By EDDIE OSIFELO In an endeavour aimed at both environmental conservation and sustainable economic growth, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has collaborated with the Solomon Islands government to introduce the concept of ‘carbon credit’ to the residents of Viru Harbour…
BY NED GAGAHE Northwest Guadalcanal beaches are an important tourism asset for the country. Trapped within it are millions of dollars of untapped potentials, which Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) discovered in a survey conducted in February 2023. MCT…
BY BEN BILUA ONE of the iPads which were stolen onboard a sailing boat owned by a German sailor has been retrieved by police. Police handed over the iPads yesterday to Hilde Larsen yesterday at Gizo Hotel. According to a…
Gizo police hunts culprit and missing iPads BY BEN BILUA GIZO police are on the lookout for a thief who stole two IPads from a yacht belonging to a German sailor. Island Sun spoke with the sailor about what happened…
By EDDIE OSIFELO AN oversight high-level taskforce led by Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is established to drive the $164.9 million (US$20m) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funded Accessing Land for Tourism Investment Facilitation (ALTIF) project. The ALTIF project, which is…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Culture and Tourism is looking at identifying other investable potential sites on registered land on Guadalcanal, Central Islands and Western province. This is made possible by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funded Accessing Land for…
BY NED GAGAHE A safe and green campaign will be launched on February 24 as part of preparation and beautification of Honiara towards hosting the 2023 South Pacific Games. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) Mr.…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PERMANENT Secretary for Ministry of Culture and Tourism Bunyan Sivoro says completion of the airport and aviation infrastructure developments will boost Solomon Islands’ tourism industry. Sivoro says this is in terms of having an increased number…
BY NED GAGAHE The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) Bunyan Sivoro has said two of the ministry’s important documents have expired and need to be reviewed. The documents are Solomon National Tourism Policy 2015 –…
BY NED GAGAHE Solomon Islands tourism is recovering much better than expected. The industry employs thousands across the country, and was brought to its knees during the covid-19 border restrictions across the globe, and more so, during covid-19 transmission last…
