The Australian Government initiative, Strongim Bisnis, is boosting the success of Solomon Airlines’ ‘Helpful Holidays’ domestic tourism initiative. Strongim Bisnis is providing marketing support and helping tourism operators improve their business practices for a domestic traveller market. The ‘Helpful Holidays’ domestic tourism campaign offers people in Solomon Islands the opportunity to holiday in the provinces…
With the COVID-19 restrictions easing, Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia Robert Sisilo is reaching out to small and medium enterprises investing in Solomon Islands. Kokonut Pacific Australia (KPA), based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, in a joint venture with Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI) since 2004, was Mr. Sisilo’s first port of call last…
THE Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) cash payment for successful recipients will be suspended until next year, 2021. Chair of the ESP and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) McKinnie Dentana confirmed this during the talk-back show on Sunday. Dentana said given the Christmas break fast approaching, there would be a shortage…
A Kava training for farmers in the Northern part of Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province was deemed successful. Farmers from three selected villages including Iriqila, Karaka, and Valapata undertook the demonstration training from 17th-25th November 2020, facilitated by agriculture officers in the Western Province. Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock (MAL), Chief Field…
AMIDST the COVID 19 pandemic, the agriculture sector continues to perform well from the second quarter of this year with moderate growth of 2.1 percent. This was revealed recently in parliament by the Minister of Finance and Treasury, honourable Harry Kuma. Kuma told parliament that crude palm oil and copra production have been strong throughout…
The Bulk Shop has opened a new shopping centre at NPF Plaza precinct on 8th December 2020. This is a new addition to its line of supermarkets at the NPF Plaza in Point Cruz. This new supermarket is no different from other Bulk shop supermarkets around Honiara and is offering customers a wide variety of…
CONSTRUCTION of Solomon Water’s multi-million dollar Kongulai Water Treatment Plant and Pipeline Project will commence in May 2021. A statement from Solomon Water said the project will be financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) and tenders are now invited for the construction of the project. The project works will include…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has successfully hosted the Solomon Islands Credit Union League (The League) special general meeting in Honiara on the 3rd December 2020 to elect a new Board of Directors for SICUL. Members of credit unions in Honiara and other provinces attended the special meeting and participated in the election of…
THE Gold Ridge Mine Pit removal exercise which is part of the recommissioning process of the country’s only gold mine in Central Guadalcanal is progressing well. A statement from Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) said the removal of illegal settlers in the mining leased areas especially in the mining pits has recommenced in early October…
THE Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) continues to lend money to borrowers regardless of the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the local economy since the bank’s inception in June this year. The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma announced this positive development in Parliament yesterday in response to a question from Member of…