THE Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal, David Day Pacha has described as not normal his constituency following the torrential rains and floods that hit parts of Guadalcanal and Honiara last week. He said relief supplies to his people cannot be readily delivered not because there aren’t any. He said the only ship that had…
AS of 7th April, Solomons Islands Red Cross, as part of the multi-agency coordinating committee (Red Cross, Oxfam, World Vision, Save the Children and others), delivered the folowing to 21 welfare centres: Jerry cans for families (SIRC – 711) Blankets (SIRC – 45) Hygiene Kits for families (World Vision – 110) Sleeping mats (SIRC –…
THE flood death toll currently stands at 21, with two missing, according to Solomon Islands Red Cross in a statement issued on Thursday. Earlier reports suggest 23 people dead and many missing. But Red Cross said this has been revised down by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). There are approximately 9400 people in…
WHEN a wall of water came roaring down Honiara’s Mataniko River towards her riverside home Anna Maena only had enough time to grab her two children and run. She watched from a nearby hill as her home was swept down the river, leaving the family with just the clothes they stood in. “All the houses…
POLICE are calling on the public to respect each other during this recovery period following the devastation of last week’s flash floods. The floods have so far killed twenty three people and left thousands of others homeless. Speaking at the weekly Police press conference, Acting Police Commissioner, Juanita Matanga urged the public to respect each…
POLICE have warned people in and around the Gold Ridge area to refrain from going near the mine site. Acting Police Commissioner, Juanita Matanga issued the caution following reports that locals are continuously roaming around the Gold Ridge mines areas, without considering the dangers and environmental impacts last week’s flash floods may have on them.…
SOLOMON Breweries Limited (Solbrew) has backed relief efforts by delivering clean filtered over the past six days to communities as far as NZ Camp settlement and to all the Disaster Relief Centres in East Honiara. Their efforts have been supported by Tongs Corporation who provided tanks and used to distribute water across a number…
HEAVY duty or loaded vehicles may still be turned away from crossing the Mataniko bridge as Police continue to closely monitor vehicles crossing. Acting Police Commissioner, Juanita Matanga said that restriction on loading heavy duty vehicles have been made aware to Police officers manning the bridge. Those with a maximum load of up to 30…
SOLOMON Water says it regrets to announce the temporary closure of the Rove Gravity Source due to dead prawns and fish as a precaution to protect public safety. “We expect the closure to last until tomorrow, and we shall get the supply restored as soon as possible,” a statement Solomon Water issued yesterday, said. It…
SOLOMON Islanders are urged to cooperate during the current recovery process. Chairman of the National Disaster Council (NDC) and Permanent Secretary of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Dr Melchior Mataki made the call yesterday. “The country has endured a week filled with destruction and enormous tragedy and now is the time to work…