AXIOM is set to make its first shipment of nickel ore from Isabel Province next month. This has been long time in the making as the nickel deposits were discovered way back in the 1950s and 60s. More recently, Sumitomo of Japan were working on deposits in both Isabel and Choiseul provinces but were caught…
POWERFUL Honiara Businessman, Sir Thomas Chan is calling on any new government formed this year to work together with international partners and donors to assist local business houses to manufacture local products for export. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Sir Chan said this is trade in partnership and development partners need to assist national government…
CUSTOMERS of Solomon Water are expected to see changes in their water bills as of this month. This followed a 5 per cent increase in tariff Solomon Water had introduced, effective as from 1 January 2019. Customers in Honiara, Tulagi, Auki, and Noro will be affected by this latest increase. Chief Executive Officer Ian Gooden…
MALAITA Province has recorded the highest number of active Tilapia farmers in the country. This is according to the Malaita Provincial Fisheries officer, Mathew Isihanua. Mr Isihanua told Solomon Star Auki in an interview yesterday that currently, the number of active local farmers is over 80. He said this is a significant increase from the…
CREATING a collaborative environment where young entrepreneurs can develop business ideas, improve technical skills and learn from like-minded young business people is a step in the right direction to help address the high youth unemployment rate in the country. Coordinator of the Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI), John Wopereis made the statement when speaking…
THOSE currently harvesting or buying bechedemer in Malaita are urged to pay for their business licence. Caretaker premier Peter Ramohia made the call, Monday. “We’ve learned many bechedemer dealers who got their licences from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) failed to visit the provincial office in Auki before going out to Ontong…
Tourism is among the revenue productive sectors that can empower the economy of Solomon Islands, says caretaker Prime Minister Rick Hou. Hou stressed this when speaking at the opening of the Solomon Islands Tourism in Focus, 2019 at the Coral Sea Resort and Casino, Friday. He said the government is looking beyond the development that…
VILLAGERS of Lo’onawadu community at Oloburi, East Kwaio in Malaita, launched their first ever coffee project on 20th December 2018. Up to 300 people witnessed the historic event. The project was made possible through the hard work of Everlyn Safi, a local of the area who wanted to see her people venture into economic activities.…
Surrounding communities at GPPOL 3 in North East Guadalcanal have taken delivery of their new market building on Tuesday that will become their main source of income. The new market building is funded under the North East Guadalcanal constituency and officially opened by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Allen Daonga. Mr…
Try Somewhere Different By IAN MCDONALD KAUKUI AOTAHA Cave is a must visit place when in Bellona, Renbell Province. Situated at the eastern end of the island, Aotaha means “Day break”. The name is derived from its location where itis the first place to see the sun as it rises on the horizon. Aotaha is…