PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Australian indigenous leader and prominent businessman Warren Mundine met yesterday to discuss opportunities for economic growth in Solomon Islands. Mr Mundine, who is currently Chair of the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and Managing Director of Nyungga Black Group, is here for the Solomon Islands Business Excellence Awards to be…
MINISTER of Finance and Treasury, Snyder Rini says the government is considering the costs and benefits of the planned new submarine cable project. According to Solomon Oceanic Cable Company (SOCC), the total cost, including financing cost, civil works, supporting studies, legal costs, project management costs and contingencies, is expected to be in the range of…
HONIARA’S first world-class resort and casino has opened its doors for business. Located on the water’s edge, opposite Town Ground, the Coral Sea Resort & Casino is open from 9am until midnight 7 days a week. Offering guests a variety of entertainment, a wide range of dining options, five-star service and boasting spectacular ocean views…
TWENTY-NINE Solomon Islanders from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the private sector yesterday received internationally recognised Certificate IV qualifications in Civil Construction Supervision and Materials Testing. This is the first time these qualifications have been delivered in Solomon Islands. They are critical for strengthening the quality of repairs, upgrades and maintenance of roads, bridges…
Thirty-two students from Solomon Islands have been granted prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships to study at universities in Australia and the Pacific in 2016. Sixteen of the students will go to Australia, whilst another 16 will study at institutions in Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, in fields including law, fisheries, commerce, health and engineering. Australian…
Dear Editor – “PM reveals contracts”. That was the front page news in the Solomon Star newspaper No. 6025. A day before the same newspaper carried a story, “PM: I’ve no interest in airport contracts”. What is going on here people of this peaceful nation? Is this the reason for not setting up the Independent…
Dear Editor – The Lolo Committee herein wishes to respond to the article carried in the Star issue 6023 by the so called landowners of Manaoba. The ownership claim made by AEBUSU/OKARI committee was misleading, unsubstantiated and media mongering by a desperate group of losers who wish to obstruct development by falsely claiming ownership of…
Dear Editor – Quoting from the latest news bulletin broadcast by Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) on 12 November 2015, “Meteorologists in the UK have revealed that this year the global mean temperature at the Earth’s surface will reach 1 degrees celcius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. Figures released on Monday by the…
Dear Editor – The Office of the Leader of Opposition and more recently, Dr Nanau have all insinuated that the PPIA 2014 was created to address political instability in the country. Many others who have commented both online and through traditional media still mistakenly believe this untruth. Indeed, the architects of this law may have…
Dear Editor – A year has already gone and we the people of Maringe Kokota constituency are still in the dark don’t know what is happening with the National Government. Our representative in the National Government, which is the MP, doesn’t even inform us as to where we are heading. We call upon our MP…