Latest News Archive March 2014

The Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has echoed his South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) counterpart’s comments underlining the role data and statistics can play in determining a country’s economic direction.

The Permanent Secretary of Finance and Treasury, Mr Shadrach Fanega on Friday has confirmed that the implementation of the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) will be done in accordance with the requirements of the new Public Financial Management Act (PMFA) and its subsidiary financial instruments.

AMBASSADOR of France to Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Mr. Pascal Maubert today paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC).

A new business model has been introduced in Solomon Islands, specifically designed to take account of Melanesian culture.

The Waitakere United football club from New Zealand has signed a number of players for the OFC Champions League, to be played in Fiji next month.

The Solomon Islands’ national power utility is getting an extra SBD$100m to improve its power networks for residents.

Softlogic Information Technologies, one of the premier ICT companies in Sri Lanka and a pioneering subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings, recently secured multi million rupee project for the delivery and implementation of a core IT infrastructure to Pan Oceanic Bank (POB), Solomon Islands. POB will be Solomon Islands 4th commercial bank.

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today addressed the New Zealand Business Council in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has today described claims by the Joint Civil Society Group & Concern Citizens, over the misuse of funds by the Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr. Jeffrey Wickham as being “grossly irresponsible and misguided.”

A once shy young Honiara woman has found the courage to talk about gender violence through the Stages of Change Theatre Company.

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today addressed the New Zealand Business Council in Auckland, New Zealand.

Gender inequality negatively impacts health of women and girls across the Western Pacific Region

Solomon Islands first female High Commissioner to New Zealand, Her Excellency, Mrs Joy Kere has formally presented her Letters of Introduction to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Wednesday 5th March in Wellington.