Opposition Spokesperson for Health and Medical Services and MP for Simbo/Ranongga Constituency Hon. Charles Sigoto calls on the government to take all steps required to prevent community spread when dealing with the recently confirmed Covid 19 case; and to tightening up our marine and air travel prevention strategies. The statement came following revelations of the…
There’s only one way out of the COVID-19 pandemic: we all must get vaccinated as soon as we can! The Australian and UK High Commissioners, Dr Lachlan Strahan and Dr Brian Jones, received their second AstraZeneca shots at the Solomon Islands Government’s field hospital today. They were joined by Australian and Solomon Islander staff…
Gold Ridge Mining Limited [GRML] and the Solomon Islands Government [SIG] through the Ministry of Finance and Treasury yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding relating to taxation issues affecting GRML from the 7th March 1997 agreement. This was announced in a statement issued by GRML Media Unit yesterday. Gold Ridge Mining Limited on Guadalcanal is…
Australia has offered to provide up to an additional one million AstraZeneca doses to Solomon Islands. The Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Dr Lachlan Strahan, personally conveyed this to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Wednesday, a statement from the Australian High Commissioner office said. High Commissioner Dr Strahan said his office is…
THE Minister for Communications and Aviation (MCA) Peter Shanel Agovaka officially launches the Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) Annual Report 2020 at Heritage Park Hotel, Thursday. Ten years ago since the formal establishment of the current telecommunications regime, under the Telecommunications Act, Agovaka said this is the first gathering where the Government, the Regulator…
72 suspects charged over Church feud POLICE in Gizo, Munda and Noro have charge 72 suspects in an incident that took place in Raro village, Roviana lagoon, Western province. This is in relation to an incident that took place on the 7th of July 2021, involving the burning of houses. Speaking on Thursday during the…
THE Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) recommends that the Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2021 should be withdrawn by the government. Bills and Legislation Committee Chairman and Member of Parliament for West Are’are John Maneniaru told Solomon Star, Thursday. This came after the BLC the Ministry for Communications and Aviation (MCA) Deputy Secretary and Director with the…