Welcome to the February 2013 edition of SoloBis, a bi-monthly newsletter prepared by the New Zealand High Commission, Honiara. SoloBis outlines economic and business developments in Solomon Islands likely to be of interest to New Zealand companies. It is also published on www.nzembassy.com/solomon-islands. For further information on any of these stories, please contact the New Zealand High Commission, Honiara: nzhicom@solomon.com.sb, placing ‘Solobis’ in the subject line.

NZ HIGH COMMISSION MEDIA RELEASE

Monday 4 March 2013

NZ commits to funding support for HCC

New Zealand will provide more than SB $1.7 million to Honiara City Council over the next year under a grant funding arrangement signed today, New Zealand High Commissioner Mark Ramsden said.

The support will go towards improved urban planning and management, identifying ward needs and strengthening service delivery in areas including promotion of the city library and development of a city communications bureau.

For your safety, the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health would like to inform all visitors that dengue fever has been identified in Honiara.  Dengue Fever is caused by a virus that is spread by mosquito bites. Dengue has recently caused illness in other areas of the regions including Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Kosrae and Yap States (Micronesia), Niue, Kiribati, and New Caledonia.

Welcome to the October 2012 edition of ‘SoloBis’, a bi-monthly newsletter prepared by the New Zealand High Commission, Honiara. SoloBis outlines economic and business developments in Solomon Islands likely to be of interest to New Zealand companies.