissioning of a new 3G tower this week. This means the island with more than…

PROPOSED 161 TOWERS PROJECT PROGRESSED

The SI Government has confirmed that the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project or SINBIP for the construction of up to 161 towers has been progressed with the recent signing of a contracting agreement with the vendor and contractor, Huawei/China Harbour Engineering Company Limited.  A joint statement from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and…