SOLOMON Airlines and the soon to open Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) will each receive $20 million under the stimulus package Prime Minister Sogavare unveiled, Monday. Sogavare launched the $309 stimulus package his government produced to cushion the negative effects of COVID-19 on the economy. Solomon Airlines and DBSI will receive their allocations under…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale calls on SINU (Solomon Islands National University) to review the decision to delay the resumption of classes to 3rd August 2020. This call came after it was announced that SINU will resume classes on 3rd August 2020. “There are no reasonable grounds to delay the resumption of classes at SINU,” Wale…
• Wale warns against suspending Suidani gov’t• Malaita to respond to letter from Minister By ESTHER NURIA MALAITA Province is expected to respond in the coming days to letter from the national government that threatens to suspend its current government. Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Rollen Seleso issued the letter to the province…
MALAITA Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has called on the national members of Parliament (MPs) to respect the Auki Communiqué. The Premier made the call after learning that a national MP has sneaked in China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to do a road visibility study in North East Malaita. Premier Suidani shared his disappointment in…
BY the end of next week the country should be in a position for broader testing of COVID-19 at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). This assurance was echoed by the Secretary to Prime Minister Doctor Jimmy Rogers during a talkback show over the national broadcaster on Sunday 3rd May 2020. Dr. Rogers said that since…
THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) has launched the much-awaited first round Economic Stimulus Package (ECP) of $SBD309 million to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his keynote address on Monday stated that the ECP is a demonstration of the government’s commitment to address the negative economic…
WORK on COVID-19 quarantine sites in Malaita Province starts this week says Malaita Provincial Health Director Dr. Henry Kako. Dr. Kako said that they have already identified two quarantine sites, one will be at the Auki Clinic and the other at Kilufi Hospital and work to renovate them will start this week. This is to…
ADDITIONAL submissions in relation to the curfew matter will be made in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Chief Magistrate Emma Garo will be hearing the additional submissions from both the prosecution and the defence this morning. Public Solicitor Howard Lawry had filed a further submission last Friday but later realised it had some error.…
THE Solomon Islands National Council of Women has highly commended the Hon Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, and his entire Government for the outstanding leadership and the immediate measures taken to protect Solomon Islands people from the COVID 19. According to the President of the Solomon Islands National Council of Women Ms. Ella Kauhue said, “holding…
A TOTAL of SBD$124 million has been allocated towards the Immediate Recovery Measures, the second component under the Stimulus Package of SBD$309million. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during his speech at the launching of the package yesterday said Immediate Recovery Measures focuses on productive and resource sectors especially in investing in value-added products in agriculture, forestry,…