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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

A mega cruise boat filled with mostly French tourists and divers made a five hours visit to Gizo on Christmas day. The boat’s arrival came as a surprise as the

NEWLY established pure water production company, Forever Tan Limited, has donated cartons of water to various churches for Christmas. St Alban Parish, All Saint Parish, South Sea Evangelical Church, United

LOCAL Cocoa farmers are facing tough times as the year draws to an end following the decline in the price of Cocoa on the World Market. Authorities said cocoa exporters,

THE Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare admitted to Parliament last week that the move to deregulate Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) was a mistake. Sogavare made the statement on the

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SOLOMON Airlines has advised its Dash-8 aircraft is scheduled to return to full service on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. The aircraft has been temporarily out of service since last week

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ONLY two departmental managers stood up to Colin Yow during his 15-month tenure as Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), the Commission of Inquiry into SIPA’s

HOSTING an end-of-the-year cocktail party for business partners at Kitano Mendana Hotel, QBE saluted 2016 thanking its brokers and clients for a challenging but successful year. It was all made

MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) were briefed on the ongoing drawdown of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), mid this week. A

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SINPF reserve level below $400m

Cruise boat pays Gizo surprise visit

Forever Tan Limited donates water to churches

Cocoa price drops in world market

CEMA deregulation a mistake: PM

Christmas tree attracts many in Honiara

Dash-8 to return on Dec 21

SolTuna and NFD reiterate support on community engagements

Only two departmental managers stood up to Colin Yow’s paperless management style

QBE thanks business partners for support

RAMSI shares drawdown with business community