BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE first tranche of Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines will be targeted to the country’s front-liners. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said initial application to cover the first 0.25 percent of population had been submitted to and had been received…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA FINAL consultations into the ‘Public Health Emergency Bill’ start this week and will run for the next month. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his latest nationwide address, Monday. Sogavare said provinces to be invited…
BY BEN BILUA SOLOMON Islands Submarine Cable Company Ltd (SISCC) has sealed an agreement with a new telecommunications operator, bringing the number of operators to five. Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company Ltd, Keir Preedy confirmed this…
BY JENNIFFER KUSAPA SOLOMON Islands High Commissioner to Australia Robert Sisilo is heading up to Queensland to provide in-person support and check arrangements for the repatriation of two Solomon Islanders killed in a car crash, Sunday. The two, and a…
Submarine cable company no longer a project BY BEN BILUA THE Submarine Cable Company (SISCC) which was established as a project to oversee the setup of the internet cable in the country has been turned into a business entity. Chief…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II SOLOMON Islands Football Federation (SIFF) says they are exploring their response to Honiara City Council’s (HCC) termination of their lease of Lawson Tama. In a statement to SunSPORTS, SIFF President Willie Lai said one of their…
BY BEN BILUA THE Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) is looking at promoting domestic tourism as international tourism has been grounded due to covid-19. Chief Executive Officer of SIVB, Mr Josefa Tuamoto said the impact of covid-19 has been well…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19) testing capabilities has been a main pillar in Solomon Islands’ success to contain the virus, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In his nationwide address yesterday, Mr Sogavare said more than 7000 tests have been conducted…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE number of covid-19 cases remain at two following the reactivation of a negative case (which later became positive), says prime minister Manasseh Sogavare. Mr Sogavare when delivering his national address yesterday echoed that in the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO WORK to revamp staff houses for health workers in the three clinics along the border catchment area is progressing and will be fully operational to the overall covid-19 operations along the border with Bougainville soon. This…
