SOLOMON Power has announced a drop in electricity charges effective on Wednesday, 1st January 2025. In a statement issued this morning, Thursday 2nd January Solomon Power said, “In accordance with the Solomon Islands Government’s Policy to reduce Tariff by 25% over a three-year period, Solomon Power is pleased to inform its valued customers that effective…
BETEL nut chewers are digging deeper into their pockets to buy a fruit due to the current limited supplies. Over the past weeks, vendors and customers at both the provincial urban centres and Honiara have experienced a significant rise in the price of betel nut bags because of the shortage. The traditional grown fruit, which…
RESORTS located in and around Gizo, the Western Provincial capital came alive during Christmas as they welcomed a steady flow of overseas visitors to celebrate the festive season. The influx of tourists added vibrancy to the celebrations, contributing to the town’s festive atmosphere and boosting the local economy. Many visitors were drawn to Gizo’s serene…
PUBLIC transport operators in Honiara, including bus and taxi owners, are voicing their strong discontent over the decision by the Honiara City Council for the removal of tints from vehicle windows. The enforcement of the public vehicle window tint removal came into effect on Monday 2 December 2024. This condition, formally gazetted by the Office…
A one day cocoa training was successfully conducted last week in Vutu village, GPPOL 1, which focused on Cocoa Establishment Rehabilitation and Quality Assurance. Training was requested by the village’s newly established association called “Purple Gold Farmers Association.” Association’s participants of the training were about 20 plus and were mixed-young people, men and women who…
A minor mishap involving Landing Craft (LC) Fair King caused significant damage to a newly renovated PT109 seafront building in Gizo, Western Province, just days before its scheduled reopening. The incident occurred around 6pm on Tuesday evening, 24th December when the landing craft, owned by Marovo Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Chacha Bule Amoi, misjudged…
MALAITA Province Youth Council President Philip Subu has expressed strong support for the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) Project at Namobaula in Central Kwara’ae. Mr. Subu made the comments during the official launch of the DVI Project at Namobaula last week. The agriculture-oriented initiative aims to empower rural farmers by providing digital access to agricultural information,…
SOLOMON Water announces new tariffs effective 1 January 2025. According to Solomon Water, this is to reflect the rising costs of producing and supplying water. The new water price will be $10.43 per kL for domestic customers for the first 15 kL, while for commercial customers a water price of $40.73 will apply for the…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port Vila on 17 December. About 14 people died in the quake which caused significant damage to reservoirs, power lines, commercial buildings, embassies, and a hospital.…
ABOUT 13,966 arrivals have been recorded for Solomon Islands for the third quarter of 2024. That’s according to the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) in their report released at the eve of Christmas on Monday 23 December. The report highlights that the total international arrivals of persons for the third quarter of 2024 was…