BY-elections for Central Honiara and North East Guadalcanal Constituencies are being proposed for Wednesday 18th November, if funds are available. This was highlighted by the Chair of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) Patterson Oti and the new Chief Electoral Officer Jane Waetara when they updated the Prime Minister during a courtesy visit on Monday 14th…
A total of 104 passengers who arrived last night from Brisbane have now settled down in their designated Quarantine Stations to commence 14-days of quarantine. All passengers came with at least 2 negative consecutive COVID-19 test results. A statement from the National Disaster Council (NDC) said that of the total passengers, 8 passengers are returning…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare today has announced that six more COVID-19 tests of our students in the Philippines have returned positive. The six are from the 144 students who were scheduled for the second repatriation flight listed for the 29th September that have undergone their 1st of 3 tests on Sunday. Prime Minister Sogavare said…
Allegations of meddling in the Mines and Minerals Board decision against the Minister of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification Bradley Tovosia were baseless and lacked substance. Landowners of Central and South Guadalcanal accused Tovosia in an article in the Island Sun newspaper on September 9 of interference into the MMB decision to reject the Solomon…
HENDERSON Eels FC’s young striker, Raphael Lea’i is back leading the Telekom S-league (TSL) gold boot race with 10 goals. Rafa extended his tally with two goals scored against the defending champions, Solomon Warriors FC on Sunday. Lea’i opened the account in the first minutes of the match to give an early lead for Eels.…
THE office of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) in Honiara was burgled early on Tuesday morning. SIFF media confirmed that laptop screens, a laptop, a DSLR camera, and a projector were stolen. The security camera has captured the burglars and police are following up on the case. Two male suspects were seen breaking in the…
KILUFI’I hospital in Malaita Province is soon to get their COVID-19 testing machine as work is progressing well at the moment. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare nationwide address on Monday. “As for Malaita Province, work has progressed and as soon as safety requirements for the COVID-19 testing machine in Malaita province are…
Relatives of the man whose dead body was discovered in the middle of the road in the Foxwood area on North Guadalcanal on the night of 13 September 2020 have come forward to identify him following a call from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force early this week. The man, believed to be in the…
ALL passengers from Guangzhou China flight have undergone their two mandatory tests since their arrival into the country fortnight ago and all their results have returned negative. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed in his nationwide address on Monday. “My good people, despite the two negative test results, all passengers are still undergoing strict quarantine protocols,”…
Prime Minister and the government have come under heavy criticism from the Leader of Opposition for the predicament that has befallen local students studying in the Philippines. In a statement on Tuesday Matthew Wale said; “I truly feel for the parents and relatives of our students. It is unimaginable what they have been put through and…