CONCERNS have intensified in Malaita Province as the vessel of interest – MV Awka that transported the first COVID-19 victim in Honiara on Monday 10th January 2022, might have already transferred the virus in Malaita after it made two trips after arriving from Ontong Java. Information reaching Solomon Star Auki claimed that MV Awka arrived…
42 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have been promoted to different supervising positions within the force during a brief ceremony at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara yesterday 18 January 2022. Among the total promoted officers, seven were females. Speaking at the ceremony, Commissioner Mostyn Mangau congratulate the officers and told…
SERVICES for all international flights are now suspended until further notice. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said only humanitarian cargo flights will continue. Mr Sogavare said the suspension of all international flights is to help the health and camp management teams redirect their efforts to manage an increase of COVID-19 cases due to local community transmission.…
PANIC-BUYING has hit Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, in response to a 60-hour lockdown declared by the Government early this morning. Traffic in some places is on bumper-to-bumper as people rushed to markets and shops in never-before-seen fashion. The main Honiara Market became a ghost market by 1:30pm today as panic buyer emptied usually busy market.…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says all official work should cease no later than 12 midday on Wednesday, 19th of January 2022. In a special address on the COVID-19 situation in the country this morning, Mr Sogavare said this is to allow people to buy food to last for at least three days. “In anticipation of…
MALAITA Premier has accused government of failing the country big time by not protecting its borders and turning a blind eye on Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) and Tasman border in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Daniel Suidani issued the statement in the light of the Covid-19 community transmission in Pelau. So far six cases have been…
ONTONG Java in the Malaita Outer Islands is now in lockdown after six COVID-19 cases are detected in Pelau Village. In a special address on the COVID-19 situation in the country on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said it is still unknown what variant is circulating in Pelau. “…whether it the Delta or the…
The country has recorded a further seven new cases of covid-19 bringing the total to 32 since the pandemic began in late 2019. The seven new cases included six people from the remote island of Pelau in the Malaita Outer Islands and a foreign national arriving from the Brisbane flight on Friday 17. The seven…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has thanked the People’s Republic of China and CCECC for employing and training locals under the National Stadium Project. This was in response to His Excellency Ambassador Li Ming’s statement on the progress of the National Stadium Project for next year’s Pacific Games. According to Ambassador Ming, the…
PLANS to harvest trees at Gizo’s Mile 6 area in Western Province are no longer on the agenda of the Western Provincial Government. A provincial government source told Solomon Star that last year the David Gina led provincial government planned to log the Western Provincial Government owned site to boost the provincial government finances. Following…