SICCI appointed to Land Board
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) as the peak body representing the private sector in the country will be part of the Land Board under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and...
Construction sector has potential to boost economy: Salgado
By Mike Puia THE country’s construction sector holds huge potential to boost the economy, says Amila Salgado, head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Extended Mission in Solomon Islands. Salgado made the comments at a graduation...
Isabel’s Suavanao airfield reopens
SUAVANAO Airfield in Isabel Province was re-opened last Saturday following the successful rehabilitation of the airport’s deteriorating runway which has forced the Government to close it in September this year. Representatives of the Ministry of...
Axiom’s first shipment next year
BY BEN BILUA FIRST commercial shipment of nickel in Solomon Islands history is expected to occur in the first three months of 2019. Axiom Mining Company has confirmed to Island Sun over the weekend that they...
YECSI hosts first networking event
THE Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI) has hosted its first networking event on November 8, 2018 at the Heritage Park Hotel. Called ‘Ignite Networking’, the event presented the opportunity for seven young entrepreneurs to...
Business training kick starts youth-led social enterprises
YOUNG social entrepreneurs from Malaita province advanced their ventures to address community challenges through a business training in Auki last week. The three-day training for winning teams of the Malaita Youth Peacebuilding Innovation Forum held...
IRD did not give in to demands of PTA: Commissioner Dokekana
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Islands Inland Revenue Division (IRD) wishes to make it clear that they did not ‘give in’ to demands by the Honiara public transport associations with regard to the Income Tax to...
Fashion industry a billion-dollar business
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE Association of Solomon Islands in Creative Fashion (ASICF) has created a platform for local established designers and emerging designers to use to boost the country’s economy. In its latest initiative, the...
Taxis & buses have not been taxed for so long: IRD Commissioner
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA IN a new twist to the ongoing public transport saga, the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) has revealed that bus owners have ‘not been taxed for so long, while other industries, sectors and...
SIPA eliminates export cheats at our ports
By Alfred Sasako A rejuvenated Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has installed a $2million miniature sensor at the Honiara Port, cutting out cheats and saving millions of dollars in export revenue for the Government, it...
