OPPOSITION LEADER Hon Matthew Wale has questioned the Prime Minister and the Oversight Committee the rationale behind the change in curfew times. This followed the announcement by the government that the Prime Minister yesterday has signed an order to further reduce current curfew hours effective yesterday until revoked. The new curfew hours are from 12:00am…
THE country’s total number of COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 4203 as for midday yesterday (Thursday 10th February). Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said a total of 229 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24hours – 166 in Honiara which represented 72 per cent of new cases and…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services is strongly calling on anyone in home isolation who is feeling weak or dizzy after days of fever to urgently seek medical help at the hospital. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana made this call during his daily update on the COVID-19 situation in the…
THE rationale behind the Oversight Committee’s directive to prioritise COVID testing for Members of Parliament (MP), their families and the Office Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has been questioned. In a statement today Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale said it is unfair for the many frontliners and citizens around the country that do not have…
MORE samples are sent to Australia to further determine if there is another variant circulating in Solomon Islands. This was revealed by the Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Dr Yogesh Choudry during Sunday’s talkback show sponsored by the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC). He said currently Delta…
The National Government has enforced a lock down for the Isabel Provincial Capital Buala, effective 6pm Monday 7th February to 6pm Thursday 10th February. The lockdown restricts movement of persons and vessels in and out of Buala during the aforementioned period. The three (3) days Lockdown was ordered following recommendation from the Provincial Disaster Committee…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wishes to inform the general public that it has waived the following regulatory policy for financial institutions. CBSI has waived the application of paragraphs 33, 34 and 40 of prudential guideline 2 (PG2) and application of paragraph 7 of PG8. The former relates to classification of loans considered…
NORO in Western Province remains a ‘high risk’ zone as more people became infected. Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) in Western Province, said based on data provided by the Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee (PHEOC) showed that Noro Swab Team tested 81 people on 31st January and 20 returned positive. A meeting last week revealed…
AUKI police have dispersed a group of protestors who voiced their disagreement over COVID-19 safety measures recently imposed in Auki, Malaita Province. The group of protesters marched to the Malaita Provincial Administration Office with banners carrying slogans that read; “say no to no jab no job, no lockdown for Auki, free Malaita, say no to…
THE COVID-19 variant that is claiming lives and infecting hundreds of people in the country today is Delta. This was announced by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana yesterday during his daily national health address. “Over the past weeks we have sent samples to Australia to test for COVID-19 variant that…