The People of Northwest Choiseul Constituency have expressed concerns over the delay of disaster relief support from their Member of Parliament and the Provincial Disaster Office. Provincial Assembly Member for Choiseul Bay Ward, Hon.
The Vanuatu Government has thanked Solomon Islands for its assistance towards Vanuatu’s rehabilitation after the recent devastation caused by cyclone Pam.
Disaster-affected communities in Ngella, Central Islands were the first to receive disaster relief supplies from their Member of Parliament Bartholomew Parapolo recently.
Victims of the recent Tropical Cyclone Raquel in East Malaita have finally received their relief supplies today. This follows a delivery of more than 500 kilograms of rice by the Member of Parliament for East Kwaio, Stanley Festus Sofu. SIBC’s East Malaita stringer Enoch Idui reports.
A ‘No Tsunami threat to the Solomon Islands’ statement has been issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services this afternoon. The statement was issued following an undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.9 which occurred at 3:12 pm today.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) have concluded a joint emergency evacuation drill last Friday. The drill is an ongoing exercise between the CBSI staff and police officers to prepare for any emergency situation.
Disaster recovery works on Guadalcanal province in response to the 2014 April floods is well underway. The recovery works is part of the Rural Development program (RDP) under the Ministry of Development, Planing and Aid Coordination.
A tropical disturbance What to do Information is current for Temotu Province. The what to do information notice was issued by the National Emergency Operations Centre of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Honiara.
A concerned man, Pedro Wale Urifo of Roroni Village of Central Guadalcanal has called on the responsible authorities including the national government to allow St Barbara Mining Limited to carry out the planned dewatering exercise of the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF).
Chairman of the Gold Ridge Mining Limited Walton Naezon says as of yesterday the National Government has supplied three communities with tanks. He says the chairman of the Government task force has confirmed that tanks were supplied to communities living near the Gold Ridge site.
The 2015 Pacific Partnership between Solomon Islands and the United States was officially opened in Honiara today. Last week an US Military high-speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) arrived in Honiara under the Pacific Partnership between Solomon Islands and the United States.
Gold Ridge downstream communities have welcomed the announcement by the Democratic Coalition for Change Government to declare a state of disaster over the Gold Ridge area.
Australia is supporting the deployment of provincial assessment teams following Cyclone Raquel. A statement from the Australian High Commission today says, the team will assess levels of damage to households, livelihood and infrastructure caused by the cyclone.
The Ministry of Lands will soon allocate plots at April Ridge to victims of the April floods. A total of 268 plots is available on April Ridge. In an interview with SIBC News this week, the Commissioner of Lands Nelson Naoapu confirmed the Land Board will allocate the plots.
Teamwork is very important in any humanitarian mission, says Inspector Charles Fox Sau, Commanding Officer of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force team who went on a humanitarian mission to Vanuatu.
The Australian Defense Advisor for the South West Pacific, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Watson has praised the Patrol Boat Auki team saying they had played an outstanding role during the relief efforts in Vanuatu.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force patrol boat Auki has returned to Honiara this morning after a successful relief mission following Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
Students of Mbokonavera Community High School will now have access to water again after the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) pays its outstanding water bills to Solomon Water.
Better preparing Solomon Islanders for future disasters and building resilience, is an important part of recovery planning, the government has recognised.
More than 300 tonnes of rice were being dispatched for distribution to communities around Malaita Province affected by Tropical cyclone Pam. The relief supplies were provided by the Solomon Islands’ Government through the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) for Provinces affected by Cyclone…
