Portfolio investments of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund are expected to grow by more than seven percent by the end of this financial year. NPF Chair, Peter Boyers disclosed this at the credit rating announcement over the weekend.
Since 1978, only three provinces have attained an Unqualified Audit Opinion status from the Office of the Auditor General in terms of their financial performance. They are Choiseul, Western and Isabel provinces.
Wold Cup favorites Brazil are through to the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after defeating Mexico by two goals to nil early this morning. Two goals in the second half by Neymar and Roberto Firmino ensured the five time world champions progress to the last eight.
Visiting Melanesian countries who are in the country for the MACFEST festival were left in awe after last night’s opening ceremony at the Lawson Tama stadium in Honiara.
A woman from Falamai village in Shortland islands , Western Province has died after a ngali nut tree fell on top of her house yesterday. Strong winds reportedly swept through the village in the afternoon, causing the rotting tree to fall on top of the roof.
President Donald Trump sends the United States of America’s congratulatory message on Solomon Islands national day. Sent through the US Embassy in Papua New Guinea, President Trump said, on behalf of the people of the United States of America, he extends best wishes to the nation of Solomon Islands…
Poverty in Solomon Islands is defined in terms of the minimum expenditure required of a person to meet the 22 calories energy intake based on food and non-food items. Advisor to the National Statistics Office, William Lahari told SIBC News in an exclusive interview.
Are you feeling tired, overworked and need a place where you can breathe fresh oxygen and hug a tree? Well maybe not literally. But there is a place where you can gaze upon as many trees as you want. The Memorial Garden next to the Hendersen International airport is the first place you will notice
Preparations are now all set for the much awaited 6th Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival which will start this Sunday at the Lawson Tama stadium in Honiara.
The first ever Solomon Islands Poverty Maps have indicated there are significant pockets of poverty across the central part of Solomon Islands. Small-area estimates suggested that wards in Honiara City have above average rates of poverty, with the Naha and Vohukesa wards identified as having the…
Day after day they sit under their colored umbrellas with their little tables from morning until late in the evening, serving hungry students, drivers and pedestrians. While they are a common sight to passersby, for some of these women life is a real struggle.
The government of New Caledonia has provided more than one tonne of fireworks, sound system and lighting equipment for the upcoming Melanesian Arts Festival. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Andrew Nihopara confirmed this in a media conference recently.
A young millionaire is visiting the country today. Chad Chong from Los Angeles, California, United States of America will be in the country over night. Placid Walekwate, one of the local organisers in Solomon Islands said, Chad who is in his thirties will educate interested Solomon Islanders on…
World War Two records kept at the National Archives of Solomon Islands have been inscribed in the Memory of the World for Asia and Pacific register. Set up in 1998, Memory of the World for Asia and the Pacific register is the regional forum for UNESCO’s global memory of the world programme.
The Honiara City council Law enforcement division in collaboration with Police officers have dismantled and removed betel nut vendors at the Rove Market today.
Three Students from Woodford International School have been selected to represent Solomon Islands in the 2018 First Global Robotics Competition in Mexico City. The competition will take place from August 15-18 at the Arena Ciudad de México.
International visitation to the Solomon Islands has shown double digit growth. Figures released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office this week revealed international visitation for April 2018 increased 11.8 per cent over the corresponding month in 2017.
The Australian Minister for Defense, Senator Marise Payne assures the Royal Solomon Islands Commissioner Mathew Valley that Solomon Islands will receive two new patrol boats to replace the current ones.
The Ministry of Commerce, Labour and Immigration is taking serious steps to address the influx of foreigners taking over businesses reserved for indigenous people.
Two local favorites, Germany and Brazil are set to prove their fate in their respective openers tomorrow. Fans across Solomon Islands will have breathless moments and sleepless hours to support , predict and even say a prayer for the two teams.
