BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE first tranche of Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines will be targeted to the country’s front-liners. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said initial application to cover the first 0.25 percent of population had been submitted to and had been received…
BY BEN BILUA SOLOMON Islands Submarine Cable Company Ltd (SISCC) has sealed an agreement with a new telecommunications operator, bringing the number of operators to five. Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company Ltd, Keir Preedy confirmed this…
Submarine cable company no longer a project BY BEN BILUA THE Submarine Cable Company (SISCC) which was established as a project to oversee the setup of the internet cable in the country has been turned into a business entity. Chief…
BY BEN BILUA THE Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) is looking at promoting domestic tourism as international tourism has been grounded due to covid-19. Chief Executive Officer of SIVB, Mr Josefa Tuamoto said the impact of covid-19 has been well…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19) testing capabilities has been a main pillar in Solomon Islands’ success to contain the virus, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In his nationwide address yesterday, Mr Sogavare said more than 7000 tests have been conducted…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE number of covid-19 cases remain at two following the reactivation of a negative case (which later became positive), says prime minister Manasseh Sogavare. Mr Sogavare when delivering his national address yesterday echoed that in the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO WORK to revamp staff houses for health workers in the three clinics along the border catchment area is progressing and will be fully operational to the overall covid-19 operations along the border with Bougainville soon. This…
BY BEN BILUA THE World Bank says covid-19 vaccine is the only hope for tourism and travel in the pacific. Research carried out by World Bank towards end of 2020 states that tourism and travel will continue to slow down…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA NATIONAL government while dealing with covid-19 will introduce some control on the ‘frequency’ of foreign nationals leaving and re-entering the country. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his fortnightly nationwide address yesterday said “such frequent trips put a…
BY BEN BILUA HONIARA has been described as one of the fastest growing cities in the Pacific. The annual urban growth according to UN-Habitant – Urban profiling in Solomon Islands in 2011 was at 4.7 per cent with the number…
