COVID response plan has been active

THE country’s COVID response plan has been active since the declaration of COVID-19 as a health pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO). This was highlighted by the Chairman of the National Disaster Council (NDC) and Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Meteorology and Disaster Dr Melchior Mataki during Sunday’s talk-back show.…

Uncle who cuts nephew jailed

A 40 year-old man who cut his 16-year-old nephew with a bush knife while he was sleeping over suspicion he had an affair with his wife has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Eliah Eliot Manehogo Tobahogo was sentenced via zoom video link recently in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to one…

BSP decrease its loan rate

BANK South Pacific yesterday announces a reduction in interest rate for personal loans. In a notice issued on Monday, the bank said the decrease in its lending rate will be effective today, 1st March 2022. It said the new decreased interest rates are between 16 per cent to 13 per cent. “BSP personal loan is…

First friendly postponed

THE proposed first friendly match for the country’s national men’s football team against Australia’s A-league’s Brisbane Roars today is now postponed. Coach Felipe Arango confirmed the postponement yesterday. Felipe said this is due to the bad weather experienced in Brisbane where the team is camping for the next two weeks. “We have to postpone last…

67 new cases 3 deaths

SOLOMON Islands on Monday recorded 67 new COVID-19 positive cases bringing the country’s total case count to 7049. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana in his daily update on the COVID-19 situation in the country last night said these figures are data collected from the provinces from midday, Monday. Dr Togamana said…