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RSIPF arrests 10 suspects for alleged breaching second night of curfew in Honiara

Robert Iroga Apr 12, 2020

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested another 10 suspects and detained one vehicle for alleged breaching of the second night of the curfew under the State…

A national Covid-19 treatment centre has opened in Port Moresby

Robert Iroga Apr 11, 2020

A radio news bulletin carried today by Radio New Zealand said Papua New Guinea has opened a national Covid-19 treatment centre in Port Moresby. The facility had been made possible…

Solomon Islands government obtains $440 million in grants and concessional loans at a…

Robert Iroga Apr 10, 2020

Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. Yours sincerely, Frank Short Solomon Islands Finance Minister, Harry Kuma has announced the government’s stimulus package in a bid to boost…

COVID-19 and Solomon Islands: the first casualties and possible ramifications

Robert Iroga Apr 9, 2020

By Transform Aqorau The world has not been faced with a pandemic for a long time. The ramifications for global trade and the world economy are far reaching. The pandemic has also shown…

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Thinking collectively, acting individually: governance in a time of COVID-19

Robert Iroga Apr 9, 2020

By Miranda Forsyth and Gordon Peake Miranda Forsyth is an Associate Professor at the School of Regulation and Global Governance at ANU. Gordon Peake has worked extensively in…

RSIPF prepares officers in Yandina Central Province for COVID-19

Robert Iroga Apr 9, 2020

Crowded places, playing ludo, sharing smoke, hand shaking and sharing of lime and betel nut are possible ways of transmitting the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was among the…

How is Tuvalu securing against COVID-19?

Robert Iroga Apr 6, 2020

By Carol Farbotko and Taukiei Kitara Carol FarbotkoTaukiei Kitara As of 1 April 2020, there were no suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tuvalu. The country is, thus far, free of…

Wale expresses concern over large crowd at NPF and Suggests use of online platform…

Robert Iroga Apr 2, 2020

The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale condemns the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) and the government on the manner the approved emergency payments for members is…

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AUSTRALIA'S SUPPORT FOR SOLOMON ISLANDS IS UNSHAKEABLE – SBD70 MILLION ALLOCATED…

Robert Iroga Apr 2, 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison assured Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during a telephone conversation on 1 April that Australia’s support for the Solomon Islands in the face of the…

STIGMA CAN INCREASE SPREAD OF COVID-19

Robert Iroga Mar 31, 2020

Honiara, Solomon Islands - COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus and this virus can infect anyone. It does not choose who it wants to infect. No one is to be blamed for getting COVID-19.…

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