The International Day of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was celebrated in Honiara on Friday at the Youth Hub Center. The first of its kind to be celebrated in the country, the event was attended by the Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI), Hon. Jamie Vokia, MCILI Permanent Secretary (PS), Riley Mesepitu,…
Farmers in the Western Province have voiced serious concerns over poor shipping services, which they claimed is limiting the full potential of agricultural production and market access—particularly for copra and cocoa commodities.According to the Western Provincial Agriculture Office, despite recent gains in plantation improvement thanks to funding support from the Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund…
TEN local farmers from the Western Province have reported significant improvements in their coconut and cocoa plantations after receiving support from the Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund (CCRF), an initiative aimed at revitalizing the country’s agriculture sector. The farmers were among 57 recipients nationwide—including buyers, traders, and exporters—who received cheque payments during an official handover…
CLIMATE change and growing the private remains two of the pressing issues affecting the Pacific region.Thats according to Emma Veve Director General (DG) of the Pacific Department within the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during an interview with the Solomon Star early this week.She is currently on a five day visit to Honiara, arriving on Monday…
The Australian Government is offering SBD1.6 million package to support improved governance of the mining sector in Solomon Islands. Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, The Hon Pat Conroy MP, announced this on Thursday during his visit to Honiara. This is part of Australia making commitments for the long term, under the Solomon Islands –Australia Partnership.…
The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has called on the Prime Minister to explain what disciplinary actions he is taking against the Minister for Commerce and officials involved in the unauthorised trip to Vietnam and the controversial signing of an MOU with the SI Group. The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bill was passed by Parliament…
A World Bank team visited Solomon Islands to conduct a Mid-Term Review for the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) from June 2 to 11, 2025. During the visit, the team assessed the status of project implementation, discussed key lessons learned, and visited Malaita, Western, Guadalcanal and Temotu Provinces. On June 2, 2025,…
CONSTRUCTION work on the new Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) commercial property investment dubbed as ‘SOLCHO’ has been temporarily suspended to allow for an independent engineering review on its foundation. This was confirmed by SINPF Management in a statement issued on Wednesday 25th June. This was in response to media allegations surrounding the project…
The Bless Innovation Training Centre (ITC) has completed its first Academic Writing Training held at the Coronation School recently. The two weeks intensive training equipped participants with essential academic writing skills, including how to structure arguments, cite sources, and communicate ideas clearly and precisely. The sessions were led by the esteemed trainer, Dr. John Iromea.…
Tandai Water Management Corporation Limited is currently challenging the Ministry of Lands Housing & Survey (MLHS) in the High Court over the signing of a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on 29 November 2023 to negotiate the Conditions for variation of the Lease which was already expired on 30th December 2020. The MOA stipulates that…