Minimize hospital visitation

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…

NO PLANS FOR LOCKDOWN

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 resumes today

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.…

‘No Jab, No Job’ policy apply to teachers

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 records 1st COVID case

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…

1,226 new cases in just 3 days

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…