Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured the local tourism industry of the National Government’s ongoing pursuit of policies that will provide supporting infrastructure to grow the industry across the country. Sogavare was the Chief Guest at last week’s Tourism In Focus 2023 Summit in Honiara, which gathered Government Officials, Heads of Diplomatic Missions and local…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, was yesterday briefed on the work of the South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Microfinance (SI) Ltd in supporting local young girls, women and families in Solomon Islands. SPBD founder and chair, Gregory Casagrande, is in the country on an official trip to meet with clients, workers and key dignitaries, including Prime…
SOLOMON Airlines has re-launched its in-flight magazine, flysolomons which features inspirational stories and high-quality imagery of the country. The flysolomons magazine will be distributed to businesses and the Solomon Airlines national carriers and domestic carriers. Publisher, Justin Jamieson, from the Grin Creative said he is excited to bring some creativity, higher quality imagery and some…
The National Government will continue to pursue its policies to increase unique tourism products and offerings by facilitating and supporting the development of the infrastructures relating to tourism. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare made the remark during the commemoration of the ‘Annual 2023 Tourism in Focus.’ PM Sogavare acknowledged that the country’s pristine environment and…
LOCAL Construction company Hatanga Limited has recently struck a deal with an Australian-based company to improve and implement management systems, processes and procedures related to safety, quality and the environment when rolling out projects. In a statement over the weekend, the local renowned company announced the partnership with BY Group – a leading indigenous construction…
LOCAL construction company Hatanga Limited has sealed a deal with an Australian-based company to implement some of big projects in the country. The deal was recently signed with the Queensland based – Hall Contracting Pty Ltd, a company with 70 years of experience in construction and dredging. In a statement issued over the weekend, Hall…
South Vella La Vella Constituency (SVC) in the Western Province is investing its Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation into major cooperative projects. An investment that will not only benefit a handful of constituents but everyone in the constituency. The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) that is administering the CDF programme had its three-member team visited…
CDF grants are under scrutiny as government officials commenced discussions on the inconstancies in the legality of their disbursement SENIOR government officials have begun a series of meetings to address what is described as the “inconsistencies” in the legality of disbursing grants from the multi-million dollar Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Representatives of key government ministries…
GUADALCANAL Plantation Palm Oil Limited 3 (GPPOL 3) workers who had gone on strike for the removal of the company’s Field Plantation Manager, Syfig Rusepini, resumed work on Thursday. This came about after the GPPOL Management ironed out issues that led to the strike on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In an interview with Solomon Star…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has failed to shut-down illegal markets by the lapse of the deadline it had given and illegal markets remain operational. Mayor Eddie Siapu last week warned vendors operating in illegal market venues within the Honiara City Council jurisdiction last week that January 31 was the deadline for them to relocate…