Market vendors from the Honiara Central Market are gathering for the first time to review their constitution. Twenty vendors from Honiara Central Market Vendors Association (HCMVA) and market management staff are meeting for two days with a legal consultant in Honiara to review their constitution, facilitated by UN Women’s Markets for Change (M4C) project. Improving…
Suva, Fiji – The Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) is partnering with the Foundation for the Development Cooperation (FDC) to co-convene the regional Financial Inclusion Innovation Summit which will be held from 29-31 August 2017 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This year’s Summit marks the 10th Anniversary of the event and will be the…
NOUMEA, (ISLANDS BUSINESS) — A new, stronger strain of the coconut-destroying Rhinoceros Beetle has been detected in the Pacific. Known as the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Guam Biotype, (Palm Killer), it is moving gradually from the Northern Pacific, south into Papua New Guinea and the Solomon islands. It now poses a threat to Vanuatu and Fiji.…
The man accused of stabbing another man resulting in his death early this month at Yandina, Central Province will appear again in court on August 7. Abraham Kaveru, 63, who faces one count of murder, appeared in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon. Police Prosecutor Abel Maelanga mentioned the matter on behalf of the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be installing Communications and Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking systems in its vehicles. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley during yesterday’s 9th Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum announced that GPS devices will be installed on all the RSIPF- issued vehicles. “This is to ensure that we know the location…
THE much awaited Undersea Cable project faces a gloomy start following revelation Australian government has attempted to halt the project which is set to start early September due to security reason. Canberra, through its Solomon Islands High Commission is said to be interfering with its own statutory authorities – the Australian Communication Media Authority (ACMA)…