GIZO Hospital patients prescribed to take Panadol are told to buy the medicine from shops in Gizo Town due to a shortage of panadol at the hospital’s pharmacy. Director of Health and Medical Services at Gizo Hospital Dr. Dickson Boara said they are still waiting for a new shipment of medical supplies from Honiara. However,…
Freedom of expression is intact By ANDREW FANASIANewsroom, Honiara PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare affirmed in Parliament that the suspension of Facebook (FB) in the country will no way silence the freedom of expression enshrined in our National Constitution. Mr. Sogavare made his statement in parliament to clarify his government’s intention to temporarily close the…
MEMBERS of the public in Noro town, Western Province have expressed their concern at the state of the dumpsite and ask that it be addressed timely. Noro town being an industrial district in the Western province has around four thousand people according to the recent election registration data taken in 2019. The population data…
Health authorities have raised a new concern in relation to the virulence of the COVID-19 strain that came in from the United Kingdom. The soccer players have now been in the country for 4 weeks. However, unlike the cases that came from the Philippines and Korea that converted to negative within 2-3 weeks, the strain…
A total of sixty (60) persons have graduated from different SIG Quarantine Stations after completing their mandatory quarantined periods last week. National Emergency Operation Centre, NEOC, confirmed that out of the total number released, fifty-two (52) persons graduated from the Chengs Quarantine Station on Friday 20th November 2020. The persons have undergone the required number…
THE tuna town of Noro, New Georgia, Western Province will stage the province’s 37th Second Appointed Day celebration on Monday 7th December 2020. The celebration will be featured along with the opening of the Roviana Lagoon Festival in Munda on the same day. Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare will be the special guest invited to…
PERMANENT Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Service Karen Qalokale has told 40 newly graduates of the Correctional Service of the Solomon Islands (CSSI) to be good role models. The statement was echoed by Ms. Qalokale on Friday during the graduation ceremony of new recruit officers, known as ‘Sir Baddley…
Gizo Community High School (GCHS) in Western Province on Friday successfully staged its sixth graduation for its form six (6) students. The event was held at the school’s hall. More than 40 students were part of the event. They all received their certificate of completion and are now waiting for their final results. The theme…
North-West Guadalcanal Development Association (NWGDA) on Saturday 21 November successfully hosted its first ever talent show. The talent show was aimed at involving every children, youths and elderly people in North-West Guadalcanal to showcase their hidden talents. During the elimination round on Saturday, a total of 48 groups have participated in the elimination round with…
SUPPORTERS of losing candidates contesting the recent Central Honiara and North East Guadalcanal by-election have been asked to accept the outcome of the By-Election result. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) issued the appeal over the weekend following the declaration of the two winners. The By-Election in both National Constituencies has become necessary after…