The National Government admires the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce, SICCI’s resilience and steadfastness despite the country’s critical business environment. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP personally conveyed this to the SICCI board of directors. The new board, led by its chair and Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager of Solomon Breweries Limited, Qila Tuhanuku paid…
SOLOMON Water has expressed concern over recent incidents of threats to its staff by some customers and is calling for customers to respect Solomon Water employees who are dedicated to ensuring that Honiara residents have access to clean and safe water. “Solomon Water staff have been threatened while reading water meters or fixing damaged pipes…
DIVE Munda has announced that it will temporarily close from the end of July 2023 due to ‘unforeseen and unexpected circumstances.’ Dive Munda Office in Western Province said this unfortunate decision is a direct consequence of ‘unforeseen and unexpected circumstances’ that are beyond the control of the establishment. However, it said it is actively working…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has formally released its Financial Stability Report (FSR) for the second half of 2022, outlining a general positive assessment in terms of the stability of the nation’s financial system within this period. FSR is one of the main reports from CBSI which is produced twice a year, to…
Solomon Islands Immigration will host the Pacific Immigration Development Community Regular Annual Meeting, PIDC RAM, in Honiara in 2024. The bid to host the meeting was supported by the PIDC member states during a recent Regular Annual Meeting hosted by Vanuatu Immigration at Ramada Hotel, Republic of Vanuatu. The Regular Annual Meeting is an annual…
Solomon Water is proud to announce the successful completion of the Panatina borehole drilling and construction project. The SBD 5.1 million project was jointly funded by Solomon Water and the Australian Government. Representatives from Solomon Water, the Australian High Commission, local contractors, and key stakeholders celebrated the milestone at a completion and handover ceremony on…
THE Solomon Islands Maritime Association (SIMTA) wants justice in the Solomon Islands Government’s (SIG) tax levy on fares and freights imposed on seafarers and the shipping industry. It was reported the tax levy is very high compared to that imposed on other sectors in the country. Solomon Maritime Transport Association (SIMTA) representative, George Takeli, highlighted…
BANK South Pacific (BSP) customers nationwide, including Western Province, have been affected by a technical fault denying hundreds of its customers from withdrawing cash from the ATMs over the past days. The problem occurred on Thursday night which caused inconvenience to many BSP customers in the province who travelled to Gizo on Friday. Many have…
Adrian Wickham (OBE), the Chairman of the SolTuna board, will be delivering the keynote address at the Manufacturing Industry Symposium that will be taking place this week. Mr Wickham, a qualified electrical engineer from PNGUT 1978, can be described as the stateman equivalent for the Private Sector with a career in the fisheries sector but…
A team from the Approved Employers of Australia is in Honiara this week as part of consultations with the Solomon Islands government. The members of the Association were accompanied to Honiara by Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency, Robert Sisilo and met with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External…