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 website was launched yesterday…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA MINISTRY of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) is has hailed the newly launched website for the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOE) as a milestone achievement. The website was launched yesterday at the Mendana Hotel. MoFT’s Permanent Secretary Mr…
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 Limited had returned more than…
Country’s fuel distributor barred from suing former chairman for $2M fuel debt By Alfred Sasako SOUTH Pacific Oil – a subsidiary of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) – was reportedly “blocked” from suing its former chairman and interim…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE SIG – Private Sector Advisory Group Meeting has just had its first meeting after a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed six months ago. The MOU in question was the Public Private Partnership arrangement between the…
Solomon Airlines management threatens to sack local pilots over 28-day notice, Bill Tyson denies BY BARNABAS MANEBONA LOCAL pilots have been threatened with mass termination by Solomon Airlines management if they continue with their sit-in protest notice, it is reported.…
By Alfred Sasako BUSINESSMAN Patrick Wong, once declared a persona non-grata, yesterday held talks with the President of Kadere Party, Peter Boyers, in Honiara igniting suspicion that both men are pushing the new government to pay $50 million for the…
SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) takes delivery of special trailers for its tractors next Thursday. These ‘tools’ are part of the nation’s oldest State- Owned Enterprise’s (SOE) multi-million dollar plant and equipment acquisition program estimated to be around $25 million.…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Airlines clarified that the reschedule of many of its domestic flights in the recent past is because of unserviceable equipment. Solomon Airlines reports that the shortfalls are from weather radar, difficulties in obtaining spare parts,…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands is looking at increasing its tourism industry through new marketing strategy this year. In the 2018 Tourism in Focus forum held at the Mendana Hotel yesterday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Solomon Islands…
