BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II LOCAL footballers are keeping the game yet alive by taking part in a social media ‘pass the ball’ challenge in isolation at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Former National defender and the Solomon Islands Football Federation…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services have received financial support worth $100,000 to assist them address the Labour Ward issue currently faced by birthing mothers and new born babies at the National Referral Hospital. The timely…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTER for Health Dickson Mua has applauded Pan Oceanic Bank for the timely support rendered to help assist National Referral Hospital’s labour ward. Mua told Island Sun he lauds POB for donating $100,000 to assist the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO IT was slow start for exam classes, mainly forms 3,5,6 and 7 outside of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Noro, Munda, Choiseul bay and Shortland Islands, which were supposed to resume classes on Monday 27th April. This came after only…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO PROVINCIAL health directors have echoed challenges faced in their preparedness efforts towards covid-19. They did so to officials from the ministry of health and medical services when they met recently. Pauline McNeil, Permanent Secretary for Health,…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Education and Human Resources has seen the need to resume exam classes mainly forms 3,5,6 and 7 living outside the Emergency zones and high risk areas. Permanent Secretary, Dr Franco Rodie told a 4th Radio…
THE Solomon Islands Government has issued the first covid-19 domestic development bond of SB$120 million to interested buyers. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced this in his weekly nation-wide covid-19 address on Friday last week as one of the measures factored…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA ACTING Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau during the talk-back show on Sunday 26th April revealed zero crossing at the Western Border. He said police have deployed 57 police officers with its resources in manning the border with other…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO STIMULUS package for the economy is in the final stage of being completed for presentation to cabinet before the end of this week, says Robson Djokovic, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister’s Office. Djokovic in a…
Govt to make order to manage ships entering country By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government is expected to soon impose an order to stop crews in international vessels from stepping on land. This follows serious concerns raised by the peoples of…
