BY ALFRED PAGEPITU China has donated 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm covid-19 vaccine to Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare echoed this in his nationwide address yesterday. He said Solomon Islands expect the vaccines to arrive in the country on…
OXFAM in the Pacific and Kastom Gaden Association on Thursday signed a formal partnership that will support Australia’s humanitarian response to livelihood and economic shocks of COVID-19. Established under the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), it will enable Kastom Gaden Association…
Fears in Choiseul after boat sighted, increased Covid 19 cases next door BY ALFRED PAGEPITU PEOPLE living on the Choiseul end of the border with Papua New Guinea are raising alarms after the sighting of a boat crossing into the…
BY BEN BILUAGizo BEULAH Provincial Secondary School has braced itself as future prediction of COVID-19 remains uncertain. The school has turned back time by introducing the old system and practice where students will be distributed into Island groups and respective…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Airlines is expecting an estimated cash flow loss of $23 million this year due to the impact of covid-19. As such, the company is looking to the government to assist its operation and activities. Chief Executive…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has not prioritised facilities for People Living With Disability (PLWD) in the quarantine centres during the coronavirus pandemic. These include pathways for people on wheel chairs and rest rooms facilities for them to access. Unlike…
MEDIA Association Solomon Islands Vice-President Douglas Marau has taken the lead in encouraging journalists around the country to be vaccinated when their time comes. Mr Marau was one of the first group of people that were vaccinated during the Vaccine…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Frontliners have been told to take the vaccine or resign. Attorney General John Muria Jnr uttered this warning on Sunday following the low turnout of frontliners to be vaccinated in the first three days after last…
At day 4, a day after the Prime Minister issued directive for all frontline workers from frontline ministries and agencies to come forward for vaccination had seen a doubling of the number of people on day 4 compared to the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country’s economy could really be boosted if our borders are reopened. However, he said our borders could only be reopened if the majority of people in the country are protected against COVID-19. “The majority…
