SOLOMON Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) says they don’t have appropriate equipment to conduct search and rescue operations in the country. Therefore, it calls on the government to look serious into this matter and equip SIMA with the right assets for sea rescue operations. SIMA Director Thierry Nervale said one of their jobs is to conduct…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) with the national Government on Tuesday commenced cleaning up of locations destroyed following November’s rioting, looting and burning. The disaster waste clean-up is part of the HCC’s overall response under the unrest’s disaster clean-up plan for 2021. The joint clean-up effort was developed by the HCC, National Disaster Management Office…
HONIARA emergency zone boundary that is currently in lockdown is from Alligator Creek in the east to Poha in the west of Honiara. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister tonight said this zone will be in lockdown for 60 hours effective 6pm this evening to 6am Saturday 22nd January 2022. Cabinet endorsed…
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.…
SOLOMON Islands is now facing its biggest challenge with COVID-19 following the community transmission of the virus in Honiara. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his special address on the COVID-19 situation in our country this morning said with the detection of COVID-19 in Honiara the health team’s priority now is to; Identify the exact location…
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…