NORO Port in the Western Province will not be providing clearance for all overseas vessels entering Solomon Islands waters. This decision was made by the Provincial Health and Emergency Oversight Committee (PHEOC) during its meeting yesterday (Wednesday 19th January) in Gizo. PHEOC chairman Jeffery Wickham said the National Oversight Committee has requested the use of…
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…
ROVE Clinic and Kukum Clinic will be providing health services during the lockdown period as well as the National Referral Hospital. A notice from the Honiara City Council management said all other clinics will be closed. Honiara City is currently under a 60 hour lockdown after a person travelling from Ontong Java onboard MV Akwa…
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…
GIZO Hospital in the Western Province is now into emergency mode as Western Province health authorities prepare for possible community transmission of COVID-19. This was announced by Gizo Hospital Oversight Committee representative, who is also the Director acting for Western Provincial Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) Dr Michael Belande Buin on Wednesday. Dr Buin said…
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…
PROVINCIAL Governments have achieved 100 per cent compliance in their financial reporting, the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening said this week. The Ministry disclosed this in a paid article published in both dailies on Monday. The two-page article was in response to a report on the Renbel Provincial Government on audit issues. The…
THE man accused of looting valuable properties from Power Products (Big Chainsaw) at Ranadi during the Honiara unrest in November last year is still without a lawyer. He is currently facing one count of simple larceny. The court last week asked him to get himself a lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office after the private…
A SECOND accused in a firearm possession case was released on a cash bail of $1000 on Tuesday in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-three-year-old Peter Carlos Kwaitaka was released under strict bail conditions. He and his co-accused Iro Kwaita are facing one count each of possession of firearm or ammunition without licence. Both have pleaded…
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…