Dr Rogers: COVID machines reliable 

SECRETARY to the Prime Minister (SPM) Dr. Jimmy Rodgers assured the nation that the COVID-19 test machines are reliable and complement each other when testing for the COVID-19 virus. The assurance was given following doubts over the inconsistency of the COVID-19 test results of the first four cases. It was understood that the Solomon Islands…

MPA wants discretionary fund considered

MALAITA Provincial Member forward 14 David Solo Baerara proposes that all Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) should be entitled to discretionary fund allocation in the 2020/2021 period. He made the proposal when he contributed to the sine die motion on the floor of the Malaita Provincial Assembly last week.   Mr. Baerara said MPA deserves…

FRONT-LINERS UNEASY

Still waiting for outstanding allowances By ANDREW FANASIA & MOFFAT MAMUNewsroom, Honiara Front-line officers claimed they are still waiting for their allowance since September and it’s becoming uneasy for them. In an exclusive interview with this paper via phone, a reliable source within the front-liners said they have put in a number of submissions on…

Journos on aerial surveillance trip

SEVEN members of the local media outlets in the country yesterday had the opportunity to experience aerial surveillance work conducted by Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF). Tuesday’s flight onboard one C-27J Spartan aircraft was part of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) led regional surveillance operation Kurukuru that is currently undergoing two weeks operation out of Solomon…

Suidani responds to road status

MALAITA Province Premier Daniel Suidani has responded to concerns raised by few Members of Province Assembly (MPAs) in Malaita on the current road status in East Malaita at sine die motion on Friday 23rd October in Auki. Suidani said it is sad that the issue of highway road and bridge in the province was raised…

Malaita hails CAUSE project 

Malaita Province has acknowledged CAUSE Project for the projects implemented in Auki, some of them have completed, others are ongoing and some are in the pipeline.  Provincial Secretary for Malaita Province Fredrick Faabasua said the CAUSE project is one of the few donor-funded initiatives that has successfully met its objectives on the ground.  In the…

Students quarantined at GBR released soon

THE first group of students from the Philippines quarantined at GBR in East Honiara will be released if they tested negative, Wednesday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his special nationwide address on Tuesday revealed this. “These are the students that had been quarantined at GBR.” Meanwhile, for students that are quarantined at Chengs, their 21-day quarantine period…

Poor attitude puts country at risk 

  Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says poor attitude by some returning nationals has put our country at risk.  Prime Minister Sogavare stated its standard requirement that all passengers must complete their pre-departure tests and truthfully fill a risk assessment questionnaire that is assessed by the health team before passengers are allowed to board. He said…

PM congratulates RNs

PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has congratulated the newly graduated 79 nurses during his nationwide address this week. The seventy-nine nurses (79) have graduated to Registered Nurse (RN) status after successfully completing a 12 months ‘Nurses Supervised Practice program on Friday. “Fellow citizens, allow me to also congratulate the 79 nurses that have been awarded…