BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO HALF of the nationals who were repatriated from Australia and New Zealand have had their first covid-19 tests and they all turned out negative. This was confirmed by Jimmy Rogers, Secretary to Prime Minister, on Sunday…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO A total of 15 students studying in Taiwan will graduate in various universities across Taiwan this month. These students are those who remained in Taiwan after the recent political switch from Republic of China (Taiwan) to…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE country’s institutional quarantine facilities are short of 300 beds, with only 110 beds currently available. This was confirmed by Loti Yates, Director of the National Disaster Management Office. Mr Yates said camp management and instructional…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTRY Of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has finalised its updated overall national plan for Coronavairus-19 (COVID-19) preparedness, response and recovery plan. This was confirmed by James Bosamata from the MEHRD at the recent talkback…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE Second Solomon Islands Emergency Medical Team (SOLMAT) left for Short lands Western Border on Thursday 14th May as part of the country’s emergency preparation activities. Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health Pauline McNeil said the…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO QUARANTINE facilities at the Western Border is still very weak and is not yet fit to quarantine people, says the managing director of national disaster management (NDMO). Loti Yates, in a recent talk back show on…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THREE people who were exposed to countries recorded with positive Covid-19 cases are under quarantine at the institutional quarantine centre in Honiara. Loti Yates, Director of the National Disaster Management Office, said his team is taking…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MORE complicated cases of non-communicable diseases (NCD) are being recorded since April, giving cause for medical experts to raise the alarm. The country is preparing for any possible entry by the global killer covid-19 and almost…
Dengue cases increase at NRH as country prepares for possible covid-19 entry BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WHILE Solomon Islands is mobilising almost all of its resources to keep covid-19 out, diseases which we have worked hard to stamp out are…
Education ministry gives greenlight for schools in capital to resume this month BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ALL schools in Honiara are to resume classes this month, says Dr Franco Rodie, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education Human Resources Development (MEHRD).…