Central province activates disaster operation

THE Central Provincial Disaster Operation Committee in Tulagi has activated its operation following the country’s community transmission of Covid-19. Premier of Central Islands Province, Stanley Manetiva said the Provincial Disaster Operation was activated as of Thursday to help prevent further Covid-19 transmission in Tulagi. He said they identified that the risk of Covid-19 entering the…

Police arrest a murder suspect in Malaita

A 30-year-old male suspect was arrested at Busuóne Village, Malaita Province this week for the alleged murder of a 26-year-old male. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Atori Police Station made the arrest yesterday (Thursday 20th January). Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Charles Edward Koto said the suspect…

Honiara to adjust to a new normal

HONIARA will start adjusting to a new normal as health officers work to identify the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Honiara City. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his special address this afternoon said “we are no longer in normal times”. He said the Oversight Committee has recommended that the following actions be observed after the…

COVID-19 cases increased by 88

SOLOMON Islands has recorded another 88 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 169. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his special address this afternoon (Friday 21st January) said in the past 24 hours from 8am yesterday to 8am this morning a total of 343 samples were tested.…

Anglican Church services suspended

WITH the rapidly increasing cases of COVID-19 in Honiara and the health team’s ongoing effort to find the extent of COVID-19 community transmission in Honiara, the Anglican Church of Melanesia is suspending all church services for the Diocese of Central Melanesia (DOCM) this Sunday, 23rd of January, 2022. The Anglican Archbishop of the Church of…