BY BEN BILUA Gizo EXPORT Commodity Market Authority (CEMA) Trading Centre at Noro is expected to reopen at the end of this year. This was highlighted during a consultation between the Cabinet Sub-Committee of the Prime Minister’s Office and officials…
BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands has estimated that 5,300 employees lost their jobs due to covid-19 last year. Using the proxy indicator on membership contributions to Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF), CBSI found that a…
BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) highlights that the country’s long-term economic growth depends on how the government drives its policies to fully utilize existing resources. In a statement released recently, CBSI states that the country…
BY BEN BILUAGizo TOURISM Industry in the Western Province was badly affected due to border restrictions in response to minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Few operators have local guests visiting their resort while others remain open with no guests. Tourism…
BY BEN BILUAGizo A VIRAL diarrhea has alarmed Gizo residents, prompting the public to take extra precaution on what they eat as a way of maintaining good hygienic practices. Reports reaching SunGizo office state that the viral diarrhea has claimed…
BY BEN BILUAGizo THERE is need to mount extra effort at the Western Border as Papua New Guinea is expecting a third wave of COVID-19 next month or September. Ppua New Guinea has raised a red flag expecting a third…
BY BEN BILUAGizo COMMUNITIES in Choiseul Province are said to be slowly adapting to covid-19 regulations. Deputy Provincial Secretary of Choiseul Province, Nelson Tanito said Choiseul Provincial Disaster Operation Committee (PDOC) is working closely with the national team to ensure…
BY BEN BILUAGizo LOCATED a few minutes’ walk from the Taro Jetty is Sea View Lodge – a semi-permanent building sitting above the sea with rooms for guests and also a bar to cool down while watching the sun set.…
BY BEN BILUAGizo RESIDENTS on Supizae Island in Choiseul Province will soon enjoy electricity. Teo Electrical Company which won the bid to connect the power line from Taro to Supizae is currently on the ground doing feasibility studies and erecting…
BY BEN BILUAGizo OUR Islands, Our Wastes and Our Future. This was the message Plasticwise Gizo put across during the launching of their programme yesterday. The programme is looking at addressing solid wastes such as plastics both on land and…