The Australian and Solomon Islands Governments have approved a 2030 roadmap for the Australian-funded Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) which outlines a pathway to boost connectivity in the country by building robust and high-quality economic infrastructure. Local content will play a vital role in realising the Roadmap. Following the quarterly SIIP Steering Committee meeting on…
Hon. Jeremiah Manele has met Government officials from the United Arab Emirates as the oil rich Arab nation prepares to host COP 28 in November 2023. Minister Manele was accompanied by Ambassador Moses Kouni Mose and UAE businessman entrepreneur Mr. Mohammed Albloushi and met with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and…
Solomon Islands Broadband Tower Company coming soon SOLOMON Islands Government will establish a new state-owned enterprise (SOE) ‘Solomon Islands Broadband Tower Company’ to look after the 161 towers to be built around the country. This was revealed by the Minister of Communication and Aviation (MCA) in response to a question raised by the Opposition leader…
AS the country goes through the festive season and the New Year period, the country’s national flag carrier is expected to get busy. That’s according to the Solomon Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gus Kraus in an interview with this paper. “Its normal to expect busy period from December to January. We are hopeful but…
The Signing of a Surface Access Agreement between an overseas mining group and 20 tribes in East Malaita for mineral prospecting stirs environmental concerns AN overseas group, Asia Mining Company, has signed a Surface Access Agreement with over 20 tribes in East Malaita to carry out mineral prospecting, sparking concerns about large-scale environmental woes in…
THE Pacific American Fund (PAF) will launch a new funding window next month and deliver up to SBD$2.8 million worth of awards to local organisations. These monies are for investment into local organisations and communities. The US Department of State’s Charge d’Affairs for the Solomon Islands, Russell Comeau, highlighted this when speaking at the launching…
THE Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale says Solomon Islands should not see its future in mining but rather as a transitionary enabler from the wealth generated to invest in other sustainable sectors. In his Budget Debate speech in Parliament on Monday this week, Mr Wale said mining is not a renewable resource and although mining as…
KAVA has the potential to contribute significantly to national economic growth due to the high demand for the commodity in the international market. The New Zealand High Commissioner, Jonathan Schwass highlighted this in his remarks at the launch of the National Kava Quality Standard and a Kava Industry Working Group (Kava IWG) in Honiara last…
VEHICLE and boat owners in Western Province are shocked with the recent price of the fuel that went up last week. Speaking to this paper on Friday, a taxi driver form Lezu Taxi Service said the usual price of the fuel (Pure petrol) is $13 dollars. However, the taxi driver said that last week, it went…
A local Mobile phone technician says most mobile products imported into the country lack spare parts and back up service. Michael Wale who operated a mini electronic device repair service business in Malaita said this has cause much difficulty and problem to fix and repair faulty electronic devices. Mr Wale have been providing repair services…