SICCI applauds Government’s push to Submarine Cable Project

THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) has applauded the National Government for taking forward the submarine internet cable project that is expected to start work next month.

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Shaggy is coming to town again!

APPARENTLY one visit to the Solomon Islands was not enough for Mr Lover Lover (Shaggy) Orville Richard Burrell, famously known as ‘Shaggy’ will be making his second trip to Honiara

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New airline CEO vows new strategy for national carrier

SOLOMON Airlines new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brett Gerbers said he will look at the problems that the airline faces, and come up with a set of new strategies. Speaking

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More actions and less talking this year: Sir Albert

THE pattern of much talking and less action must change this year, says Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. “I think this pattern must change in this year and it must

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Four entities under PMO reinvigoration programmes

FOUR entities are currently on the Prime Minister’s Office table waiting for reinvigoration possibly this year. The entities are; Commodity Export and Marketing Authority (CEMA), Russell Islands Plantation Estate Limited

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SIPA still suffering hiccups

THE new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), Eranda Kotelawala, also arrived in Honiara over the weekend, except that he was put back on the

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More jetties to be built by SIMSA & SIPA

THE Office of the Solomon Islands Maritime Administration will cooperate with SIPA to build more jetties for the domestic wharf. This is to allow more wharfs to meet the increasing

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BLC hearings commence today

THE Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) will commence hearings into two Bills today. The two Bills are the Wildlife Protection and Management (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Ombudsman Bill 2016.

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