COVID-19 cases in provinces increasing

COVID 19 cases are slowly increasing again in Malaita Province. This was confirmed by Malaita Province Health director Dr Rex Maukera. With the increasing cases, Dr Maukera is again calling on those who are yet to get vaccinated to visit the vaccination fixed sites immediately to get their vaccines. He also reminded the Malaita public…

OPPOSITION HITS BACK AT PM: STOP LYING WE DON’T SUPPORT PARLIAMENT EXTENSION

OPPOSITION MPs have categorically denied the Prime Minister’s statement in Parliament that they also support the extension of Parliament.  According to the Opposition side, this is an ironic example of what the Government has been preaching as ‘misinformation’.  In a statement today, the Opposition Leader reiterated the Opposition Group’s position that they will not support…

VAX POLICY PROBED

Cr Ngati: What’s next for Vaccination Policy victims? COUNCILLOR for Honiara City’s Vura Ward, Reginald Ngati has probed the government on what it is planning next for the victims of its ‘No Jab, No Job or No Jab, No School Policy’. It is understood that hundreds of public servants were forced to quit their employment…

Jerry Allen new U19 coach

JERRY Allen has been appointed head coach of the Solomon Islands U-19 national team for the upcoming OFC U-19 Championship to be hosted in Samoa in August this year. Allen has a wealth of coaching experience with Hekari United in Papua New Guinea, Marist FC and recently coached Honiara City in the Telekom S-League for…

Tapping into $1 Trillion Global Outsourcing Services Sector Can Provide Fiji with Climate-Resilient Source of Jobs and Growth

SUVA, Fiji, May 4, 2022 – The development of outsourcing services (OS) could see Fiji tap into a global market estimated to be worth almost $1 trillion (FJ$2.1 trillion) while providing the economy with a climate-resilient source of growth and inclusive jobs, according to a new World Bank Group report. The Fiji Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD)…