GLOBAL cocoa prices are soaring to record levels, attracting more Solomon Islands farmers to revive their abandoned cocoa plantations. The rise in cocoa prices is largely due to a global cocoa shortage. Climate change-induced drought has ravaged crops in West Africa, which contributes around 80 percent of the world’s cocoa output. According to the International…
SIMBO Island in the Western Province through its Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) has proposed the set up of a fisheries project to support income-generating efforts of villagers. This was announced by Gideon Tuke, the MPA for Ward 3 (Simbo-Mandegugusu). MPA Tuke said the proposal is a response to the problem of limited economic activities…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has announced a $140 million buy-back of prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Island Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL) in a move which has taken everyone by surprise. Funds for the purchase would be raised by sale of Treasury Bonds to State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as Solomon…
TOURISM Solomons is celebrating its best first quarter international visitor intake since 2019. Figures released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) for Q1 show the destination attracted a total of 4903 visitors, an increase of 24 percent over the 3940 achieved for the same period in 2023. Australian arrivals continued to dominate the…
FOUR of the 140 telecommunications towers project have gone online since Sunday night, the Minister of Communication and Aviation (MCA), Fredrick Kologeto confirmed in a media briefing yesterday. Minister Kologeto announced that MCA expects 10 more towers to be operational by June and a total of 42 towers completed by August 31. Currently, the project…
THE MALAITA Provincial Premier Elijah Asilaua has appealed to ‘hardworking’ farmers in Malaita to be ‘recommitted’ to contribute towards ensuring the prosperity of the populous province. Premier Asilaua made the appeal at the recommissioning of the Solomon Commodities Copra and Cocoa Buying Center in Malu’u in North Malaita last week. He said farmers must look…
NATIONAL flag carrier Solomon Airlines will commence direct flights with its airbus A320 between Port Vila and Auckland as of Monday, 27th of May, 2024. “The airline will commence direct flights between Port Vila and Auckland from 27 May, using Solomon Airlines aircraft to continue air services linking Vanuatu and New Zealand,” a statement issued…
WIN-WIN Investment Solomon Limited has refuted the tendentious comments on its mining operations in the Solomon Islands by the online publication In-depth Solomons in an article titled “Win-Win: A Company That Fails to Live up to Its Name.” Win-Win Investment Solomon Limited refuted these allegations, stating that the company was officially registered at the Company…
Win Win Investment Solomon Islands Ltd has paused its alluvial mining operations at Turarana, Central Guadalcanal, for a month. This follows the Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification’s (MMERE) indefinite suspension of Win Win’s operations due to alleged illegal mining activities within a tenement area allocated to Gold Ridge Mining Ltd (GRML) under prospecting…
A NEW dive shop has opened its doors at Lambete Station, Munda, South New Georgia, Western Province, last week providing more opportunities for locals and tourists to enjoy scuba diving in the region. The opening of the ‘Solomon Pro Fishing & Dive Shop,’ drew a crowd of hundreds who were eager to explore what this…