PORT VILA, VANUATU (22 February 2022): After a lengthy process, the MSG Secretariat has a new Director General, he is Mr. Leonard Louma OBE from Papua New Guinea. This follows an announcement by the Chairman of the MSG and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Honourable James Marape in an Official Statement issued on the…
STRANDED families from the Western Province stuck in Honiara since the lockdown and outbreak of COVID-19 community transmission last month will return home. That’s according to the Chairman of the Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) Jeffrey Wickham. Speaking to Solomon Star Gizo in an interview on Monday, Mr Wickham said MV Fair Glory will be…
THE COVID-19 National Oversight Committee is allowing church services to resume from this weekend in areas with COVID-19 community transmission. Secretary to Prime Minister and National Oversight Committee Chairman Dr Jimmie Rodgers said this makes the suspension of church services in Solomon Islands the shortest compared to other countries. “We have the shortest period that…
THE Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal Rollen Seleso took a boat trip to communities within his constituency to personally deliver much needed medical supplies to his people on Sunday. Mr Seleso was accompanied by the Member of the Provincial Assembly for Duidui Ward John Stewart with a boat load of antibiotics, malaria treatments and…
THE Government through the Ministry of Health is finalizing recommendations to resume classes nation-wide. This was revealed by the Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) and Chairman of the National Oversight Committee (NOC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers during Sunday’s weekly talk-back show. “Ministry of Health is finalizing recommendation process to recommence schools and the conditions that may…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) on Friday received 20,000 rapid antigen test kits from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) police. The donation was handed over to the RSIPF Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Vaevaso from the Chinese Police Liaison Team leader Commissioner Third Class Zhang Guangbao at the Honiara International Airport. Commissioner Zhang…
THE Western Province Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) has announced that Shortland Islands will go into lockdown this week. The decision was made after five new cases were detected in Fauru Islands, Toumoa. PDOC chairman Jeffery Wickham said the lockdown will start on Thursday 24th February to Monday 28th February. Mr Wickham said the new cases…
THE national carrier has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Colin Sigimanu, Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines, who passed away suddenly overnight, on 21st February 2022. “The Board of Directors, management and staff of Solomon Airlines Limited, are deeply saddened and shocked on the sudden passing of our much loved and respected colleague,” the…
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…
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…