BY BEN BILUA Gizo STRIKING a balance on how to encourage equitable economic growth is paramount in the Pacific says the World Bank’s Lead Economist and Program Leader in the East Asia and Pacific Region. Dr David Gould said there…
SOLOMON Airlines has made adjustments to the airline’s website to make it easier for people to book multi-sector travel within the Solomon Islands. Effective immediately, passengers booking between any two destinations for travel via Honiara will be able to book…
ECONOMIC Association of Solomon Islands (EASI) has achieved a lot since 2016 up until now. New elected President, Rueben Tovutovu highlighted this during his presentation at EASI Annual General Meeting at Heritage Park Hotel last Thursday. Tovutovu said some of…
Uncertainty remains one of the biggest challenge businesses operating in the Solomon Islands face during this COVID-19 global pandemic. This uncertainty over the impact of COVID-19 is hindering the expansion of investment opportunities, a third COVID-19 Enterprise Survey conducted by…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Shadel Café, a business registered to the wife of prime minister Manasseh Sogavare, has been given the lucrative contract to provide catering for Solomon Ports (SIPA). This follows the termination of Red Cross’s contract, which had…
KOREAN Water Resources Corporation (K-water) yesterday donated over $34,000 to support ongoing preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. K-water is a Korean based company that is currently in country managing operations of the Tina Hydro Dam construction in Guadalcanal.…
GOVERNMENT last week launched two projects that it hopes will boost the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The projects are the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Credit Line to Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) and the MSME…
Solomon Airlines first-ever and and fully sold out ‘Fathers Day VIP Scenic Flight’ departed at 9.35am on Saturday treating its special passengers to a very special joy flight of 75 minutes, from take-off to touchdown with spectacular views of over…
BY BEN BILUAGizo One might think the photo below is a hotel somewhere overseas. If you are one of them, you are wrong. The photo is a snapshot of a $12.5 million three storey hotel project that is currently under…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has launched a campaign with the aim to get private sector support to encourage and drive vaccination as the country continues its fight against COVID-19. The “Bisnis For Vaccines” campaign will…
