AS of Monday morning the lockdown curfew will be lifted at 8am and to be reimposed at 5pm. Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) Dr Jimmy Rodgers announced this during Sunday’s talk-back show. Initially, the lockdown curfew was from 6pm Saturday to 9am Sunday and then was imposed on 3pm this afternoon. But after having consultation…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will enforce order within the Honiara Emergency Zone during the curfew. The curfew starts at 3pm today (Sunday 30th January) until 9am the next day. This will continue on a daily basis until revoked. In a statement today Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the public with the Honiara…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has lashed out at the Prime Minister describing his late announcement of the extended lockdown as “total insanity”. In a statement today (Sunday 30th January) Mr Wale said it is total madness that the Prime Minister made the announcement well after 6pm yesterday when people were already out from…
THE Western Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) has extended the Lockdown until Monday 30th January. The 3 days lockdown period which was endorsed by the Provincial Executive on 25th January after receiving reports and recommendations from the PDOC and Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee (PHEOC) has been extended to Monday. The Premier of Western Province,…
CABINET has extended the current lockdown to 9am tomorrow morning (Sunday 30th January). Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the announcement just after 6.30pm this evening. Mr Sogavare said the current lockdown for the Honiara Emergency Zone is extended from 6pm this evening Saturday 29th January 2022 to 9am tomorrow morning Sunday 30th January 2022. “Now,…
MALAITA Province premier has thanked Malaita Province Members of Parliament who support their people in light of a COVID-19 community transmission in the province. Speaking to Solomon Star today (Saturday 29th January) Premier Daniel Suidani said some Malaita MPs came out to distribute facemasks and other COVID-19 safety supplies to their constituents. Mr Suidani said…
AN Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) touched down in Honiara today (Saturday 29th January) to bolster our capacity to respond to the current COVID-19 outbreak. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Honiara said the AUSMAT rapid assessment team are a multidisciplinary healthcare team deployed by the Australian Government in response to international disasters.…
THE number of COVID-19 cases in Western Province has increased to eight. Western Province Health and Medical Services acting Director Dr Michael Buin confirmed this today (Saturday 29th January). Dr Buin said six new positive cases were detected from swabs collected from the crew members of MV Plus One, a vessel currently berthing in Gizo…
A GIZO Livelihood Sector team has been established in Western Province to assist in the distribution of food supplies to communities in Gizo during a lockdown or an emergency. Western Province Agriculture and Livelihood chief officer Sipuru Rove told Solomon Star Gizo today (Saturday 29th January) that his team already had the support of local…
A CARGO vessel unloading fuel and food supplies for Western Province yesterday was told to stop and berth off shore as frontliners imposed strict COVID-19 measures at the wharf and its surroundings. This was discussed during a meeting by Western Province Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) acting Director Dr Michael Buin with the Western Provincial…