Government urges nurses to abandon sit-in protest and resume duties BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO NURSES on sit-in protest have been asked by government to return to duty. Government has labelled the peaceful sit-in protest staged by nurses, beginning Friday last…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THERE is no provision under the covid-19 quarantine regulation mandating the police to charge people in quarantine throwing out anything from the quarantine centres. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau stated this during his weekly media conference that there…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale is calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent steps to address the allowances of front-line officers in the fight against covid-19, which had been revealed as being unpaid since September 2020. “If the reports are…
THE first round of assessment of all applications towards the Economic Stimulus Package under Fisheries and Tourism sectors completed the entire screening process this week. That’s according to the ESP Oversight Committee of the national government. “This means approvals have…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE country has recorded four new cases of covid-19. This brings the national tally to eight cases in total; four active, four inactive and fully recovered. All four new cases are asymptomatic, continuing the country’s remarkable…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA NATIONAL Government remains committed to security and surveillance at the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (PNG) border. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said support towards strengthening community preparedness and response to Coronavirus (Covid-19) is ongoing by the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has revealed that government is readjusting its finance resources due to pressure from covid-19. In his nation-wide address yesterday Mr Sogavare said government has reprioritised financial resources to ensure the situation is dealt…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE first cycle of front liners who were deployed to front line operations have been cleared as low risks, says Prime Minister Manasseh. Mr Sogavare said the 20 staffs include six health workers and 14 police…
-Four passengers from Sunday night’s high-risk repa-flight in isolation awaiting test result -Government brings in tarmac testing to boost covid-19 detection measures BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO FOUR passengers from Sunday night’s high-risk repatriation flight have been red-flagged and are being…
BY MAVIS NIHIMURA PODOKOLO SECOND repatriation flight for Solomon Islands students in the Philippines will be delayed until all students are cleared from the institutional quarantine facilities here. Dr Jimmie Rodgers Secretary to Prime Minister and member of the Over…
