OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has highlighted the need for reasonable quality infrastructure in roads, bridges, wharves, airstrips and public amenities. In his recent Budget Debate Speech, Hon Wale said the Government does not have the resources to meet all the infrastructure needs in the country. Therefore, he said it must be prioritized. He said…
UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) comprising of doctors, nurses, risk communication expert and epidemiologist, are still in the provinces further solidifying provincial capacities and capabilities to effectively manage COVID-19 patients as Honiara starts to experience the second wave of COVID-19 infections. A statement from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the team in…
FOURTEEN people who have allegedly crossed the Solomon Island (SI) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) border illegally will appear before the Gizo Magistrate Court in Western Province this week. According to the court schedule, they will face court on Thursday 28th April. Since the arrest of the 25 people from Shortlands at Kangou beach in…
MEMBERS of the public are now refrained from visiting sick family members and friends at the National Referral Hospital as the second wave of COVID-19 infection looms. Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Pauline McNeil issued this warning yesterday during the Office of the Prime Minister sponsored radio talkback show program. Mrs McNeil…
BOTH the Western Provincial Government and Gizo Town Council (GTC) continue to lose much needed revenue from market fees as a result of the illegal market spot at the KHY Buni area, in Gizo, Western Province. Following the COVID-19 outbreak early this year, Gizo Market was only allowed for vendors who are fully vaccinated. Because…
THERE is no firm plan for any lockdown within the Honiara City in light of the second wave of COVID-19 infection in the country. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary (PS) Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil, brushing aside rumours claiming a lockdown is looming. Speaking during yesterday’s Office of the…
PARLIAMENT will resume its sitting this morning to look into the 2022 National Budget. This came after the second reading was passed in Parliament last week. When Parliament resumes this morning it will resolve into the Committee of Supply to look at each of the clauses of the expenditure and to scrutinize each of them.…
THE future of many unvaccinated teachers employed by various education authorities and paid by the government is now at stake after the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) reiterated the ‘No Job, No Job’ policy. During Sunday’s Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) talk-back show, MEHRD Deputy Secretary James Bosamata announced…
TEMOTU Province has lost its COVID-19 free status on after recording its first COVID-19 positive case on Saturday. Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Pauline McNeil said the positive case was identified from swabs collected from 14 passengers travelling from Honiara to Temotu on Saturday. Mrs McNeil said all passengers including their close…
SOLOMON Islands recorded 1226 new COVID-19 cases in the last 72 hours from yesterday to bring the country’s total positive cases to 14,182. Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) permanent secretary Pauline McNeil, in a brief rundown of the country’s current COVID-19 status yesterday, said of the 1226 new cases, 1037 are from Honiara…