TODAY (Tuesday 25th January), a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 delivered the second load of medical equipment and supplies to Honiara. A statement from the Australian High Commission said this forms part of Australia’s 19 tonne package of COVID-19 support. The statement said today’s flight delivered additional personal protective equipment, medical supplies, oxygen concentrators and further UNICEF…
POLICE will deploy officers to their strategic locations within the emergency as of 6pm today-25th January following the legal approval of the four-day lockdown. Police Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau in a statement said, the lockdown will start at 6pm this evening 25th January 2022 and will finish at 6pm on Saturday 29 January 2022. He said:…
THE Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) in Western Province want contact tracing to start immediately at Rukutu and Seghe after a woman died from COVID-19 related symptoms. A PDOC representative Loyley Ngira informed a meeting between the Western Province Executive, PDOC and Western Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee (PHOEC) today (25th January) that the woman…
FOUR areas in Western province will go into a four day lockdown to start at 6pm tomorrow (Wednesday 26th January). This was decided upon this afternoon (Tuesday 25th January) in a meeting attended by the Executive of the Western Provincial Government, the Western Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) and the Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services is calling on all eligible people in our provinces to go to their vaccination sites and get vaccinated. In his address to the nation this afternoon Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said people must not wait for the virus to reach provinces first before…
FIRST two deaths related to COVID-19 was confirmed by Minister of Health and Medical Services this evening as cases continue to surge with a record number of 174 new cases. This now brings the total number of positive cases to 650 as 12noon today, Dr Culwick Togamana announced in his daily national health address around…
Opposition Leader says the National Government should humbly admit that it has failed miserably in the last two years to prepare for any COVID outbreak in the country. In a statement today Matthew Wale says there is nothing wrong with the Government admitting its failure, in fact it is the right thing to do. Mr…
AS the lock down continues, a number of small businesses operating in Honiara are fearing for their future given limited revenue they are earning each day. This is because they are unable to make any revenue over the lockdown periods. With limited revenue, they cannot afford to pay for their bills and other expenses. One…
IN light of the COVID-19 threat, the Malaita Provincial Health and Medical Services is hoping for Kiluúfi Laboratory to be given the green light to operate this week. A COVID-19 test machine was installed at Kiluúfi Laboratory, Kiluúfi Hospital in August last year. However, since the instatement the machine is still to serve its purpose.…
Honiara City Mayor Eddie Siapu is urging city residences and business houses to comply with orders given by the Prime Minister under the State of Public Emergency. This follows the COVID outbreak and the lockdown imposed for 4 days in the capital starting this evening. Mayor Siapu in an issued statement said the orders are…