By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification is screening the application of Nickel Enterprise SI Limited (NESI) showing interest to do bauxite mining on West Rennell. This comes as a so-called West Rennell Land and Resources Owners…
Solomon Airlines will commence fortnightly passenger flights from Honiara to Sydney, with the airline’s Airbus A320 then continuing on to Brisbane. The Sydney services will initially operate during November and December only, flying Honiara-Sydney-Brisbane on November 19, December 3 and…
The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) revitalisation and recapitalisation implementation government project continues to make headway regardless of the COVID 19 impacts weighing-down on National programs. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was updated yesterday by the CEMA Board and Management of…
Solomon Power has opened its new Office at Tulagi, Central Islands Province. The office was officially opened on the 5th of November 2021 by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, David K.C. Quan O.B.E and the Premier of Central…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE country’s economy is projected to grow by 0.4 per cent this year despite the negative impacts of COVID-19. That’s according to Jarkko Turunen of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during a media conference in Honiara…
By EDDIE OSIFELO BETEL nut prices have skyrocketed to $4 this week due to scarcity of the product from suppliers on Guadalcanal. According to one vendor, a 10 kilogramme bag betelnut used to cost $80 to $90 but now is…
The Australian Government through the Direct Aid Programme (DAP) has funded a new permanent pigpen project, led by Mathew Nare, to assist the Nola community in the Reef islands, Temotu province, generate income by selling their pigs. Australian High Commission…
IN the ever-increasing global digital economy, electronic governance or ‘e-governance’ is the way of the future – more and more governments around the world are digitising their services to maximise efficiency and make government administration more transparent, quick, and accountable. At the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Solomon Islands Chambers of Commerce and Industry has come up with a Local Content Paper to guide the development in infrastructures in the country. Chief Executive Officer, Natalina Hong explained the paper at the end of the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO OF the 141 people booked to board the recent Fiji repatriation flight, eight people were disqualified from boarding the flight due to strict COVID-19 measures. According to Dr Jimmie Rodgers Secretary to the Prime Minister ,out…
