THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) says it cannot successfully secure the western border with Papua New Guinea from the entry of COVID-19 without the help of communities in the Western, Choiseul and Malaita along the country’s side of…
Thousands of frontline workers disobey order and avoid vaccination – ministry of health, HCC, NRH, Guadalcanal health, etc BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare is “extremely disappointed” at public servants of frontline ministries and frontline agency workers who…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The more than 70,000 metric tonnes of nickel ores lying idle on San Jorge, Isabel province does not pose any high risk to human lives. Director of Mines, Nicholas Biliki revealed this to journalists during the reporting…
BY CHARLES KADAMANA IMMEDIATE families of the 27 people who lost their lives in a tragic sea disaster onboard MV Taimareho are pursuing legal action. Vice Secretary of Victims Custom Compensation Committee Venasio Huniehu said they have engaged a private…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands has again lost its covid-free status, registering one case last week. This brings the total number of cases we have had to 19. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh in his special national…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Only 600 including prime minister Manasseh Sogavare have been vaccinated so far. This is for the first three days of the vaccination programme, which is a low turnout with more than 6,000 to go in Honiara.…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO DEPUTY Chair to Oversight Committee Dr Jimmie Rodger has called on health workers to come forward and be vaccinated to protect others and protecting themselves. Rodgers made this call yesterday during the covid-19 radio talkback…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU There is lack of priority given to environmental management by stakeholders involved in natural resource extraction in the Solomon Islands. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment Dr Melchior Mataki highlighted this in a workshop last week. Mataki said…
The country’s suffering economy can be resurrected only if international trade is boosted by reopening of international borders and the relaxation of travel restrictions. However, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare warns that the government will not reopen the country’s borders if…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II The question of ‘Who will Man Up?’ this year is still open in a 3-horse race contention following round 4 of competing over the weekend in the 2021 Solrais & Fletchers Man Up Rugby 15s Challenge.…
