PAN Oceanic Bank (POB) on Tuesday launched its savings deposit campaign scheme at its Hyundai Mall branch in Honiara. The bank’s Chief Operating Officer Adrian Nigel said this is a product innovation scheme where the bank will give out gifts to its customers for huge deposits. The free gifts scheme for the bank’s customers is…
YAREN, (NAURU GOVT) – Nauru Airlines has commenced its extended service of Honiara providing convenient travel choices for visitors. Residents and visitors to and from the Solomon Islands will have the choice of early travel to Honiara from Brisbane on Fridays and a Sunday afternoon service from Honiara to Brisbane. “Nauru Airlines is pleased to…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has finally taken delivery of a new shredding machine on Wednesday. The machine is being installed at the Ranadi landfill dump site, east Honiara. The donation was made possible by Sumitomo Metal and Mining Solomon Limited (SMM Solomon). “This is first of its kind for the HCC to have this…
The new shredding machine for the Ranadi landfill in East Honiara costs about $382,000 therefore its must be taken care of. Sumitomo Metal and Mining Solomon Limited (SMM Solomon) which helped to fund the new machine urged the Honiara City Council (HCC) yesterday during the official handing over of the machine to the country. Ken…
A SERIES of events to celebrate 2017 Global Money Week started yesterday in Noro, Western Province. The event is organized by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands in collaboration with the National Fisheries Development Credit Union (NFDCUF) and SolTuna Trust Credit Union Fund (STCUF). A recent statement from CBSI said Global Money Week (GMW) is…
Teak is one of the popular trees planted in almost every corner of the country. It was said to be a highly commercial tree species. A report from the Ministry of Forest said teak was a species which was recommended for many situations in country. It was a timber which was highly regarded in the…
FORTY seasonal workers bound for New Zealand have received a pre-departure briefing in preparation for their work programmeunder the Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme. Officials from the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, which oversees the New Zealand RSE Scheme and the Australia Seasonal Worker Program, conducted the…
THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) in collaboration with the National Fisheries Development Credit Union Fund (NFDCUF) and the SolTuna Trust Credit Union Fund (STCUF) will be hosting a series of events between 27 March – 2 April to celebrate the 2017 Global Money Week (GMW), in Western Province. A statement from the bank…
THE proposed tariff review by the Solomon Water is welcoming news for its customers in the country. This tariff review was part of the Solomon Water’s 30 Year Strategic Plan. According to the State Owned Entity (SOE), the review is also part of the plan and this will be discussed with the national government in…
THE increasing cost of betel-nut prices in Honiara is also experienced in the Guadalcanal Plains. A visit by the Solomon Star to the Plains on Monday found that the price of betel-nut in Guadalcanal Plains is the same as Honiara. Nguvia women vendors said betel-nut prices are high since the new year. “First of all,…