Government to ban rice import
Govt plans rice-import ban
By Alfred Sasako
THE Government is planning to ban the import of rice, blaming Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) for its drastic action, it was revealed last night.
Rice, which has become a staple food...
YECSI an example of innovative Public Private Partnership: PM Hou
THE Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI) was successfully launched on Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Mendana Hotel in Honiara.
When launching YECSI, Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela said YECSI is one of the first...
BSP calls on businesses to support breast cancer awareness
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...
No gain without pain
BY GEORGINA KEKEA
SOLOMON Islanders continue to benefit from the Seasonal Workers Scheme (SWS) in Australia. Since its establishment in 2012, the number of farm workers from Solomon Islands has more than doubled from 42...
Saving POB
CBSI governor holds top level discussion with New York Fed reserve and Crown Agent Bank
By Alfred Sasako
PAN Oceanic Bank’s (POB’s) inability to establish a US dollar correspondent banking relationship (CBR) has the potential for...
Text messaging, new means to see voter details
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA
A new SMS platform to connect people and intending candidates has been signed by the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission and Our Solomon Telecom Company.
The SMS (text) platform will connect people and...
Easy access
Voters can see registration details using mobile phones, thanks to SIEC & Telekom MOU
VOTERS can easily access all their registration details by using their mobile phones, thanks to an MOU signed between SIEC and...
Lands Ministry work on improving service delivery
BY AARON LYNTON FILIA
THE Australian Government is providing technical assistance through the Pacific Community (SPC) to improve service delivery and reform laws in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey.
In a presentation for business...
Bill looks to connect interaction of ATM systems
By Gary Hatigeva
THE proposed Payment System Bill 2018 has been highlighted to put in place mechanisms that look to link the transactional interactions of commercial banks, with anticipations to include the use of Auto...
‘Land dealings in Solomon Islands a risky business’
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA
LAND is seen as difficult and risky business in Solomon Islands for both commercial and residential purposes.
Corruption is considered rife and business owners often end up losing more in land dealings,...