The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has formally released its Financial Stability Report (FSR) for the second half of 2022, outlining a general positive assessment in terms of the stability of the nation’s financial system within this period. FSR is one of the main reports from CBSI which is produced twice a year, to…
Solomon Islands Immigration will host the Pacific Immigration Development Community Regular Annual Meeting, PIDC RAM, in Honiara in 2024. The bid to host the meeting was supported by the PIDC member states during a recent Regular Annual Meeting hosted by Vanuatu Immigration at Ramada Hotel, Republic of Vanuatu. The Regular Annual Meeting is an annual…
Solomon Water is proud to announce the successful completion of the Panatina borehole drilling and construction project. The SBD 5.1 million project was jointly funded by Solomon Water and the Australian Government. Representatives from Solomon Water, the Australian High Commission, local contractors, and key stakeholders celebrated the milestone at a completion and handover ceremony on…
THE Solomon Islands Maritime Association (SIMTA) wants justice in the Solomon Islands Government’s (SIG) tax levy on fares and freights imposed on seafarers and the shipping industry. It was reported the tax levy is very high compared to that imposed on other sectors in the country. Solomon Maritime Transport Association (SIMTA) representative, George Takeli, highlighted…
BANK South Pacific (BSP) customers nationwide, including Western Province, have been affected by a technical fault denying hundreds of its customers from withdrawing cash from the ATMs over the past days. The problem occurred on Thursday night which caused inconvenience to many BSP customers in the province who travelled to Gizo on Friday. Many have…
Adrian Wickham (OBE), the Chairman of the SolTuna board, will be delivering the keynote address at the Manufacturing Industry Symposium that will be taking place this week. Mr Wickham, a qualified electrical engineer from PNGUT 1978, can be described as the stateman equivalent for the Private Sector with a career in the fisheries sector but…
A team from the Approved Employers of Australia is in Honiara this week as part of consultations with the Solomon Islands government. The members of the Association were accompanied to Honiara by Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency, Robert Sisilo and met with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External…
SIR KOSTAS CONSTANTINOU – the giant of a business man who chose Solomon Islands as the alternative investment destination – has passed on, according to a paid newspaper advertisement. “Sir Kostas built an empire across the Pacific. The Constantinou Group, continuing the legacy of his late father Sir George Constantinou. His business savvy and charisma…
The week-long 18th Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministerial Meeting held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from June 12th – 16th concluded with significant decisions that will empower and the further strengthen the vision and mission of the Organisation into the future. Speaking at the end of the meeting on Friday 16 June, PNA Chair…
TRANSFER of money from overseas via the M-Seleni Money Mobile Service offered by Our Telekom will soon be possible. This is one of the striking features of the newly introduced M-Seleni Money Mobile Service launched early this week. At the launch of the latest financial service in Gizo, Western Province, on Monday, it was revealed…