THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) is reportedly flooded with diarrhea patients. A doctor at the outpatient department said the hospital is jam-packed with diarrhea infected patients. “Health workers at the outpatient are struggling to cope at the moment with the increasing number. “A lot of children and adults are affected,” the doctor said. He said…
POLICE remain on high alert despite the low crime rate following flash flooding last week in the nation’s capital, Honiara. Acting Police Commissioner, Juanita Matanga revealed this on Thursday adding that Police are well aware of several opportunists trying to take advantage of the situation and commit unwanted petty crimes. “Police officers will remain on…
THE Love of a mother for her children is undying. A few mothers perished in the recent flash floods and one that touched many rescuers was that of a woman who was found dead with her child still held tightly in her arms. The heartbreaking discovery was made last Saturday at the Matanikau River mouth.…
FAMOUS face book group Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) yesterday paid a reconciliatory reparation to the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. Reports reaching the Solomon Star said the FSII executive met with the Prime Minister and gave Mr Lilo a shell money. A source said the shell money was paid after a thread posted by…
PARLIAMENTARY Secretary to Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Brett Mason has conveyed Australia’s deepest condolences to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy, his Government and the people of Solomon Islands. Mr Mason conveyed the message on behalf of the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to Prime Minister Lilo during a brief meeting in…
A NUMBER of villages near Gold Ridge were deserted this week. Raymond Piti, who was one of those escaped, said villagers feared the Gold Ridge Mining tailing dam would collapse. “On Wednesday evening, many people residing in villages downstream escaped to the GPPOL areas,” he said. “The tailing damn has reached its maximum capacity during…
ANZ has announced that it would donate SBD$200, 000 (approximately AUD$30,000) relief effort in the country. The donation will be channelled through World Vision to support disaster relief work following last week’s devastating floods. A statement from the bank said ANZ’s donation to World Vision International in the Solomon Islands will be used to support…
DAMAGES done to infrastructures in North West Guadalcanal has impacted on local farmers in the area. Since last Thursday’s flooding, most of the bridges in that area have been ripped off making it extremely difficult for farmers to bring their produce to Honiara. A North West Guadalcanal farmer John Maeli who owns a farm at…
LAST week’s devastating flood had negatively impacted on many farmers in Honiara and parts of Guadalcanal. One of the farmers based in White River, West Honiara is Elizabeth Suimae whose melon plot was affected by the flood. Speaking to the Solomon Star early this week at the central market Ms Suimae said that flood last…
Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has ensured the watching world is being kept fully up to date with all developments taking place in the Solomon Islands as the nation begins the arduous task of cleaning up after last week’s tumultuous events. In a secondary statement issued on Wednesday, Mr Tuamoto has…