BANK South Pacific (BSP) is currently undergoing an upgrade of its systems as a result of the acquisition of the Westpac operations in Solomon Islands on October 30th 2015. A statement from the bank yesterday said; “This will enable BSP to provide higher more robust service levels going forward as well as allow the introduction…
The mining sector has the potential to deliver positive development to Solomon Islands’ economy and improve the lives of people, says the World Bank. “As one of the Solomon Islands Government’s priority sectors, mining, if managed well can improve livelihoods and help share wealth,” said the World Bank’s mining manager, Christopher Sheldon. Speaking at a…
There are increasing reports that the Solomon Islands Port Authority is setting up new businesses. Some of this information comes from SIPA itself. The CEO of SIPA has stated that SIPA intends to run businesses on ‘land, sea and air’. Mr Yeo has stated that SIPA will use busses to take tourists from incoming…
THE Malaita provincial government has thanked Bmobile-Vodafone for connecting Malaita through communication in spite of roads and shipping services. This was highlighted by the Deputy Premier of the Malaita Provincial Assembly (MPA) Alick Maeaba during the launching of Bmobile- Vodafone’s new high capacity network at Rarasu leaf hut in Auki last Friday. Mr Maeaba also…
THE Coral Sea Resort and Casino (CSRC) will open its doors for business in November and will officially launch in style at an exclusive VIP, invite only event on Saturday 5th December, followed by a public outdoor concert on the casino grounds on Sunday 6th December 2015, from 12pm – 5pm. Set to be completed…
International visitor numbers to the Solomon Islands have increased for the third month in a row. Figures released by the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) show a total of 2131 international travelers visited the destination across the month of June. The figure represents a 9.3 per cent increase over the 1949 total achieved for the…
PAN Oceanic Bank (POB) yesterday launched one of its new banking initiatives called the PAOA Deposit Gift scheme. It is a scheme created purposely for those that deposited a minimum of SBD$25, 000 or more. In his address as part of launching the scheme, POB’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nihal Kekulawala said, POB acknowledges that…
BMOBILE-VODAFONE last week has upgraded its network in Malaita province with the launch of its high capacity network in the province. Malaita province’s Deputy Premier Alick Maeaba and Bmobile-Vodafone’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Niall Downey were the ones cutting the ribbon during the launching. A statement from the company said: “This is a significant step…
PEOPLE interested in watching dolphins play and swim in style will now be able to do so, thanks to Alistair Morris who initiated the establishment of Dolphin View Beach, a dolphin off shore water way along a reef line, just a short drive west of the capital Honiara. Mr Morris said, the site is becoming…
IT’S official. The Solomon Islands has been named the number one ‘Hottest travel destination for 2016’ in Australia. The ‘Hapi Islands’ beat off 20 other destinations to take the premier spot in the high profile News Limited ‘Escape’ travel section published this week. Distributed nationally, ‘Escape’ is read by literally millions of Australians every weekend.…