THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Forestry students and resource owners now have the opportunity of learning timber milling practically, using a sawmill. This follows the availing of a M6-14 Lucas Portable swing blade mill, to the Ministry of Forestry’s Lunga warehouse for practical trainings. Australian company, Lucas Mill Pty and Farmset Ltd donated portable…
The multi-million dollar logging industry is abuzzed with reports that the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) is acting as the agent receiving Letters of Credit (LC) on behalf of the nation’s newest commercial bank, Pan Oceanic Bank (POB). POB is reportedly finding it hard to establish a corresponding bank overseas. As a result it…
This year World Polio Day is on the 24 October 2014. Each year the Rotary Club of Honiara donates some of its funds to the Rotary PolioPlus Program to help eradicate the crippling disease polio. These funds help to provide much-needed operational support, medical personnel, laboratory equipment, and educational materials for health workers and parents.…
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has embarked on a programme of delivering public awareness within the framework of corporate goal of “Prosecution for Stretim Pipol Lo Ples”. It was designed to inform the general public about the role of the ODPP, certain critical issues affecting the nation and the implication of…
Last month’s youth market theme allowed young people to focus on how they incorporate peace buildinginto their skills and talents. The popular youth market will have a new theme for October as election fever is on the rise. Through this coming market, youths will be given a venue to learn about elections and to express…
BAD road condition at the eighteen (18) kilometer road between Auki to Talakali in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita province has affected transport owners and market vendors. A public transport operator in Rade community said the current bad road conditions currently experience has made it difficult for transport owners to provide reliable transport service to the traveling…
Solomon Airlines Airbus A320 is now back in service after being temporarily grounded last Wednesday. This happened after engineers detected a hydraulic leak on the aircraft soon after its arrival into Honiara from Brisbane. General Manager of Operations & Commercial, Gus Kraus said in keeping with standard safety procedure, the airline’s engineering team had immediately…
An associate of Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID), Henry Star Dora says the Renbel Government and people should encourage investment of the Renbel bauxite. He made the statement in Honiara yesterday following the recent revocation of a mine prospecting license and a mine lease granted to an Indonesian Mining Company, PT Mega Bin tang Borneo…
FIJI TV – Fiji now has more opportunities to increase its fish exports to the European Union. This follows the European Commission’s decision to withdraw its formal warning against Fiji, after the country implemented successful measures to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Fiji had received a formal warning or known as a “yellow card”…
People on all of the 33 islands and atolls of Kiribati will be able to enjoy high speed broadband services from 2017, thanks to an agreement their government signed today with Kacific Broadband Satellites. Under the multi-million dollar five year services agreement, Kacific will provide the islands with 150 Mbps of bandwidth increasing to 200…