TWO men have been sentenced in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court for drinking kwaso at the Central Honiara Market in June. Fred Masai, 19, a first time offender, was fined $400, with the option to serve 20 days in prison if he failed to pay up. Unfortunately, Masai did not pay the fine, and a default…
Dive tourism is a growing market in the country’s tourism sector. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, Honiara has had limited access to dedicated diving services. As more visitors come to Honiara for short stays, particularly business travellers with limited free time, the demand for accessible diving services and equipment rental has increased. In response to this…
A former political aide who was officially terminated from his government role earlier this year has sparked public concern after it was revealed he took part in a high-level overseas trip funded by taxpayer money. Ishmael Wore, who previously held the position of Policy Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, joined Finance Minister…
Honiara, Solomon Islands – Tourism Solomons has successfully wrapped up a three-city, two country road show meeting more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s highest-profile travel media. One of the tourist board’s biggest annual PR exercises, the Tourism Solomons team, headed by Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke, visited Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland, the events presenting a…
The redevelopment of King Solomon Hotel in Honiara is expected to cost around $45million. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) in a statement over the weekend. The plan was agreed after the SINPF Board and O’Neill Remington Group signed an agreement to Redevelop King Solomon Hotel…
Steady progress has been made on the design and build of Honiara Aviation Complex Building, an integral activity of the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), led by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) with the support from the World Bank. The contractor, China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG), has completed the…
The Keohoto Landowners Association (KLA) has reaffirmed its collective decision to withhold consent from Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) for any future prospecting activities over Mt. Vunusa in Central Guadalcanal. This comes as GRML seeks to gain consent from individual landowners before its current Prospecting License (PL) expires on 23 August 2025. In a meeting…
A new Principal Works Officer had been announced to oversee the works operation in Kirakira town, Makira Ulawa Province (MUP). The Ministry of Infrastructure Development’ (MID) Land Transport Management Service Division (LTMSD) announced the appointment on Monday in a statement. Mr. Allan Dutton Hera’oa, a native of MUP, was appointed earlier this year and has recently completed…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has announced that the second round to apply for the revolving fund is now open. The ministry in a statement is accepting applications from interested existing cocoa and copra exporters, traders, and farmers to apply for financial assistance under the Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, MP, has outlined his Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT) development vision, grounded in four key pillars: unity and stability, economic transformation, infrastructure development, and human capital development. Highlighting major policy areas, PM Manele said the government would focus on: – Diversifying the economy through agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and…