NAURU has joined the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu to become the third country in the Pacific to ban the controversial practice of transshipping. The ban comes in the wake of the Rainbow Warrior III discovering Taiwanese longliner Shuen De Ching No 888 operating illegally in its waters, including offloading its catch to a mothership and…
ONE of the leading high schools in the country has successfully staged its cultural festival on Wednesday. Honiara High School, in central Honiara was the centre of focus for students, parents, friends, and the general public who turned up in numbers to be part of the one day event. About 20 participating cultural groups from…
THE Yam festival which was scheduled to be held in South Malaita next year is sure to promote tourism in the little known region of Malaita. In his speech to officially launched the logo and theme of the festival, chairman of the organizing committee and MP for Small Malaita, Rick Hou said, the event is…
THE dates for the ‘Yam Festival’ which will take place at the southern region of Malaita province is set for 24 – 27 of July 2016. This was revealed by the chairman of the organizing committee and Member of Parliament (MP) for Small Malaita, Rick Hou during the launching of the festival’s logo and theme…
ABOUT 30 taxi drivers registered under the Henderson International Airport Taxi association have undergone a training as part of improving their customer service to international visitors. For the first time, local tourism business Solomon Host undertook the training. Joyce Konofilia chief executive officer (CEO) of Solomon Host said, the training was requested by the taxi…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Small Malaita Constituency, Rick Hou has successfully launched the Yam festival logo and theme in Honiara, early this week. The launching was officiated by the MP and members of the organizing committee at the Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel, which was attended by senior government officials, friends, and people of the…
ANZ on Wednesday opened its new Solomon Islands head office in Ranadi, Honiara, announcing an investment of over AUD$1.5 in the new premises. Speaking at a function held this week to officially open the new office, ANZ CEO Solomon Islands, Geoffrey Buchanan, highlighted ANZ’s ongoing commitment to Solomon Islands. “Our new office represents a significant…
Controversial SIPA chief pays $10M profit to govt CONTROVERSIAL Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) chief executive officer created history yesterday when he paid $10 million in dividends to the government. This came just eight months after he took on the reins of SIPA and introduced significant and often controversial changes in an effort to turn…
A FIFTH suspect into the Mbike Island shooting has been arrested recently, but released on bail yesterday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Aikan Maelausia was released on a cash bail of $5,000 with strict bail conditions. His surety was also ordered to enter into a principal bail of $2,000. He faces charges of attempted murder,…
THE Parliamentary Opposition has accused the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) of misleading people in this nation in trying to defend Skyline Investment Group Company. Recently, the OPMC in a statement said Skyline Investment Group was introduced to them by the Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Fiji Patterson Oti and that the…