TEN New Zealand and two Australian health personnel will be operational in Honiara from today. The five doctors, four nurses, two logisticians, mission leader with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade arrived on Wednesday in Honiara and will start work today. The New Zealand led team will be in Honiara,…
EAST Choiseul MP Manasseh Sogavare has supported government proposal to establish an embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. “This is a strategic move that should be welcomed,” Mr Sogavare said while speaking in parliament, Tuesday. He said in addition to furthering Solomon Islands economic interest, the move should facilitate active engagement with Jakarta on the issue of…
WEST Honiara Member of Parliament has made a second wave of assistance to flood victims of his constituency. This time, Namson Tran donated clothes and blankets. Constituency Development Officer (CDO) on behalf of the MP delivered 50 clothing bales through the White River Dorcas group. “This is the continuous support of the MP towards those…
Panamex Group of companies on Thursday aided relief supplies for the flooding victims’ with goods worth more than $100,000. Their local distributor in the country, George Wu Company delivered the goods to World Vision and the National disaster management office (NDMO). Goods included 350 bags of 20kg rice, 350 cartoons of waioka tuna taiyo including…
DEPUTY Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga on Thursday joined the public to cross the Mataniko river on a boat a group of boys is using to ferry people to both sides of the river. Those using the service are charged $2. Besides the boat, others used rafters to ferry people across. The boys from the devastated…
PEOPLE affected by the floods are at increased risk of acute malnutrition if there is lack of access to appropriate and adequate food, and reduced access to health and nutrition services, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). “Children with moderate acute malnutrition need urgent food support or they will move into severe acute malnutrition and…
CITY major Andrew Mua says five pools were discovered to have been formed upstream of the Mataniko river following the April 3 flooding. And he said these pools need the attention of authorities because they pose threats to lives of those living downstream, including Honiara. The pools were discovered by a group of boys from…
THE High Court and the Magistrates’ Court will be closing its doors for the public for the long Easter break as of Friday. The Magistrates’ Court will resume its normal service and court sittings on Tuesday next week while the High Court will remain close until April 25. That is when the Easter vacation ends.…
PEOPLE fled in fear and panic onto the Kukum highway after a group of masked men entered and robbed a shop at the Kukum shopping centre on Wednesday night. People who were doing their evening shopping fled most of the shops at Kukum, some even left their shopping on the roads and in the stores…
CITY mayor Andrew Mua has warned the public of a woman who goes around collecting money from victims in evacuation centres in return for promises of relief supplies. “This con woman collects what she claimed as registration fees, telling victims, unless they register, they will receive no supplies,” Mr Mua said. “Let me remind the…