The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is delighted to welcome the interim CEO of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), Mr. Michael Wate. The appointment of Mr Wate is timely given the operations of SIPA directly affect many of SICCI’s member businesses. In a brief meeting held yesterday, the Chairman of SICCI…
LEADER of Opposition Honorable Jeremiah Manele has congratulated the Republic of China’s new President Her Excellency Dr Ing-Wen Tsai and Vice President His Excellency Dr Chien-Jen Chen on their election victories. Mr Manele conveyed his congratulations when contributing to the congratulatory motion moved by the Prime Minister in Parliament on Tuesday. In his supporting statement,…
The Minister of Infrastructure Development, Jimmy Lusibaea has told Parliament reforms being carried out by the Solomon Islands Ports Authority are visible. He made the remark yesterday in response to a question by the Member of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga, Matthew Wale who asked for an outline of the reforms being carried out by the Ports…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be conducting a short memorial service in honour of its first RSIPF Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, the late John Holloway who died on Tuesday 17 May at his home in Gold Coast Australia. The late John Holloway was appointed as the first RSIPF Police Commissioner in…
FINANCE minister Snyder Rini says the government’s current cash-flow and fiscal performances are within the requirements maintained by the ministry. He revealed this in Parliament when asked by the Opposition leader Jeremiah Manele to inform the house about the “current actual cash-flow for the first quarter forecasted cash-flow and the actual revenue collected for the…
In the last few months, the Political Parties Commission has noted various movements of Members of Parliament between political parties. The PPC is reminding political parties and Members of Parliament that are obliged to comply with the Political Parties Act 2014. MP’s wishing to join a party, change parties or resign from a party must…
Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare moved a motion in Parliament on Tuesday to allow Members of the House to congratulate the new President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan, Her Excellency Dr Ing-Wen Tsai and His Excellency Dr Chien-Jen Chen for their election victory and inauguration. In moving the motion, the…
The Solomon Islands national Futsal team, Kurukuru is set to depart for their Australian tour tomorrow, Thursday May 26. This was confirmed following the green light from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and the recently approved funding from SIPA. The team was scheduled to leave last week but due to the hold up on…
OFC: Solomon Islands players will need the right mental attitude if they want to win the upcoming OFC Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea, according to the team’s new Technical Advisor Ramon Tribulietx. The 43-year-old Spaniard has a proven recipe for success after guiding his Auckland City side to six OFC Champions League titles in…
Football fans and supporters will have the chance to watch live the matches of the OFC Nations Cup starting this weekend. The Our Telekom yesterday confirmed all matches will be aired live as of this Saturday until the end of the competition. Solomon Islands will take on Vanuatu for their opening match on Saturday. The…