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…
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…
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…
Opposition Leader Matthew Wale strongly condemns the alleged bribery attempt by two officers of a logging company on the Malaita Provincial Police Commander in Auki, Stanley Riolo. Mr. Wale in a statement yesterday commended PPC Riolo for refusing to accept the bribe and publishing the incident. “In this PPC Riolo has shown a good example…
THE premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani reminds and encourages all Malaita Provincial members to first and foremost prioritise the interests of the people. He issued the challenge during his contribution to the sine die motion in the provincial chamber on the 22nd of October in Auki. He said that the purpose of becoming a…
A TWENTY-ONE (21) year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old male person at the Borderline bus stop in East Honiara on Friday 23 October 2020. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Naha Police Station made the arrest, a statement from Police Media Unit said. Supervising Provincial Police…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says COVID-19 is not a game but a serious disease. Prime Minister Sogavare highlighted this when he expressed his disappointment as a result of carelessness and dishonesty by some returning citizens. “We have established that some returning citizens have not been truthful when filling in their risk assessment forms. As a…
Final 4th positive case turns negative By FOLLET JOHNNewsroom, Honiara THE country has once again regained its ‘COVID-19 free’ status after the remaining one positive case result turned up negative. The good news was proclaimed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday during his weekly nationwide address. He said the student was earlier admitted…
Four more new cases announced By FOLLET JOHN …
The Office of the Malaita Premier has clarified rumors of a possible lock-down in Auki which was circulated lately. The rumour of a lock-down came about after ships regularly servicing the Honiara and Auki route did not turn up last week, which continued over the weekend. The lack of shipping service due to the measure…