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Coconut down streaming in Solomon Islands is poised for expansion with Australia investing in a new cutting-edge processing facility, operated by Islands’ Own, in West Guadalcanal. Islands’ Own is a local company that processes and manufactures a range of products using coconuts sourced from local farmers. Through its private sector…
The eagerly awaited Honiara Central Market extension opened today with a large undercover space and stalls for 100 vendors. The SBD10 million project was handed over late yesterday afternoon by Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Rod Hilton, to Honiara Deputy City Mayor Clement Terewauri, who undertook a tour of…
A historic Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Solomon Islands and New Zealand was signed yesterday. The agreement was co-signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka and the visiting New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Winston Peters in Honiara. The two governments believed…
by Charley Piringi The Rennell landowners are questioning the government again about the status of their royalty payments for the 33 bauxite shipments worth millions and their compensation claims for the Kangava Bay oil spill in 2018. Furthermore, Penrose Palmer, a Land Acquisition Officer who falsified documents for land acquired…
Australia has committed SBD 29 million dollars to 40 schools across the Solomon islands, visiting Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Hon Penny Wong, announced today. She said Australia will be providing “critical education infrastructure” across the country. “We are investing SBD 29 million dollars in Solomon Islands, through the education system,…
by Charley Piringi Royalty Payments for six shipments of nickel from Isabel province made last year are withheld at the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The shipments were from Kolosori and Suma Mining tenements, with three shipments from each, owned by Pacific Nickle and Solomon Islands Resources Company Ltd respectively. …
by Charley Piringi Resource owners have demanded that the Mineral Resources Bill 2023 be deferred to allow for further consultations and review before it is tabled in parliament. They made their stand known during a three-day consultation held in Honiara this week on the proposed mining legislation. The bill had…
Solomon Islands domestic shipping industry will soon benefit from improved vesselmaintenance services thanks to a SBD$50 million investment by Solomon IslandsShipyard Limited (SISL) and the Australian Government to rehabilitate the SasapeShipyard in Tulagi, Central Province. Visiting the Shipyard, Australian High Commissioner, Rod Hilton, said that as amaritime nation, Solomon Islands…
The United States government says it’s providing an additional $800,000 to help remote communities in Solomon Islands mitigate drought and protect vulnerable communities against recurrent natural disasters. A statement the U.S Embassy in Honiara issued today said the funds are being channelled through the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID).…
by Charley Piringi As Solomon Islands concludes its elections and looks forward to the formation of its new government, the state of its economy remains in a “Precarious” situation, says Central Bank Governor Dr Luke Forau. “The country is at the crossroads,” Forau stated when launching the Central Bank’s 2023…
