COVID CASES ANGERED LATA PEOPLE

DRUNKEN youths in Lata, Temotu Province stoned houses of those responsible for Infection Protection Control (IPC) in the provincial capital after the province recorded its first cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Reports from Lata said youths and villagers around Lata were every disappointment and blamed the health and government officers for not strictly imposing…

Minimize hospital visitation

MEMBERS of the public are now refrained from visiting sick family members and friends at the National Referral Hospital as the second wave of COVID-19 infection looms. Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Pauline McNeil issued this warning yesterday during the Office of the Prime Minister sponsored radio talkback show program. Mrs McNeil…

NO PLANS FOR LOCKDOWN

THERE is no firm plan for any lockdown within the Honiara City in light of the second wave of COVID-19 infection in the country. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary (PS) Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil, brushing aside rumours claiming a lockdown is looming. Speaking during yesterday’s Office of the…

Parliament resumes today

PARLIAMENT will resume its sitting this morning to look into the 2022 National Budget. This came after the second reading was passed in Parliament last week. When Parliament resumes this morning it will resolve into the Committee of Supply to look at each of the clauses of the expenditure and to scrutinize each of them.…