Sikaiana in dire need

THE people in Sikaiana are calling on responsible authorities to urgently transport essential and medical supplies to their small atoll island in north east Malaita. The Sikaiana House of Chiefs representative Kennedy Tuilona said it had been months since the last ship visited the island. “The last vessel to visit the island was five months…

Central Province on survey mission

THE Central Islands Provincial Disaster Operations Committee (CIPDOC) is deploying its Provincial Emergency Response Team (PERT) to conduct a COVID-19 survey of preparations at communities within the Central Islands Province. A statement from the Provincial Emergency Operation Center in Tulagi said the survey is purposely to meet with community COVID- 19 committees and explore options…

Boat illegally travels to MOI

A PRIVATE vessel travels to Malaita Outer Island (MOI) in the past week without the authorization of the responsible authorities. This was revealed on Sunday during the talk-back show after an islander from MOI questioned why a vessel is in port at MOI but fail to bring any health team. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said…

No jab, No scholarship

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…