The former financial controller for the Ministry of Police and Correctional Services Stephen Otto, will spend the next three years in prison. Principal Magistrate Fatimah Taeburi delivered the ruling today.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is preparing to launch a new forty dollar note and a colored two dollar coin to commemorate the country’s 40th independence anniversary. CBSI Governor Denton Rarawa announced during the recent launching of the 2017 CBSI annual report in Honiara.
Prime Minister Rick Hou will chair the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) meeting in Honiara July this year. The Secretary General of PIDF Francois Martel recently briefed the Prime Minister on the progress of arrangements.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is predicting a 3.4 % growth in the Country’s Economy this year. The increase is expected from fishing, construction, tourism, and Agricultural sectors.
Solomon Islands nationals travelling to Canada as part of the Foreign workers program or migrating under Permanent Residence nomination program from Guadalcanal Province, will benefit from a new partnership arrangement with Air Canada.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has made plans to provide security operation assistance to Papua New Guinea Police for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Port Moresby in November.
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela says Solomon Islands is ready to introduce a ban against plastics. Prime Minister Houenipwela met with His Royal Highness, Prince Charles on his recent trip to London where the two spoke about the Commonwealth Blue Charter, the Queen’s Canopy project and the…
Around 40 cocoa farmers from around the country attended a cocoa grafting demonstration and training at Alligator Creek cocoa farm today. The program is part of the on-going ‘SolChoc’ festival and was organised by the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) to equip farmers…
The Solomon Islands government today signed a milestone memorandum of understanding with various stakeholders in preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games.
Police officers in Taro, Choiseul Province have arrested a German national for illegally entering Solomon Islands through the Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea (PNG) border on Sunday 29 April 2018.
Marist FC are out of the OFC champions league after a 1-0 defeat to Fijian champions, Lautoka FC at Lawson Tama today. In a tough encounter in front of a packed Lawson Tama crowd, Marist had more chances in the first half but failed to convert into points. Both teams went to half time nill
Relatives and colleagues have called off their search for Chris Nemaia, the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau employee who went missing last week during a hike along the Mataniko River.
The winner of Solomon Islands’ first ever medal at the Commonwealth Games returned to a warm reception from family and friends today at the Henderson International Airport.
Solomon Islands is close to reaching an agreement on fresh fish export to Fiji. Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration William Marau said his ministry will help a local company build its capacity over time to meet Fiji’s monthly demand of 10 tonnes.
The national Parliament today approved a budget of more than $3.7 billion to appropriate Government services to the end of the 2018 financial year. More than $2.8 billion is for heads under the recurrent estimates.
Transparency Solomon Islands will hold its 2018 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, April 28 at the Kairos Conference Centre in the Hyundai Mall. The meeting will begin at 9:30am. Current financial members are asked to renew their membership, and new members are invited to join.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is searching for the remaining suspects in an armed robbery at the Malohuna logging camp in Harapa, Shortland Islands late last month.
The Solomon Warriors beat rivals Marist FC 3-1 to win the Telekom S-League Championship in Honiara today. The Warriors led in the first half by 2-0 with goals by Jerry Donga and Kensi Tangis.
The economic outlook for Solomon Islands this year is anticipated growth at an average of 3.5 percent per annum over the medium term. In his budget presentation before Parliament on Monday, Minister of Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare said the pick-up in growth is driven by improvement in…
Solomon Islands has surpassed the 25,000 annual international visitor mark for the first time since numbers were first recorded in 1990. Figures released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office showed a total of 25,709 international visitors travelled to Solomon Islands last year, which…
