A TOTAL of 56,928 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says. Sogavare highlighted this during his nationwide address, Monday this week. The data is as of Saturday 7th August 2021. Sogavare said13, 188…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands and United States of America celebrated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal in Honiara last Saturday. US Consular, Keithie Saunders read the speech of the United States Ambassador Her Excellency, Erin McKee, who…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The official launch of vaccination rollout for Malaita province is scheduled for this week. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed this in his national address on covid-19 updates yesterday. “I am happy to inform you that the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Young people ending up in court for stealing is prevalent in Honiara, it is reported. Principal Magistrate Augustine Aulanga uttered this when sentencing a juvenile to 12 months’ imprisonment yesterday for stealing three iPhones sum-worth $15,200 and…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Current quarantine facilities have been improved to contain the covid-19 delta variant. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his national address yesterday said: “We have conducted assessment to our quarantine facilities to ensure they are able to…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO New measures for foreign vessels will be released soon, says prime minister Manasseh Sogavare. In his national covid-19 address yesterday, Sogavare said: “A new shipping advisory will be released later this week out lining new measures…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Court circuits for August have been deferred until further notice. Principal magistrate Felix Hollison announced this in court yesterday, explaining that this deferment will have an impact on an ongoing case against five men in Buala, Isabel…
–Planned protest foiled -Honiara-based Malaita group to resubmit petition -Group denies yesterday’s crowd BY JARED KOLI Another petition is in the works directed at the Prime Minister. This outcome follows yesterday’s successful quelling of a planned protest march by police.…
BY JARED KOLI Metropolis Pacific PTE LTD has refuted out at a social media post saying the company had laid-off a big number of staff. It was claimed in the social media that a large number of staff were laid-off…
BY JARED KOLI Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) Dr Franco Rodie assures Solomon Islands students in Papua New Guinea and Fiji that the Government is “almost there” on facilitating their special covid-19 allowance.…
