The Rennell and Bellona Provincial Government is considering legal action against Nickel Enterprise SI Ltd. (NESI). This came after the company landed on Rennell Island with equipment and supplies to conduct mining prospecting for bauxite without securing a provincial business license. Newly elected Premier Derek Pongi stated that the provincial executive is still reviewing NESI’s…
Solomon Water Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carmine Piantedosi recently announced a SBD $3.1 billion infrastructure program over the next 20 years during the National Energy Summit in Honiara. This announcement comes despite the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) removing the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA), trading as Solomon Water, from its status as…
SUBMISSIONS into a legal issue raised at the hearing of an election petition case will be made in the High Court on October 18. Judge Maelyn Bird raised the legal issue during the hearing of the application to strike out the petition case against newly elected Member of Parliament for Temotu Pele, James Bonunga on…
A LOCAL grocery store in the country, Bulk Shop Company Limited has provided market avenue for taro farmers in Malaita Province. This after the company bought the products from them and sold them in their shops at in Honiara locating at Central Business District, Rove and King George Six. Bulk Shop pursued the idea to…
THE Director of Humphrey Engineering, Humphrey Tura has advocated for the decentralization of fuel storage facilities across the country. Currently, fuel storage stations are concentrated in Honiara City, Lunga, Honiara International Airport and Gold Ridge on Central Guadalcanal. A few fuel depots are located in Gizo in Western Province, Taro in Choiseul Province and Auki…
A Farmers volleyball competition for ladies is being organised in the highlands of Ward 29, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita province. The competition officially commenced on Wednesday at Aitolo village. This event aims to promote the participation of rural women and girls in sports especially volleyball apart from their usual busy schedules at home and gardens. The theme for the competition is; “Volley for Unity,” which aims to foster togetherness amongst women in…
MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) will know by Monday 30th September after lunch, the 2024 annual credit rate that will be added to their savings. This will happen when the SINPF Board will officially announce and declare the annual interest rate for the year ending 30th June 2024, something many members have…
The Solomon Tower Limited (STL) officially opened its new office on Friday at the Solomon Post Office compound in Honiara. STL is a newly created company under the Companies Act. It has the support of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MFT). Delivering his remarks at the…
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) recently conducted a consultation on the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) Act 2023 draft regulation and its drafting instructions for Choiseul Province stakeholders. Held at the provincial headquarters, Taro, on August 23, 2024, the consultation was to get invaluable insights and inputs from the Choiseul Provincial Government (CPG) and stakeholders…
Head of Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka delivered Solomon Islands National Statement to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday evening (New York time). Foreign Minister Agovaka said, this year’s theme: “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement…