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SINPF reserve level below $400m

THE Solomon Islands National Provident Fund is sustaining a reserve level that is below $400 million. SINPF Board Chairman, Mr Peter Boyers made the statement during the end of the 2016 financial year recently. He said the reserve level is below $400 million ($399,328,839) consisting of a general reserve of just over $329 million ($329,377,496) and a revaluation surplus of just under $70 million ($ 69,951,343). Mr Boyers said these represent 10 percent general reserves only and 13 percent total reserves of the total funds under their management. In the meantime, he said though in some jurisdictions where retirement funds

THE Government through the Ministry of Rural Development is working with Varivao Holding to further develop its capacity to meet market demands in Australia. Varivao Holding, an indigenous Solomon Islands

THE Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) describes the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s visit to the country as ‘tremendous opportunity for tourists’ destination’. The PATA’ visit in

ERANDA Kotelawala, the man picked by the Board of Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) to head the organisation arrived in Honiara yesterday, ready to tackle the mammoth job ahead of

..Our government likes Telekom’s data products redhot and costly THOUSANDS of Our Telekom internet users have been slugged a 10 percent tax increase after the Government informed the

A global agri-business company called Olam International Ltd is showing interest to assist our local farmers. Yesterday Pacific Horticultural and Agriculture Market Access Programme in collaboration with Olam International Ltd

THE future forecast of our local cocoa industry holds huge potential according to General Mananger of OUTSPAN Ltd, Mr Tarun Suvarna. In an interview with this paper, Mr Suvarna said

MISS Solomon Islands Camilla Grossmith joined the Solomon Islands Visitors and is now the face of Solomon Islands tourist destination to the outside world. The SIVB has engaged 23-year-old Camilla

SEVERAL owners of solar cocoa driers in the Solomon Islands recently attended a workshop designed to increase sales of “sun-dried” cocoa into the lucrative global boutique market. Last week’s workshop

A group of cocoa farmers have given a positive review of the Cocoa Solar Drier trials that has been dominating quality bean exports over the last three years. Farmers from

FREE business class upgrades and freight exemptions are the latest offerings by Solomon Airlines, but only if you are a special client, it was revealed this week. Business associates of

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