West passes $29m budget

The Western provincial government on Wednesday passed its 2014 -2015 recurrent and estimate development budget worth $29 million. The budget was passed during the first day of the 2014 Western provincial full assembly meeting in Gizo. In an exclusive interview with the Western provincial finance minister Lester Saomasi Huckel yesterday who tabled the Bill, he…

POB engages Softlogic as IT partner

The country’s newly registered commercial bank – Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) has secured the service of a top information technology (IT) company in Sri Lanka to provide IT work for the bank here. In a statement on Thursday the bank said Softlogic Information Technologies is one of the premier ICT companies in Sri Lanka and…

West acknowledges shipping operators

The Western provincial government (WPG) has acknowledged all shipping operators serving the province and honestly paying their business fee. Western provincial finance minister Lester Maomasi Huckel highlighted this during the 2014 full assembly meeting in Gizo this week. He said Western as a province with many islands depend on the shipping services. “The support from…

POB plans more awareness before opening

The newly registered commercial bank Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) is proposing more awareness prior to its official opening here. The bank’s chief executive officer (CEO) Nihal Kekulawala in a press conference said the bank has been going through many awareness talks with business houses but is proposing more awareness to people and organisation before its…

MSG building to be used as meeting hall

Western provincial government (WPG) will rehabilitate the current Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) complex located near the Gizo wharf into a provincial meeting complex. This was revealed by the Western provincial finance minister Lester Saomasi Huckel in an interview with Solomon Star on Thursday. Mr Huckel said currently a tender is being made to allow a…

Lauru shipping urged to settle fees

The Western provincial government yesterday issued a warning to Lauru shipping company (LSC) to settle its outstanding business fee or services to some ports in the province will be suspended. Western provincial finance minister Lester Saomasi Huckel issued the notice after Lauru shipping failed to sort out its long overdue business shipping licence fee. Lauru…

SIEA provides linemen training to staff

AT Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA), Linemen play an important role in our operations; they ensure that the distribution network, safely and reliably provides the required supply of electricity to the customer.   A lineman is a tradesman who constructs and maintains electric power transmission and distribution lines and equipment. You have to be a…

Price unit on nationwide awareness

Staff at the consumer affairs and price control unit will engage in a nationwide awareness next week. The awareness will focus on price of goods, expired goods and the rights as consumer This came after a budget has been approved for the outreach program. Director of the unit Timothy Watekary Maehioro on Wednesday said as…