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Solomon Islands receives critical health support from United States for on-going battle against COVID-19

The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of Defense, handed over essential medical supplies, together with more critical COVID-19 vaccines, to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in Solomon Islands…

17 Aug 2022

COVID-19
PRC expert team here for feasibility studies
Upon invitation by the Government of Solomon Islands, in the context of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, an expert team of four from the People’s Republic of China have arrived in Honiara.
7 Feb 2022
COVID-19
Media report on magnetic arm after vaccination, misleading
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) would like to condemn last week’s newspaper report of a young girl in Malaita province who claimed to have her arm turned magnetic attracting android phone and other metal objects after getting her first COVID-19 vaccine jab.
16 Nov 2021
Breaking News
About 50 passengers turned back in Port Vila, flight cancelled
An Air Vanuatu repatriation flight enroute for Honiara from Port Vila, Vanuatu yesterday was cancelled as most of about 50 returning passengers to Solomon Islands have not received their full Covid-19 vaccination.
5 Nov 2021
Breaking News
PM announces Cabinet’s decision to lift suspension on international flights
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has announced that the National Cabinet has lifted the suspension on incoming international flights as part of the measures to slowly reopen our borders.
1 Nov 2021
COVID-19 update
PM says 197, 643 Covid-19 doses administered as of last Friday
A total of 197,643 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered since last week Friday 15th October. Speaking during his nationwide address this week, the Prime Minister said this represents 23.9% of the total doses required to cover the total target population of 414,327 people in the country…
21 Oct 2021
Breaking News
PM pleads with nation to get vaccinated to reopen borders as economy deteriorates
The country’s economy is deteriorating and it cannot remain in isolation for too long, says Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare as he pleads to eligible Solomon Islanders to get vaccinated.
5 Oct 2021
Breaking News
No lockdown if Honiara and Guadalcanal achieve 90 percent full vaccination
If Honiara and Guadalcanal achieve a 90 percent full vaccination, Honiara will not have to go into lockdown if a community spread of COVID-19 is detected. Mr Sogavare said the most vaccine hesitancy in the country has been reported in Honiara and Guadalcanal province.
21 Sept 2021
Breaking News
82 percent of government employees complete first dose
About 82 percent of all employees of the government have taken their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines. Presenting a report by the Oversight Committee (OSC) during his COVID-19 Nationwide address today, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the Ministry of Public Service is still compiling the data…
20 Sept 2021
Breaking News
82 percent of government employees complete first dose
About 82 percent of all employees of the government have taken their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines. Presenting a report by the Oversight Committee (OSC) during his COVID-19 Nationwide address today, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the report was presented to the Cabinet on 16 September.
20 Sept 2021
Breaking News
Public servants chose not to be vaccinated based on religious conviction: Report
A recent report presented to Cabinet by the Oversight Committee says part of the remaining 18 percent of public servants who haven’t taken their vaccine based their reasons on religious conviction and beliefs.
20 Sept 2021
Breaking News
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Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today announced that by 31st October 2021, any employee of the national and provincial governments and SOEs that still chooses to not be vaccinated shall have a 50 percent cut in salaries and will not be allowed to go to their workplaces.
20 Sept 2021
Breaking News
Pfizer vaccine to target children and pregnant women
Solomon Islands will soon have access to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine which will see children from 12 years of age and pregnant women get vaccinated against COVID-19. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced this in his nation wide address this afternoon.
7 Sept 2021
Breaking News
SIPEU to conduct assessment on public servants as ‘no jab, no job’ expires midnight tonight
As the clock is ticking towards the expiry date of COVID-19 first dose of vaccine for public servants at midnight tonight, the Solomon Islands Public Employees Union (SIPEU) will be conducting an assessment on public servants in the coming days.
31 Aug 2021
COVID-19
Foreign Affairs ‘fail us big time’, Madam Anga demands Government to clarify actions done towards her family
Wife of the long and dedicated Solomon Islands diplomat, the late High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Barnabas Anga, expressed her disagreement on how their unapproved arrival was administered.
25 Aug 2021
Breaking News
NO JAB, NO JOB: GOV’T APPROVES MANDATORY VACCINATION
The Solomon Islands Government through the Cabinet has approved a mandatory vaccination to all Public servants, State-Owned Enterprises, and the Private employees undertaking frontline work. The Cabinet approved the mandatory vaccination last Friday, July 30th, 2021.
2 Aug 2021
Australian Government
50 000 Doses of Australian Made AstraZeneca Vaccine Arrived in Honiara
Fifty thousand Australian-made AstraZeneca doses arrived in Solomon Islands today (29th July 2021) on a flight from Brisbane. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Honiara says Australia is delivering on its pledge to provide Solomon Islands with up to 1 million doses of the…
29 Jul 2021