THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) on Friday received 20,000 rapid antigen test kits from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) police. The donation was handed over to the RSIPF Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Vaevaso from the Chinese Police Liaison Team leader Commissioner Third Class Zhang Guangbao at the Honiara International Airport. Commissioner Zhang…
THE Western Province Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) has announced that Shortland Islands will go into lockdown this week. The decision was made after five new cases were detected in Fauru Islands, Toumoa. PDOC chairman Jeffery Wickham said the lockdown will start on Thursday 24th February to Monday 28th February. Mr Wickham said the new cases…
THE national carrier has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Colin Sigimanu, Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines, who passed away suddenly overnight, on 21st February 2022. “The Board of Directors, management and staff of Solomon Airlines Limited, are deeply saddened and shocked on the sudden passing of our much loved and respected colleague,” the…
THE people in Sikaiana are calling on responsible authorities to urgently transport essential and medical supplies to their small atoll island in north east Malaita. The Sikaiana House of Chiefs representative Kennedy Tuilona said it had been months since the last ship visited the island. “The last vessel to visit the island was five months…
THE Central Islands Provincial Disaster Operations Committee (CIPDOC) is deploying its Provincial Emergency Response Team (PERT) to conduct a COVID-19 survey of preparations at communities within the Central Islands Province. A statement from the Provincial Emergency Operation Center in Tulagi said the survey is purposely to meet with community COVID- 19 committees and explore options…
NATIONAL flag carrier Solomon Airlines says its regular commercial passenger flight service is expected to resume at the end of next month. In a statement the airline said this is due to the current orders restricting movement of people from Honiara to the provinces. “Due to the continuing Emergency Zone declaration in Honiara, our regular…
SIGNIFICANT improvements have made in past weeks at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) to management covid-19 patients. These improvements also resulted in better clinical management and boosted staff confidence in saving lives from the deadly virus. Health and Medical Services Minister Dr. Culwick Togamana said on Monday strict entry protocols, PPE and IPC measures were…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has probed the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) as to who authorised Solomon Prestige 2 to travel to Ontong Java. In a statement today, Mr Wale said the Opposition Office understands that Solomon Prestige 2 travelled to Ontong Java last week under the radar for unknown reasons. …
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the Prime Minister’s statement that the DCGA remains intact during this national crisis is a total ‘joke’. Hon Wale was responding to a statement by the Prime Minister during his national address recently that the DCGA remains intact during these difficult times. He said the Prime Minister’s statement only…
A CANADIAN Company is sending medical grade, Level 3, three-layer masks to Solomon Islands to assist the Island nation with its fight against a COVID-19 outbreak. Solomon Islands had escaped Covid-19 through community transmission until recently which has spread widely across many parts of the Island nation. Solomon Islands health authorities last week have said…