BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands Nursing Association (SINA) proposed peaceful sit -in process planned for today (Friday 30th October) over delays to their covid-19 allowance has been postponed. A statement by the General Secretary, Steven Maitani, on Thursday 29th…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SIXTEEN returning female students quarantined at the Guadalcanal Beach Resort were released yesterday after completing all testing protocols. Karl Kuper, Chairman for Institutional Quarantine Facilities (IQF), confirmed that the 17 students, who returned from the Philippines,…
Nurses to stage sit-in protest over unpaid allowance claim BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO NURSES in Honiara and Guadalcanal will stage a sit-in protest starting tomorrow over delays to their covid-19 allowance claims. The action is likely to bring to a…
One of four new covid-19 cases had refused to wear mask in plane BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SELFISH attitude of one returning national repatriated on Sunday night’s flight has put the country at greater risk to the virus. Prime Minister…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE country has recorded four new cases of covid-19. This brings the national tally to eight cases in total; four active, four inactive and fully recovered. All four new cases are asymptomatic, continuing the country’s remarkable…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO A total of 75 nurses and 55 doctors working at the National Referral Hospital are enlisted into the covid-19 deployment roster, says Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. “A total of 75 nurses and 55 doctors currently working…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE first cycle of front liners who were deployed to front line operations have been cleared as low risks, says Prime Minister Manasseh. Mr Sogavare said the 20 staffs include six health workers and 14 police…
-Four passengers from Sunday night’s high-risk repa-flight in isolation awaiting test result -Government brings in tarmac testing to boost covid-19 detection measures BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO FOUR passengers from Sunday night’s high-risk repatriation flight have been red-flagged and are being…
BY MAVIS NIHIMURA PODOKOLO SECOND repatriation flight for Solomon Islands students in the Philippines will be delayed until all students are cleared from the institutional quarantine facilities here. Dr Jimmie Rodgers Secretary to Prime Minister and member of the Over…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO A repatriation flight carrying passengers who had come from high-risk covid-affected countries arrived last night in Honiara. These countries include; the UK, Italy and France. This flight comes amid Solomon Islands government passing newly approved immediate…