CBSI makes $84 million profit
BY EDDIE OSIFELO CENTRAL Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has made an operating profit of $84 million last year from investment income and growth in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’,…
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…
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…
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…
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…