50 houses purchased at Mamara township
By EDDIE OSIFELO
ABOUT 50 houses have been purchased at the new Mamara township on the western end of Honiara.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration, Riley Mesepitu confirmed this in...
NPF launches new credit institution
SOLOMON Finance Ltd (SFL) is set to open for business on Monday.
Located on the ground floor of Anthony Saru building in central Honiara, SFL is a credit institution Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (NPF)...
SHOCK AT GOLD PAY
Landowners says royalty payment ‘too small’
By EDDIE OSIFELO
LANDOWNING tribes around Turarana in Central Guadalcanal say they were shocked to have received only $447,000 in royalty payments from WinWin Investment Solomon Ltd on Thursday 30th...
Marovo constituency to fix ship to boost trade for fishermen
BY BEN BILUAGizo
MAROVO Constituency Development Office has announced an ingenious plan to assist fishermen of the constituency.
The constituency will fix the ship, LC Swift to transport fisheries and agriculture products to Honiara.
Member of Parliament...
Chinese business owners call to assess loss
By EDDIE OSIFELO
SOLOMON Islands Chinese Association (SICA) is urging its members to assess the loss and damage to their shops and cargoes from the burning and looting last week.
Most of the looting and burning...
Western bars ships from entering its waters
BY BEN BILUAGizo
PROVINCIAL Secretary of Western Province who is also the chairperson of Western Provincial Disaster Operation Committee (WPDOC) says no ship is allowed to enter the province unless authorised by WPDOC and the...
Honiara to benefit from Solomon Power $1bn programme
By EDDIE OSIFELO
HONIARA stands to benefit $500 million from Solomon Power five years $1 billion SBD capital programme from 2022-2027.
This is because it has a customer base of 23,000 people.
Solomon Power Chief Executive Officer,...
Shipowner queried over trip to Isabel
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
UTA shipping management has been silent over claims they never get approval from the Isabel Provincial Disaster Operation Centre before sailing to Isabel on 12 February 2022.
Island Sun made calls to the...
We depend much on China for trade: Data
BY BEN BILUA
Gizo
Solomon Islands trade with China is now so huge that the country is one of the most China-dependents in the world, according to data from the international Monetary Fund and other international...
Opposition probes China bank, airline
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has probed the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet and the Solomon Islands Chinese Business Council (SICBC) on the proposed plans to establish a Chinese Bank and Airline...