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High Court clips businessman Bartlett’s wings on Russell Islands land deal BUSINESSMAN Alex Bartlett faces the prospect of having to pay back $1 million he advanced from the Copra Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) in a deal to sell a popular beachfront hideaway in West Honiara for $7 million. The deal involves the titles of some…

SI attends 6th world media summit in China

Solomon Islands last week joined some of the World’s leading news agencies at the 6th World Media Summit in Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The media summit discussed the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and media transformation in the advent of AI. The 6th World Media Summit brought together over 500 representatives from…

WELSI looks to break barriers to women in leadership

Women in leadership face barriers that are both visible and invisible. From societal expectations and cultural norms to structural inequalities and biases, these barriers have kept many women from realizing their full potential in executive and corporate leadership roles. This was highlighted by the President of the recently launched Women in Executive Leadership Solomon Islands…

Falake micro hydropower equipment onsite

A SHIPMENT of equipment for an SBD 2.5 million Japanese-funded micro hydropower project for the Ado Rural Farmer Association has arrived at the project site in Falake village in West Kwara’ae Constituency earlier this week. The successful transportation of the equipment from the Auki Wharf to the project site highlighted the community’s commitment to implementing this important initiative.  Local support for the…