BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO WHILE the country is preparing for a 36-hour lockdown, 19 people are serving their mandatory quarantine at government funded stations. Jonathan Taufiariki, deputy director to National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in a radio talkback confirmed this.…
-Govt explains 36-hour lockdown budget -Police & Health get $1.3m BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Government has come out defending its allocation of $1.8 million for the lock-down planned for next week. The 36-hour exercise will begin at 6pm Sunday, August…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Medical services will be available for public during next week’s 36-hour lockdown, government says. Doctors and nurses at the national referral hospital (NRH) will be working their normal routines, and members of public needing medical attention…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands students who recently tested positive to covid-19 in Fiji have all recovered. Dr Jimmie Rodgers, secretary to Prime Minister, said this yesterday at a radio talkback on covid-19 updates in Honiara. “So the good…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE 36-hour simulation lock-down exercise is legal and has hefty penalties if breached. This was confirmed by the Attorney General John Muria Junior. Mr Muria in radio talkback yesterday said according to court the lock-down orders…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Seven Solomon Islands nationals have been detained for entering the border from Bougainville without authorisation. The ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in a media statement said this occurred over the weekend. “All seven were…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO A group of young women under the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Solomon Islands are on a two-day regional training to fight climate change. President for Young Women Christian Association Solomon Islands Georgina Ariki said the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO YOUTHS residing in Honiara this week gathered to celebrate the International Youth Day with the theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” Speaking at the occasion Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Frontline workers quarantined at GBR in relation to the MV Papa Mau covid-19 incident have been released. Their release is reportedly in line with testing protocols and quarantine guidelines. This was confirmed by Pauline McNeil, permanent…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The official launch of vaccination rollout for Malaita province is scheduled for this week. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed this in his national address on covid-19 updates yesterday. “I am happy to inform you that the…