The 2025 Annual National Trade Fair (ANTF) is part of strategy to prepare the country graduate out of the Less Developed Country (LDC) list of countries. Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele highlighted this at the opening of the trade fair last Wednesday in his keynote address at the SINU Park Village. “The Annual National Trade Fair…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering pumping in further USD300million into Solomon Islands for the next four years to support existing and new projects it funds. This was revealed Emma Veve – the Director General of the Pacific Department within the ADB office based in Manila, Philippines. She was in Honiara fortnight ago to…
The people of Kwene Community in Malu’u, North Malaita on Wednesday 2nd July celebrated the official handover of a Jacob’s Ladder delivered through the support of World Vision Solomon Islands and funded by the New Zealand Government. The ladder, symbolically and practically vital for the community, was constructed through World Vision’s Malaita Office as part…
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Group’s country-level leadership to better support the development priorities of the governments and help create an enabling environment for private sector growth. Harborne will lead…
INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, Sinopharm, welcomed a group of journalists from the Asia-Pacific region for a visit to its headquarters in Beijing on Thursday 3 July. The Chinese State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) is a global leader in the healthcare sector due to its “scale, performance and comprehensive strength.” “Sinopharm has actively participated in…
Solomon Islands has now become a member of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This came after Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry D. Kuma received the official Certificate of Membership this month from the President of AIIB in Beijing. The President of the Asia Infrastructure Bank or AIIB, Jin Linqun, finally presented the official…
Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has been urged to defend ordinary Solomon Islanders from unjustifiable and excessive bank fee increases. The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale issued the call in a statement on Thursday 3rd July. His call came in light of BSP’s recent decision, effective 28th June 2025, to impose a 1%…
THE Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands has donated a range of livelihood supplies to the Malaita Province, in a ceremony held at the JQY Enterprise Storage area at Lungga, North Central Guadalcanal on Wednesday. The donation which included an agricultural tractor, farm-oriented motor tricycle, 100 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) – rubber shoes, gloves,…
After more than a decade in silence, the business community roared back to life as Prime Minister (PM)Jeremiah Manele officially opened the 2025 National Trade Fair on Wednesday in Honiara. The event is being staged at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Park commonly known as the FOPA Village located at the lower Panatina, East…
The construction of Huawei telecommunications towers under the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP) is progressing smoothly in Vella La Vella, Western Province—with no disputes reported to date. Six tower sites are currently under development across Vella, located in Vatoro, Dovele, Java, Lambulambu, Beiporo, and Vonunu. Some of them are already completed. The project…