Government Archive October 2011
Premiers Conference Opens in Choiseul
The Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Hon. Manasseh Maelanga officially opened the 5th Premiers Conference and Trade Show on the provincial capital Taro, Choiseul Province this week.
CBSI Commends Reduction in Banks Lending Rates
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands, CBSI, has joined others, particularly those within the business community, in commending the commercial banks for reducing lending rates to their clients and customers.
Landowners Demand Royalty Payments
Landowners of Gold Ridge in Central Guadalcanal are calling on the government to pay them about one million dollars in outstanding royalties following four shipments of gold from their land.
Work Begins to Include Financial Education in Curriculum
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) and the Central Bank of the Solomon Islands (CBSI) are in the midst of exciting work towards determining the best means of introducing financial education within the school curriculum.
Festival Preparations on Track
The Government maintains Solomon Islands will host the 2012 Festival of Pacific Arts in Honiara mid next year.