Thousands of Honiara residents continue to work and do their daily business as work on the main Mataniko Bridge continues. Freelancer George Atkin reports, apart from congested traffic, people have also been walking home after work after discovering they arrive at their destinations faster than…
More Australian relief arrived on the largest Royal Australian Air Force transport plane – the C17. The Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Andrew Byrne told SIBC news at the airport, the C17 has brought in relief supplies and personnel to assist victims of last week’s…
Gold miner St Barbara has temporarily suspended operations at its Gold Ridge mine, following last week’s flash flood. In its weekly update, the company says its open-pit mines were closed last Thursday to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida have sent condolence messages to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and Foreign Minister Clay Forau Soalaoi.
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 says relief supplies to his people cannot be readily delivered not because there aren’t any.
Communities between 01 and 02 bus stop at White River in West Honiara have complained that since their homes were swept through by the ravaging White River stream last Thursday, they have yet to receive any relief assistance to date.
World Vision water experts are racing to distribute clean water to children and their families in evacuation centres across Honiara. World Vision country director Dr.
In Sports, Solomon Warriors lost narrowly to AS Pirae of Tahiti by 2-1 in an action- packed affair in the Oceania Football Confederation, OFC, Champions League currently hosted in Fiji. The Group A match saw AS Pirae worked hard for their hugely entertaining victory over the Solomon Warriors.
Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth the Second, has sent her deepest condolences to the Government and people of Solomon Islands following the devastation caused by last week’s flash floods.
The Australian Government has announced 3-million Australian dollars assistance package for the Solomon Islands flooding. A media release from the Office of Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said she announces Australia will provide a total package of 3-million dollars to assist…
More support has been pledged from overseas governments and other donor partners to help current relief efforts for victims of last week’s flash flooding.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has appealed to Gold Ridge communities to stay away from the Gold Ridge Mine premises. Unconfirmed reports say landowners angry over non-payment of royalties are looting the Gold Ridge premises after the miner, St Barbara, closed its operations at the mine.
Choiseul Province Premier, Jackson Kiloe has expressed condolences to the families and relatives of people and children who lost their lives in last week’s flash floods.
A Tandai Landowner on West Guadalcanal is urging the Ministry responsible for Environment to launch an investigation into logging activities upstream Matanikau River. Moses Ofa makes this call as logging activities upstream may contribute to the extreme flooding last week.
The National Disaster Management Office Director Loti Yates has expressed concerns about the high risk of diseases associated with overcrowding and lack of clean water and sanitation after last week’s flood. Mr Yates says these diseases include malaria, dysentery and Dengue fever.
World Vision has begun distributing relief items to families affected by the flash flooding that took Honiara by surprise last Thursday. World Vision is supporting the emergency response co-coordinating agency, the Honiara Town Council, to provide relief items to families staying in evacuation…
The Joint Civil Society Groups and Concerned Citizens, JCSG & CC has strongly condemned the censorship of CDF funds information enforced by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Constituents of North Malaita Constituency, Malaita Province are questioning the effectiveness of the current price control laws. Reporting to SIBC, stringer John Andrew Kiri says this comes after the Ministry responsible fail to educate the people about the price control laws.
Tropical Cyclone ITA posses no further threat for Solomon Islands. A media statement from the National Emergency Operation Center has confirmed this today. The statement says it is now safe for people to freely move around.
The National Emergency Operation Centre, NEOC, at the National Disaster Office is on full activation mode. A statement from the office today updates its tally saying a total of 23 deaths and 9-thousand homeless people have been confirmed.
