TOURISM Solomons, in partnership with the Solomon Islands Tourism Office in Tokyo, facilitated an international tourism promotion talk in Tokyo to all tourism investors, travel agents, and tourism businesses operators across Japan. The event attracted more than 30 participants with different tourism backgrounds and interest to the Solomon Islands and the South Pacific. On 3rd…
CASH-WATER TOP UP SOON SOLOMON Water says it will soon launch its mobile top-up service for its CashWater customers. This means customers registered with BSP’s online banking will soon be able to buy a CashWater top up on their mobile phones, the organisation’s latest newsletter publication has reported. Solomon Water Customer Service Manager, Lucy Habu…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) acknowledges Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare and his Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) for recognizing the Chamber’s role as the main private sector representative organization in the country. Speaking during the Business Excellence Awards (BEA) 2019 on Saturday 30th November, Prime Minister Hon Sogavare stressed…
THE Government has demanded Australian miner Axiom Ltd to pay $7 million over its alleged failure to obtain provincial business licenses from Isabel Province and for not providing annual survey reports for seven years. The company said the demand was made in a letter it received from the Ministry of Commerce, Labour and Immigration dated…
Express Pelican II has resumed its shipping service to the Malaita provincial capital of Auki this week after obtaining its business license from Malaita province. A delegation from Express Pelican visited Malaita provincial secretary Fredrick Fa’abasua yesterday during its first trip to Auki. The delegation collected Express Pelican shipping license from Malaita province during the…
The Solomon Island Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) congratulates Dr Luke Forau on his appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI). SICCI Chairman Jay Bartlett, on behalf of the Solomon Islands private sector, congratulated Dr Luke Forau and assured the Chamber’s continuous support towards the important work of the…
MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) will soon have access to loan and other credit scheme. This follows the granting of an interim license to Solomon Finance Limited (SFL) to operate banking service in the country. SFL is a subsidiary of SINPF, a statement from SINPF said. “The Central Bank of Solomon…
THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has warned the public that cryptocurrencies (i.e. virtual or digital currencies such as bitcoin, etherium, ripple, and others) are not currencies issued or regulated by the Central Bank. In a statement, Thursday, CBSI said these cryptocurrencies do not have any legal tender status to be accepted as a…
Following the successful launch of the Home Blo Iumi Program in September 2019, the Young Entrepreneurs Council of Solomon Islands (YECSI) has fostered a partnership with Solomon Power in the creation of the ‘Lightbulb Group’ program. A statement from YECSI said Home Blo Iumi is YECSI’s annual program which focuses on promoting entrepreneurship as a…
The country’s national inflation has climbed to 0.7 per cent in July 2019 after a 0.1 per cent movement noted in the month of June. Government Statistician, Douglas Kimi revealed while releasing the national (all groups) consumer price index (NCPI) this week. Mr. Kimi said the NCPI increased to 0.7 per cent in July 2019…