By EDDIE OSIFELO THE number of additional scholarships has exceeded the initial number of scholarships approved in the 2020 Opportunity list. Initially, the National Scholarship Division (NSD) in the Ministry of Education and Human Resources approved 918 scholarships in 2019…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA ALL citizens not working who are living in Honiara are encouraged to return or relocate to their provinces immediately as Honiara is the most vulnerable location to Coronavirus (COVID-19) if it gets here. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare…
NATIONAL Referral Hospital (NRH) is implementing special emergency measures to respond to the threat of the new Coronavirus (COVID–19). Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr John Hue said all non-urgent clinics and Hospital services are suspended until further notice. Under the NRH…
RESULTS of the third suspected Coronavirus case of Solomon Islands that was sent to Australia over the weekend has tested Negative. This is the last of the three sample tests received to date, all of which have tested Negative. The…
No confirm COVID -19 case in Solomon Islands RESULTS of the second suspected Coronavirus case of Solomon Islands that was sent to Australia has tested Negative. There were three (3) COVID 19 samples sent to Australia, and so far two…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the National Government is fully committed in delivering its policy priorities in the interests of peace, unity, national stability and economic advancement. Speaking in Parliament this week, the Prime Minister said it is upon the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has informed Parliament on the update progress on the 2023 Pacific Games preparations. Speaking in Parliament this week, the Prime Minister said the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand…
THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wish to provide the following updates regarding the Corona Virus/COVID 19 impact on the national economy: The Coronavirus will likely have a considerable negative impact on the Solomon Islands economy. The spread and…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU SOLOMON ISLANDS is facing a revenue shortfall of $259 million as the fallout from the coronavirus leads to a dramatic deterioration in the state’s economic outlook. This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Treasury (MoFT)…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO TWENTY people believed to be local students studying in the Philippines arrived on Tuesday and were allowed through without being quarantined, it is reported. This was confirmed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Mr…
