The killer, invisible disease, will remain a threat until possibly a vaccine is found to end the pandemic now sweeping the world. To-date the Solomon Islands and its people remain free from coronavirus and it reassuring that the National Referral…
The importance of tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) cannot be underestimated. Approximately 60 percent of the raw material for the global tuna canning market comes from the WCPO. There are two reasons why COVID-19’s impact on…
The Solomon Islands has a very high birth rate- the highest in fact in the Pacific region – and a concern which Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has often spoken about in terms of accommodating the needs and aspirations of a…
by Biman Chand Prasad The impact of COVID-19 on the world economy is going to be devastating. Indeed, COVID-19 has already decimated the Pacific island economies. Even the two largest economies in the region, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, do…
Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. The Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare made a courtesy inspection visit to the National Referral Hospital yesterday where he saw firsthand the new facilities, such as the Isolation Ward and the Intensive Care Unit…
Written by Joel Negin Donald Trump’s sharp criticism of the World Health Organization (WHO) and slashing of US funding to the institution has successfully distracted some attention from the woeful American response to COVID-19. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some Australian politicians have…
According to the latest news report from Radio New Zealand, today, a second Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules flight is taking more supplies to cyclone-struck Vanuatu, including tarpaulins and other equipment to build temporary shelters. “The flight to…
Dear Editors,Please consider this story.Yours sincerely,Frank Short It was reported today, Monday, by Radio New Zealand that Tonga and Samoa have received boosts to their Covid-19 responses from the Asian Development Bank. Here are the details, quote: “Tonga has been…
With the coronavirus pandemic now evident in nearly all countries of the world, the Solomon Islands remains free from the killer disease and one must credit the strong and effective measures imposed by the Solomon Islands government and the best…
Dear Editor,Please consider this letter.Yours sincerelyFrank Short An article by Thomas Moore, a Science Correspondent with Sky News was released by Yahoo 4 hours ago. Here is the article quoted in full. “British scientists have said they hope to have…