By Alfred Sasako FIFTY-THREE people, four of them women, were arrested for allegedly breaching emergency rules under the 8pm-5am curfew, which came into force for the first time on Friday night, police said last night. They face a $10, 000-fine,…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II COVID-19 Institutional Quarantine Facilities (IQFs) in Honiara have been vacated following the release of the remaining 15 passengers after undergoing the required 14-day quarantine. Speaking to this paper last night IQF’s Chairman, Karl Kuper confirmed the…
By Alfred Sasako AS authorities pored through details of what went wrong in the sea tragedy involving the West Are’Are Constituency ship, MV Taimareho last weekend, a relative of one of the 27 people who perished in the accident has…
By Alfred Sasako LABORATORY equipment and test kits to help the Solomon Islands’ Government in its fight to keep the COVID-19 at bay are expected to arrive in Honiara next week, it was confirmed last night. The announcement of the…
-Government’s state of emergency playing into hands of employers, also exposing evil deeds -Indigenous employees fall victim By Alfred Sasako THE State of Emergency, declared by the Government on Friday, March 27 in the fight to keep the deadly COVID-19…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ALL quarantine sites are expected to be empty this Sunday 12th April as people quarantined will be discharged this weekend due to “no coronavirus-19 (covid-19) detected”. Speaking to Island Sun News Minister for Health and Medical…
By EDDIE OSIFELO BANKS including Central Bank are not part of essential services. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma explained this in Parliament on Tuesday following point raised those financial institutions to be essential services during pandemic situation. Kuma…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has approved a targeted fiscal and economic consolidation strategy to cope with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Solomon Islands. Fiscal policy measures thus far have focussed on additional spending to support COVID-19…
THE Leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale describes the sacking of Dr Claude Posala, Head of the Eye Department at NRH by the government as ill-considered and a decision based on bad judgment. Mr Wale said “Solomon Islands needs all the…
Open international sea access in Renbel province concerns public BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II THE open sea traffic in Rennell and Bellona province is worrying citizens, who are calling for national government to act. While Solomon Islands is in a state…
