A total of $128,726,582 has been credited to Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) members as of 30 September 2024. This comes after Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare on Monday officially announced a crediting rate of 4% for SINPF’s members for the financial year ending 30 June 2024. Thats a drop of 2%…
The UK Government has supported 17 cocoa buyers to visit Solomon Islands to increase cocoa exports to the UK. Supporting the cocoa trade between Solomon Islands and the UK is a win-win, driving growth and increasing incomes for Solomon Islands farmers whilst giving UK consumers access to the best quality Solomon cocoa. The delegation arrived…
POLICE at Harapa station in Shortlands, Western Province have arrested and charged a 33-year-old male person for attacking his 15-year-old nephew with a bush knife last week. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, it is alleged that on the day of the incident, the suspect invited his nephew to his…
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) is staging its annual open day program throughout today, Tuesday 1st October at its new campus located at King George area, East Honiara. The USP Open Day is an important event in the university’s calendar as it marks the beginning of a comprehensive process that familiarises students with the…