Business

THE country’s national provident fund stands by the Heritage Park Hotel as ‘one of its greatest investments’. SINPF General Manager, Mr Mike Wate speaking on behalf of the SINPF Board confirmed that Heritage Park Hotel...

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE Bank of South (BSP) in Solomon Islands has called on businesses operating in the country to wear something pink in aid of Pinktober. The call was made in a press interview...

By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has committed $938 million under the Development Budget to the country’s productive and resource sectors. This is part of the government’s re direction policy to address the changing dynamics of the...

By EDDIE OSIFELO CENTRAL Bank of Solomon Islands has projected the economy to recover to 1.5 percent this year in line with global growth and anticipated recovery in fisheries, construction sectors and key national projects...

By EDDIE OSIFELO LOCAL tourism operators in the country were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic when Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare declared a State of Public Emergency in March 2020. Their businesses which heavily relied on...

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA OWNER of the Advance Technology has clarified speculations alleging his new business complex is on sale with intentions to contest in the upcoming National General Election. It has been debated between people...

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands is the first Melanesian country and second in the Pacific to launch a State Owned Enterprises (SOE) website which contains information regarding SOE portfolio, financial statements and annual reports. The...

NFD & Soltuna wary of what future holds with SI’s graduation from LDC   BY MIKE PUIA GIZO THE country’s premier fishing company, National Fisheries Developments (NFD), is worried about the impact the country’s graduation out of the...

Is Solomon Telekom undermining government’s joint undersea cable project? By Alfred Sasako SOLOMON Telekom, trading as Our Telekom, appears to have set the stage for confrontation with the Government over the controversial fibre optic undersea cable...

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...