THE people in Sikaiana are calling on responsible authorities to urgently transport essential and medical supplies to their small atoll island in north east Malaita. The Sikaiana House of Chiefs representative Kennedy Tuilona said it had been months since the last ship visited the island. “The last vessel to visit the island was five months…
THE Central Islands Provincial Disaster Operations Committee (CIPDOC) is deploying its Provincial Emergency Response Team (PERT) to conduct a COVID-19 survey of preparations at communities within the Central Islands Province. A statement from the Provincial Emergency Operation Center in Tulagi said the survey is purposely to meet with community COVID- 19 committees and explore options…
NATIONAL flag carrier Solomon Airlines says its regular commercial passenger flight service is expected to resume at the end of next month. In a statement the airline said this is due to the current orders restricting movement of people from Honiara to the provinces. “Due to the continuing Emergency Zone declaration in Honiara, our regular…
SIGNIFICANT improvements have made in past weeks at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) to management covid-19 patients. These improvements also resulted in better clinical management and boosted staff confidence in saving lives from the deadly virus. Health and Medical Services Minister Dr. Culwick Togamana said on Monday strict entry protocols, PPE and IPC measures were…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has probed the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) as to who authorised Solomon Prestige 2 to travel to Ontong Java. In a statement today, Mr Wale said the Opposition Office understands that Solomon Prestige 2 travelled to Ontong Java last week under the radar for unknown reasons. …
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the Prime Minister’s statement that the DCGA remains intact during this national crisis is a total ‘joke’. Hon Wale was responding to a statement by the Prime Minister during his national address recently that the DCGA remains intact during these difficult times. He said the Prime Minister’s statement only…
BUSINESSES in Solomon Islands will be looking to get in on the action as preparations continue for the 17th Pacific Games in Solomon Islands in 2023. The Games will be held in Honiara from 19th November to 2nd December 2023. The Games Organizing Committee (GOC) in partnership with the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and…
A CANADIAN Company is sending medical grade, Level 3, three-layer masks to Solomon Islands to assist the Island nation with its fight against a COVID-19 outbreak. Solomon Islands had escaped Covid-19 through community transmission until recently which has spread widely across many parts of the Island nation. Solomon Islands health authorities last week have said…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) calls for the immediate disbandment/termination and reconstituting of the COVID Oversight Committee membership or the total doing away with it and replacing it with a more effective, responsive, listening, responsible and accountable committee setup. The composition and the conduct of Oversight Committee has been highly politicized, and it being so has…
Dear Editor – I have been & will be wearing a mask in shops. I’m not sure how being considerate to others for the common good is now being mocked by some who are calling it “living in fear”, but it needs to stop. When I wear a mask over my nose and mouth in…