ONCE government opens up any scholarship awards for next year to study overseas, only fully vaccinated students will be eligible to apply. This was highlighted by the Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) and Chairman of the National Oversight Committee (NOC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Sunday. He was responding to a request asked by a member of…
SOLOMON Islands’ vaccination population now reaches 32%, Ministry of Health & Medical Service (MHMS), Permanent Secretary, Mrs Pauline McNeil revealed. This was for the people who are 18 years and above and at least 58% for those who are getting their first vaccination doses. Mrs McNeil made the revelation yesterday during the COVID-19 talk back…
AFTER two days of rest, all four Solomon Airlines aircrafts will be up and flying as of this morning to airlift cargoes to the provinces. Saturday and Sunday have been rest days for the aircrafts and airlines staff. This morning, Monday (21st February) will see a number of scheduled cargo-only flights from Honiara to Gizo,…
THE Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resources plans to organize two repatriation flights to repatriate our 200 students who have completed their studies in Fiji. Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) and Chairman of the National Oversight Committee (NOC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers highlighted this yesterday to assure parents and students of their situation.…
THE Secretary to the Prime Minister Office, Dr Jimmie Rodgers says casinos cannot be compared with churches, when it comes to Covid-19 safety protocols or measures. This is in response to what the members of the public have raise after the government his disallowed churches in the emergency zones to continue with their church services.…
A GOVERNMENT Patrol Boat is on its way back to Honiara after checking newspaper reports last week that the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) has beaten the deadly coronavirus after an outbreak there in early January. The national government initially blamed Pelau as the entry point in the country for the virus. It later retracted the…
AS of Sunday the country has recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases. Honiara recorded 28, Malaita 22, Western 11, Guadalcanal three, and Makira five. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health &Medical Service (MHMS), Pauline McNeil. She revealed the new figures during the COVID-19 talk back show over the national broadcaster-SIBC.…
Gov’t aims to achieve 60-70% vax rate to re-open border THE country will reopen its borders on the 1st of July 2022, once the vaccination rate nationwide hits the 60 to 70 percent target. This was revealed by the Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) and chairman of the National Oversight Committee (NOC) Dr. Jimmie Rogers…
THE construction of the Kwai Bridge along the North Road in Malaita has finally been completed. This was after it was damaged by flooded waters last December, causing a major setback to the travelling public over the passing months. As of last week, vehicles no longer have difficulties crossing Kwai River during rainy days as…
THE Democratic Coalition Government for Change (DCGA) remains intact and committed to serve the people and the country during these difficult times. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed this in his fortnightly nationwide address, Friday. He said that Caucus has resumed meetings for the first time since community transmission and has discussed policy shift. “We had…