THE COVID-19 vaccine roll out will continue despite latest reports of the negative health impacts of the AstraZeneca vaccine. New findings from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety committee and the WHO Global Advisory Committee for Vaccine Safety (GACVS) stated…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) encourages the Government and relevant authorities to ensure there is sufficient local content included in the billion-dollar worth of infrastructure projects that are planned for the next five years to enable…
GOVERNMENT last year came up with a policy to fast-track three mining operations for the country. This was devised with the intention to generate much-needed revenue for the Government in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The mining operations were earmarked…
SOLOMON Islands Red Cross Society has stepped in to assist families of an incident in Tuebala village in Guadalcanal Plains during last weekend. This involves the Red Cross providing tarpaulins, shelter kits, hygiene kits, blankets, buckets and drinking containers to…
Government reacts to ‘blood clot and AstraZeneca’ findings by continuing vaccination rollout BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Government will continue with its AstraZeneca vaccination rollout programme despite a recent finding linking the vaccine with blood clots. On Thursday last week, the European…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU & IRWIN ANGIKI Blood clots have been concluded by European medicine regulators to be a “very rare side effect” of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine. However, they urge vaccination to continue. AstraZeneca is the only WHO-approved vaccine available…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Matthew Wale has questioned the capacity of all government ministries to implement the $4 billion budget in the remaining eight months. Delivering his budget speech in Parliament last Friday, Wale said all ministries are confident…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Leader of the Opposition, Matthew Wale has slammed DCGA government for not allocating enough fund in the 2021 Budget to address gender-based violence which he says has increased sharply. Wale when debating on the on the 2021…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU THE Landowning tribes of Munda have decided to shut down the Ziata water source, again. This was confirmed to Island Sun by spokesman for GMMV Tribes, Mr Rex Biku, yesterday. Biku said they were expecting the national…
Chiefs in the Shortland islands have conveyed their support for the covid-19 vaccine rollout in their communities. In a media statement over the weekend, the Health ministry applauded FAMOA Council of Chief in the Shortland Islands, Western Province for confirming…
