Solomon Water officials to visit Gizo

A HIGH level delegation from Solomon Water management and its Board is visiting the Western Provincial capital of Gizo starting today. The delegation will include Solomon Water management executive, Board members and project contractor. The purpose of the visit is to conduct a site visit to where the new Solomon Water Customer Care Service Centre…

New Fishery Centre on the way for Temotu Pele

Temotu Pele Constituency (TPC) is progressing work in collaboration with the Temotu Provincial Government (TPG) Fisheries Division towards establishing a new fishery centre to replace the previous Fishery Centre which was built in the 80s at Nyialo village in the Reef Islands. Initiated under the TPC development priorities for this year, the fishery project initiative…

DBSI to expand to provincial centres

THE government is now working on a project for the expansion of the services of the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) to the provincial centres. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said his Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) hopes to open two provincial branches by end of the year. “My government is currently working on…

ECONOMY DECLINE

CENTRAL Bank of Solomon Islands Governor Dr Luke Forau says the country’s economy was initially projected to decline by 7.3 percent this year. Speaking at the launch of the 2021 CBSI Annual Report, on 6th July 2022 Dr Forau said this was projected on the sluggish economic activity and ongoing COVID-19 containment measures with declines…

LOGGING WOE

Solomon Islands has a price to pay for logging activities, says Dr Nishikawa DESPITE the fact that logging is one of the main contributors to the Solomon Islands’ economy, the country has a heavy price to pay for logging activities. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sustainable Resource Management (SFRM) Chief Advisor Dr Nishikawa said if…

Suidani hails new Our Telekom Foneshop

THE opening of Our Telekom Foneshop in the Malaita Provincial capital of Auki is a fulfillment of Our Telekom’s mission statement, says Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. Speaking during the grand opening of Our Telekom flagship store services in Auki yesterday afternoon, Premier Suidani congratulated Our Telekom for reaching another milestone in its telecommunication service. “As…

GOVT NEGLECTS IPAM

GOVERNMENT negligence of its Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) is being blamed for what is described as the chaos in the public service, with a warning that unless the Institute is given the attention it needs, the worst is yet to come. The Institute of Public Administration and Management, IPAM for short, is…

New Telekom Foneshop opens in Auki

Solomon Telekom Company Limited will open its new Foneshop this afternoon in the Malaita Provincial capital of Auki. The grand opening of the new Auki Foneshop is scheduled for 1:30pm. The new Foneshop comes with a new office that will look after the operational affairs of the Malaita region for Solomon Telekom Company Limited. The…