FOUR Organisations in Malaita Province have received grants under the Forest Development Fund (FDF) under the USAID Strengthening Competitiveness Agriculture Livelihood and Environment – Natural Resource Management (SCALE-NRM) Project. They are Afutara Rural Training Centre (RTC), Airahu Rural Training Centre (RTC), Takataka Eco Village Conservation Foundation and Ahataha Water Conservation Association (AWCA) received their grants…
The Outgoing CEO of the Solomon Islands Tobacco Company, Kazi Rahman has been commended for his immense contribution to the development of Solomon Islands. Hon. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare formally thanked Mr. Kazi for his service to SITCO and the nation during a Cocktail Farewell this evening. “Over the last 4 years SITCO have…
PACIFIC NICKEL MINES (SI) LTD SCORES THE BIG ONE PACIFIC Nickel Mines (SI) Ltd – the Australian mining company developing the world-class nickel deposit on Isabel – has scored the big one by obtaining the business licence for the multi-million-dollar project from the Isabel Provincial Government. The Company’s Solomon Islands’-based Director, Pawel Misiec, revealed this after…
THE Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) has reopened its shipyard at Taroniara, Central Islands Province (CIP), after two years of maintenance and refurbishment. A statement from ACOM said Taroniara Shipyard reopened on Friday last week after a reopening ceremony attended by representatives from ACOM Provincial Headquarters, Diocese of Central Solomons officers led by Right Reverend…
A quick assessment by CBSI sets the total cost of building damages in Honiara caused by last week’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake at $1.85million THE 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Guadalcanal last Tuesday has left an estimated total loss of roughly around $1.85-Million from damages it caused to buildings in Honiara. This is according to a…
The Guadalcanal Provincial Government has urged its debtors to pay their outstanding bills as soon as possible so it can use the monies to implement its development programmes. Speaking during the provincial assembly meeting on Wednesday, Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) of Guadalcanal Province stated that a total of $77,713,035.01 dollars in property rates…
THE Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) will resume its services today after it has temporarily suspended them due to the earthquake that struck Honiara on Tuesday afternoon. DBSI had issued a notice about the temporary suspension for which it apologised for any inconvenience it may cause. “We are temporarily suspending servicing of accounts in…
AS the demand for chilli canned tuna products continue to rise, so does its production. Because of this high demand, the SolTuna Fishing and Processing Company Limited based in Noro, New Georgia, Western Province, is keen to buy dried chilli fruits from farmers in the province. In a public notice issued in the past weeks,…
THE presence of the Solomon Islands Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai from October 2021 to April 2022, has left a lasting impression for the various companies and organisations that established business relations in the areas of Tourism, Green Energy, Medicine, Aviation and Trade and Economic Development to name a few. One of…
Members of the business community were part of the Sol2023 Pacific Games Organizing Committee’s (GOC) series of events over the weekend to mark one year to go before the opening ceremony of the 17th Pacific Games here in Honiara on 19 November 2023. This was during a Business After 5 networking with the Solomon Islands…