The national carrier has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Colin Sigimanu, Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines, who passed away suddenly overnight, on February 21, 2022. “The Board of Directors, management and staff of Solomon Airlines Limited, are deeply…
Solomon Airlines wishes to clarify the current airfreighting of Government and private cargo to the Solomon Islands Provinces under the arrangements supported by the Australian Government. Solomon Airlines aircraft are providing limited, cargo-only domestic flights within the Solomon Islands, partially…
Solomon Airlines has welcomed Australia’s new international border rules, which this week open the country’s borders to all fully vaccinated visa holders, preparing for the return of tourists, business travellers, and other visitors. Since the Australian Government started a gradual…
During the recent Covid outbreak when so much was shut down, three educators attended an online course entitled, “Arts in Literacy and Education Material Development”. The course was offered by Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In total, fifty people…
A Canadian Company is sending medical grade, Level 3, three-layer masks to Solomon Islands to assist the country with its fight against a COVID-19 outbreak. Solomon Islands had escaped Covid-19 through community transmission until recently which has spread widely across…
A total of 5043 covid cases have been reported as of Wednesday 16 February in the country since community transmission began in January. But health authorities believe the figure is under reported due to the limited testing capacity of health…
THE substantial focus on covid-19 has created a declining trend for unvaccinated babies against other preventable diseases such as measles, polio and tuberculosis. As a result, Health and Medical Services Minister Dr Culwick Togamana urged parents of babies due for…
At about 6pm on Saturday 12th February, the Provincial Disaster Operation Committee of Western Province admitted 38 people to Nusatupe Quarantine station for further isolation after negotiations with the owner of Lopia Resort at Nusatupe. A statement from the Western…
OXFAM in the Pacific (OiP) this week launched its short film ‘Cyclone Season’, capturing the incredible disaster preparedness efforts of a rural community in Malaita Province. The 12-minute film features a theatrical demonstration of the learnings of Oibola Community in…
The Guadalcanal Swabbing and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team left yesterday morning to train more than 12 nurses at the Area Health Centers (AHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) on the Weathercoast. The team has split up into two…