Testing capabilities now expand 

MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services has expanded its testing capabilities beyond Honiara.  Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stated this during his weekly nation-wide address on Monday.  “Ministry of Health and Medical Services has expended its COVID-19 testing capabilities beyond Honiara.  “Gizo Hospital is now testing for COVID-19 in its laboratory with the first 8 tests…

Parliament to sit next Monday

PARLIAMENT will sit next week on Monday. This was revealed by Clerk to National Parliament in a service message to all Members of Parliament (MP) last night. The message advises all MPs to make all effort to attend the sitting schedule for Monday morning. Its understood the sitting is to discuss and approve the extension…

Call to build separate COVID-19 facilities

THE global pandemic (COVID-19) will be here for quite some time. This means the government needs to build a separate COVID-19 facility away from the normal health amenities at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). Speaking to this paper on Monday Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ruth Liloqula said this could be one…