PM urge people to get vaccinated

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare is renewing his call for all adults in Honiara and all children to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Mr Sogavare made the call yesterday (19th January 2021) when announcing the community transmission of COVID-19 in Honiara after a person travelling from Ontong Java onboard MV Akwa to Honiara on 10th…

CONTACT TRACING STARTS IN NORO

A MEDICAL team from Gizo is now in Noro, Western Province after a person with close contact to one of the positive COVID-19 cases arrive in Noro on Sunday evening. The person is now under house quarantine. Director acting for Western Provincial Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) Dr Michael Belande Buin informed the Provincial Health…

REGIONAL REFLECTIONS

Tonga rocked by volcanic explosion & tsunami The Kingdom of Tonga remains cut off from the rest of the world following a huge volcanic explosion on Saturday evening. The impacts of the eruption and the tsunami that followed were felt across the globe. The undersea fibre optic cable that carries Tonga’s communications capacity has been…

Police supports health ministry in lockdown 

POLICE is urging all communities with the Honiara Emergency Zone to adhere to health protocols to protect our families as responsible authorities work to manage the transmission of COVID-19 in Honiara. Deputy Commissioner Operations Juanita Matanga made this statement last night when announcing the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force lockdown operation in Honiara. Ms Matanga…