Health Minister confirms Omicron BA2 as Covid-second wave THE Covid-19 variant that is circulating in the country and termed as ‘second wave’ has been confirmed to be Omicron BA2. Health Minister, Dr Culwick Togamana made the confirmation in his special nationwide address last night. After the decrease in the number of the Covid-19 cases in…
THE Constituency Development Funds for 2021 and 2022 have not reached the majority of people in the rural area. This was stated by a farmer in West Kwara’ae, David Fiu, who wishes to see the distribution and implementation of projects under CDF in Malaita province. Mr Fiu said over the past two years, nothing has…
THE completion of the $16million Area Health Centre at Avuavu, Guadalcanal Province will benefit around 11,000 people in the area. The Area Health Centre which was funded by the Government of Korea (KOICA) through the World Health Organisation was officially opened on Tuesday last week. Guadalcanal Provincial Health director Dr Joel Denty said the facility,…
SOLOMON Islanders are urged to promote local products at the market. This was highlighted by a local Ginger farmer, Felix Laumae after visiting Solomon Star Auki with his first samples of ginger powder products, mid this week. Mr Laumae started engaging in Ginger farming in 2019 and is now venturing into small scale processing of…
A SITE for the city’s new cemetery has been identified and is located at Gilbert Camp, East Honiara. This was announced in Parliament on Thursday by the Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey Ishmael Avui during the Committee of Supply stage to debate the 2022 Appropriation Bill. He was responding to a question raised by…
….says it will retaliate if China sets up permanent military presence here THREATENED WITH RETALIATORY ACTION OVER SECURITY PACT RETALIATORY action would be taken if a de facto permanent military presence were to be established in Solomon Islands, the United States warned Prime Minister Sogavare last Friday. The warning emerged in the transcript of a…
AUSTRALIA and Solomon Islands enjoy a close bond – indeed, we are Pacific family. The Blue Pacific is our shared home, our common region. The Coral Sea links us forever and continental drift is in fact pushing us closer together. But our deep friendship is based on much more than shared geography. We are bound…
THE bond between Australia and Solomon Islands is strong and growing as both countries celebrate a new record in the number of Solomon Islanders working under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme in Australia. In a statement on Friday, Australia announced that last week a new record of over 3000 Solomon Islanders are now living…
THE only mammogram machine at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara that is being used to detect any medical issue related to women’s breasts is currently not functioning. This means women who are faced with medical issues affecting their breasts are unable to access the service at the NRH for medical check-up. It’s unclear…
THE growing number of squatters at the proposed site for the new hospital in Gilbert Camp, East Honiara is delaying progressive work to commence the project. This was revealed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana yesterday in Parliament during the Committee of Supply stage to debate the 2022 Appropriation Bill.…