SOLOMON Airlines has announced a further extension of the suspension of regular scheduled international passenger flights, to March 27, 2021. The airline had previously suspended all scheduled international flying until January 10, 2021. The national carrier will continue to operate…
TWO overseas yachts that entered the country illegally have been seized and detained by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and Customs authorities and they are now anchored outside Customs House in Point Cruz. In a media statement yesterday, Officer…
THE Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI) calls on Cabinet to reconsider its stance on the proposed temporary ban on Facebook and highlight the need for Cabinet to conduct robust dialogue with stakeholders before making a decision to that effect.…
PRC donates towards national covid-19 effort THE Peoples Republic of China handed over USD150,000 covid-19 response funding to the government, Friday last week. Chinese Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Mr Li Ming handed a cheque of USD150 (over SBD1.2…
CIVIL society organisations (CSO) in the Solomon Islands are utterly disappointed with the Cabinet’s decision to suspend Facebook in the country. A statement from the Development Services Exchange (DSE) yesterday said at a time when the Solomons has confirmed cases…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has announced the Government’s five objectives under its policy redirection to sustain and grow an inclusive broad-based economy. According to the Prime Minister, this will be achieved through efficient management, utilisation and protection of the country’s…
SOLOMON Airlines has advised that subject to regulatory approval, the airline will operate a further repatriation flight in early December to bring more stranded Solomon Islands citizens home via New Zealand. The repatriation flight will operate as follows: December 6…
Extending SoPE is not the only answer: Wale LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale says the government has to accept that covid-19 is going to be here for a while, and the country needs to adjust to it and return to…
State of public emergency extended again GOVERNOR General Sir David Vunagi extended the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) last night for a further four months following the expiry of the country’s second SOPE yesterday, November 24, 2020. The extension has…
THE Leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale, has called on the Permanent Secretary of Finance to state when he will publish the list of Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) beneficiaries. In a media statement last week, responding to PS Finance’s statements during…