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OBM exemption process explained
The Central Islands Province, Provincial Disaster Operations Committee (CIPPDOC) had established a formal process for the Out Board Motor (OBM) application for exemption to travel to Honiara for necessary reasons. Provincial Disaster Officer for Central Islands Province, Mr.
22 Feb 2022
People
Opposition queries gov’t on progress of new burial site
AS COVID related deaths are expected to increase, Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale has urged the government to urgently address the issue on the alternative burial site.
22 Feb 2022
Health
Significant improvement made at NRH to manage Covid patients
Significant improvements have made in past weeks at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) to management covid-19 patients. These improvements also resulted in better clinical management and boosted staff confidence in saving lives from the deadly virus. Health and Medical Services Minister Dr.
21 Feb 2022
People
Wale reminds PM; not the time to brag about political strength
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the Prime Minister’s statement that the DCGA remains intact during this national crisis is a total ‘joke’. Hon Wale was responding to a statement by the Prime Minister during his national address recently that the DCGA remains intact during these difficult…
21 Feb 2022
People
Vessels granted exemption to travel to Provinces
Vessels travelling to provinces with much needed cargos including food and fuel have started leaving Honiara under strict conditions through an arrangement by the Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA), N-DOC Infrastructure Sector Committee, Health, and with coordination to Provincial Disaster…
11 Feb 2022
People
Solomon Islands Embassy in Beijing negotiates diverse business opportunities with PRC
The Embassy of Solomon Islands in Beijing, China is negotiating a number of business opportunities with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), including a direct flight arrangement from Honiara to China.
10 Feb 2022
Breaking News
Covertly carrying dead bodies out of Honiara under the cover of darkness is a concern: COVID 19 OSC
The Oversight Committee on COVID-19 is concerned that there are people in the Honiara Emergency Zone who are covertly sending bodies of deceased persons to the villages under cover of darkness, the government said in a statement today.
9 Feb 2022
People
OPPOSITION LEADER REBUFFS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, OPMC STATEMENT
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the lack of any strategic plan by the Oversight Committee and the government to curb the current community transmission has spoken for itself.
9 Feb 2022
People
WALE’S MEDIA OUTBURSTS ON COVID-19 SITUATION MISLEADING
Recent media outbursts by Opposition Leader Matthew Wale on the Government’s handling of the current covid-19 outbreak amounts to nothing more than another one of his well-known political rhetoric and an effort to undermine the excellent work the people of this country have collectively done to…
9 Feb 2022
People
NDMO and N-DOC provides ongoing support for P-DOCs and PDCs
Backup support for Provincial Disaster Operation Committees (PDOC) and Provincial Disaster Committees (PDCs) has been ongoing from the National Disaster Operations Committee and Sector Committees under our national disaster management arrangements and coordinated by NDMO through the National…
9 Feb 2022
COVID-19 EMERGENCY POWERS REGULATIONS 2020
Infrastructure Sector Committee instrumental towards COVID-19 Response
The Infrastructure Sector Committee (ISC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) has been very supportive towards the whole of Government COVID-19 response operations.
9 Feb 2022
COVID-19 COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION
Opposition Leader queries prioritize testing of MPs, PMs Office
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has questioned the rationale behind the Oversight Committee’s directive to prioritise COVID testing for Members of Parliament, their families and the Prime Minister’s Office.
8 Feb 2022
People
Buala under immediate Lockdown
The National Government has enforced a lock down for the Isabel Provincial Capital Buala, effective 6pm pm this evening to 6pm Thursday 10th February. The lockdown restricts movement of persons and Vessels in and out of Buala during the aforementioned period.
7 Feb 2022
COVID-19 Emergency Regulations
Cross border fresh food delivery mechanism
The National Disaster Operations Committee Livelihood Sector is implementing a mechanism that will in effect to ensure the safe transshipment of fresh food delivery from outside the Honiara Emergency Zone into the city and vice versa.
7 Feb 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
People
Temporary closure of Corona market
The Guadalcanal Provincial Executive has taken the decision to temporarily close the Corona market in far east Honiara until further notice. In a statement, the Executive said this means that there will be no buying and selling of products on site to avoid any huge gatherings.
28 Jan 2022
COVID-19 COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION
GPG WORKING CLOSELY WITH GOV’T ON THE FIGHT TO CONTAIN AND CONTROL SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
The Executive of the Guadalcanal Province Government (GPG) wishes to inform the good people of Guadalcanal Province of the unfortunate health situation that is prevailing in the country especially in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Malaita, Isabel and Western Provinces.
28 Jan 2022
COVID-19
Self – isolation not a solution: Opposition Leader
SELF-isolation in the context of Honiara is not a solution, Opposition Leader Matthew Wale says. In a statement today, the Leader of Opposition said many households in Honiara comprise two to three families cramped into small spaces.
26 Jan 2022
COVID-19
SIFF assists Government with two busses to support health workers
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has responded to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s appeal to support Government efforts with two buses for logistics to contain the community transmission of COVID-19 in the capital Honiara.
25 Jan 2022
Breaking News
Covid-19 now in provinces
Passengers and cargo vessels going out from Honiara are transporting COVID-19 to the provinces in the country. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirms that 23 people from MV Awka are positive with Covid-19. He also confirms that seven Crew members of MV Nusa Tupe were tested positive for Covid.
24 Jan 2022