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Honiara, In court, Local News

Media attacks on judges unacceptable: Soma

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRESIDENT of the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA) Eran Soma has raised disappointment over reports published in the media attacking judges over particular decisions. Soma said such personal attacks are unacceptable and uncalled for because they undermine…

Jennifer Kusapa
January 21, 2021

COVID-19, HEALTH, Honiara, Local News

Counselling sought for quarantine graduates

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA Coronavirus (Covid-19) quarantine graduates, especially from Chengs facility are seeking for the possibility of ‘counselling service’ to be provided. According to some graduates, staying in quarantine for a long period has been challenging for them and they…

Barnabas Manebona
January 21, 2021

COVID-19, HEALTH, Honiara, Local News

Reactivated covid case tests negative

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Solomon student in the Philippines who had covid, then recovered, and got re-infected with covid-19 has tested negative. The student had covid-19 while in the Philippines. He later recovered and passed tests with negative results…

Mavis Podokolo
January 14, 2021

COVID-19, HEALTH, Honiara, Local News

Former covid patients cannot be reached

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO AUTHORITIES are reportedly having a hard time contacting the 10 former covid-19 patients who are being sought to undergo a re-test. The 10 had previously recovered and tested negative before being released back to society, but…

Mavis Podokolo
January 14, 2021

Education, Honiara, Local News

School results Monday

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA FORMS 3 and 5 school results will be made available Monday next week, while results for form 6 will be ready on Wednesday. Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) revealed this yesterday as parents look…

Barnabas Manebona
January 14, 2021

COVID-19, HEALTH, Honiara, Local News

522 released from quarantine centres

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA A TOTAL of 522 people quarantined have been released from the 821 that arrived during December 2020. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said 299 remained and most of these will be released today and tomorrow. In his weekly…

Barnabas Manebona
January 13, 2021

Honiara, Local News

Police investigates its ‘Wild Cop’

BY ALFRED PAGEPITU POLICE say it will investigate reports that one of its officers at the Henderson police station led a mob which destroyed properties and terrorised a family on January 1, 2020. In a statement yesterday, Police media reports…

Alfred Pagepitu
January 13, 2021

Honiara, Local News, Sports

Bilikiki, Kurukuru on SIFF priorities

BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II THE Solomon Island Football Federation (SIFF) beach soccer and futsal development desk are prioritizing the preparations of the national beach soccer team (Bilikiki) and futsal team (Kurukuru) entering the year 2021. This was according to SIFF…

Admin
January 13, 2021

Honiara, Local News

Not ‘That house’?

MID ‘not aware’ of development believed to be related to PM’s residence By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) says it is not aware of the development above Lawson Tama stadium believed to be the construction of the…

Eddie Osifelo
January 13, 2021

COVID-19, HEALTH, Honiara, Local News

2000-plus tests in December

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE country had run more than 2,000 covid-19 tests for December alone and likely a similar number of tests will be done for January and February this year. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare…

Mavis Podokolo
January 12, 2021

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