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…

SOLOMON ISLANDS – UNITED STATES BILATERAL TALKS A SUCCESS: US COMMITTED TO DO MORE

Solomon Islands Prime Minister the Honourable Manasseh Sogavare warmly welcomed US National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo –Pacific, Kurt Campbell to Solomon Islands following a friendly and productive meeting on 22 Friday April, 2022. The two countries reaffirmed their friendship and committed to strengthen their relations and work together on all issues of mutual…

Medicine shortage hits Gwaunaoa Clinic 

VILLAGERS from Catchment Communities of Gwaunaoa Clinic in the west Kwara’ae electorate are complaining over the unreliability and shortage of drugs at the clinic. Report reaching Solomon Star Auki said the shortage of medicines at the clinic has become a usual experience which is causing people to become frustrated. It stated that just recently, sick…

HOW IT’S  LEAKED?

Security deal document leaked by arch rival Talifilu: Report CELSUS TALIFILU – the political adviser to Prime Minister Sogavare’s rival Daniel Suidani, the Premier of Malaita – leaked the draft of the security pact with China, according to overseas news reports. An unnamed Australian intelligence agency was involved in the last ditch leak of the…

Airlines reintroduces ‘Iumi Tugeda holiday’

THE Solomon Airlines has reintroduced the ‘Iumi Tugeda’ holiday program. Chairman, Frank Wickham when speaking via zoom during the press conference last week confirmed this program.  “Our Iumi Tugeda holiday program has been reintroduced and Solomon Airlines has joined the 13 local tourism operators, Tourism Solomon and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to announce…

UK Emergency medic team offers training

THE visiting UK Emergency Medical Team has successfully conducted an ABCDE Assessment & ACLS – Defibrillator training for frontline health workers at the Gizo hospital in Western Province recently. A statement from the UK Solomon Islands Office said the team is now into seven weeks of deployment in the country and have been training. During…

Drop in scholarship budget 

THE National Training Unit (NTU) Scholarship Budget continues to witness a slight decrease in its annual budget allocation from $293.6 million dollars in 2021 to $293.4 this year.  Minister for Education & Human Resources Development, Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada revealed this in Parliament Thursday, when she delivered her speech during the debate of the 2022 Appropriation…