By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services has not provided any documentation to support the contractor that refurbished the Multipurpose Hall into an Isolation Ward for $4.7 million. The Office of the Auditor General found this in its…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO FINDINGS of the Office of the Auditor General uncovered that Ministry of Health and Medical Services documentation management was inconsistent, with some documents not able to be found. OAG audited the accounts of Ministry of Health…
NDMO rushes to spend covid-19 fund on expensive vehicles ‘not related to the pandemic’, OAG report finds By EDDIE OSIFELO The National Disaster Management Office had purchased a Toyota landcruiser and Toyota Hilux under dubious means in 2020, an audit…
Magistrate says it’s a ‘not guilty’ case BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Magistrate Emma Garo has reversed the guilty plea of a defendant, Happy Christmas, to a plea of NOT guilty after the defence lawyer submitted his client acted in “self-defence”.…
BY BEN BILUA GIZO Hospital has recorded COVID cases over the past weeks – losing its COVID free status since border restrictions were lifted. According to reports, cases are expected to increase given that people are returning to normal life…
Solomon Airlines has welcomed the Solomon Islands Government decision to remove the mandatory 72-hour covid-19 PCR test requirement for international visitors, prior to entering the country. In a statement, the airline’s Chief Executive Officer Gus Kraus said the decision is…
The Cabinet-approved removal of the 72 hours PCR test for covid-19 requirement for incoming travelers to Solomon Islands took effect yesterday. A Government statement said the removal follows the signing of amendments, which was published in a Gazette by the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Guadalcanal premier Francis Sade is urging people of the province who are yet to take their covid-19 vaccine to do so. Mr Sade made the call this week, warning that the covid-19 threat is still active. …
By EDDIE OSIFELO STUDENTS in forms 3, 5 and 6 are given specific units by Ministry of Education and Human Resources to prepare for their exams towards end of this year. Also, students in non-examination classes are guided by their…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE covid-19 pandemic has affected secondary students in their participation and academic performance in the national examination of 2021. Minister of Education and Human Resources, Lanelle Tanangada confirmed this in response to Leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale…
