THE price of the fruits and vegetables being sold at the Gizo main market has taken a leap. This came after the price of fuel has taken a jump early this month. Because of this it had forced the rural farmers and market vendors from the neighboring islands outside of Gizo to increase their produces.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LEADING Taro buyer in Malaita Province Goshen Enterprise Ltd is ready to work together with Taro out growers in the province with its donated tiller machine tractor and ploughing machine. Operational Manager, Levite Luciano Maesimae announced this during the ground breaking ceremony of the first ever Taro Pack House at Adaliua, in the Central Kwara’ae…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) is now eyeing a new waste site to dump rubbish collected in the city. This is because the landfill at Ranadi now reached its maximum capacity and has no space to accommodate additional wastes. City Clerk, Justus Denni told the Japanese Embassy officials and local journalists that his office has…
WITH the reopening of the international borders as of next month tourism sector is all gearing up to welcome back overseas guests and visitors into the ‘Hapi Isles.’ As part of the preparatory work a series of Minimum Standards Tourism Extra Care Programs and Trainings have been conducted around the country in a number of…
BOOKING for those wishing to travel between Solomon Islands and Fiji can now be accessed. This followed announcement by Solomon Airlines last week and Fiji Airways agent Guadalcanal Travel Solomons (GTS) yesterday. “Solomon Airlines has also resumed their Fiji Airways operated code-share service between Honiara and Nadi on Saturdays from 2 July2022,” Solomon Airlines said…