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VIEWPOINT-PM’s visit to Tikopia

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Brian Lezutuni
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PM Sogavare surrounded by the Happy Children of Tikopia

A grateful community say thank you….

PETER FORAU

Honiara

MANY people would not leap for joy when the Prime Minister makes a visit to their island but for us, the people of Tikopia, the Prime Minister’s latest visit to our island is not only historic but also a defining moment for us. 

It’s the first time after 43 years since a Prime Minister has visited us, almost half a century before we were able to see in person the Prime Minister of the country that we are citizens of.

Therefore, the visit was an occasion to behold which is why virtually the whole island, yes everyone on the island, old and young turned up to see, meet and hear the Prime Minister. 

I’m told some had to come a few days earlier so that they can be at the venue when the PM arrived. 

The PM’s arrival was delayed by half a day, yet no one moved, they all waited, just to see the Prime Minister. 

On Tuesday 15th June the Island Sun shared in the front page of its daily, a photo of the PM abiding with three of our Chiefs at the venue where he was welcomed.

The venue was Safoa school, the very school that I was educated at with the assistance by the New Zealand Government who had seconded a retired teacher to be principal of the school. 

He did wonders and a good number of us including yours truly were able to pass for further education away from our island.   

Overall, we had made a disproportionate contribution to the human development of our country, yet had in return received very little in development assistance.

For me it’s a double honour.  For the PM went ashore at my village and he was welcomed at my old school.  Wow! How wonderful.

In the old days we had running water in our villages and a well-equipped clinic housed in a permanent building that had a fridge and communication facilities.

Shipping services was the best, reliable and good, clean vessels to traverse the long journey.

All these are no more, making us an orphan of Development. 

We don’t have running water any more. We don’t have a clinic – thankfully the PM donated medical supplies to re-start our clinic after being dormant before his arrival. 

We have been neglected for almost half a century, the Central Government had neglected us, development partners and the NGO community had also not paid us any attention – maybe we are too remote so fearing no public visibility, everyone had shied away.

I wonder whether this is how development assistance should be extended just for the sake of publicity?

Everyday, we watched with envy so and so High Commissioner or Minister Counsellor, even first Secretary of this and that diplomatic mission launching projects after projects for the benefit of communities in and around Honiara or near-by provinces.   

Maybe if we had been close-by the same could have happened to us too.  Sadly we are so remote too far to provide the publicity that donors are looking for. 

This is why the Prime Minister’s visit to our Island is a blessing for us. 

We have hope for improved attention and maybe a trickle of development assistance for our benefit to happen following the visit.

If you are wondering yes we have an MP who is a Minister. 

But why isn’t there any development on the island?  Oh yes we have a tractor and canteens everywhere on the island.

However we need running water, sanitation and medical services.

We would do a good ship too.  The current one is best suited to transport cargo, not passengers.

Maybe our Constituency is too big which is why our member is unable to address everyone’s development needs. 

Perhaps if our people do not request personal projects from our MP, some community projects can be attended to. 

Anyway, going back to the Prime Minister’s visit, as a community we are so thankful to the PM for the visit because not only has he made our people aware that they are truly part of Solomon Islands, but as well, we believe the attention now paid on us because of the visit can lead to some interest by our development partners to help attend to some of our needs – water supply, sanitation, housing and medical services.

You may not get wide publicity for any help you give but rest assured there would a grateful people that will really embrace your help into eternity far more deeply than publicity can achieve. 

On the same note I also wish to express our gratitude to the Island Sun newspaper for highlighting the PM’s visit prominently in its issue on Tuesday 15th June. 

What you have done is draw attention to us a forgotten community and thanks to your editorial team, our plight may have registered with a worthy development partner.

But thank you very much PM for visiting our island, it has taken almost half century for the visit. 

What you saw, apart from the tractor, is how we live our normal lives.

Our Chiefs, people and all of us are truly grateful to you for visiting because of the attention you have generated for us.

We thank the Premier of Temotu Clay Soalaoi for making the visit possible and our MP Nau Rangirei for leading the way. 

God bless Solomon Islands from shore to shore!

Solomon Power Signs Financing Agreement with Australia for Tina River Transmission System

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Solomon Power CEO Donald Kiriau, Solomon Power Chairman David Quan, and Australian High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan (representing the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific) sign their financing partnership for the Tina River transmission system

Solomon Power and the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) have signed a USD22.7 million (SBD180 million) grant and loan financing agreement to build the 22km transmission system for the Tina River Hydropower Project.

The transmission system is the critical piece of infrastructure needed to enable the hydropower facility to supply power to Honiara. It will deliver 70–80 gigawatt hours of renewable energy per annum – enough electricity to meet around 68 per cent of Honiara’s needs. The resulting reduction in Honiara’s reliance on diesel generation will see Solomon Islands meet all of its greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris Agreement.

Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare attended the ceremony at the Heritage Park Hotel and said, “the fact that we witness the signing today, despite the delays brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is testament to the genuineness, durability and maturity of our relations which ensures we achieve win-win outcomes in our bilateral relations as we continue to strengthen it.”

Prime Minister Sogavare adds, “more affordable and reliable electricity for Solomon Islands will alleviate pressure on household incomes and provide opportunities for businesses.”

The Tina River Hydropower Project is Australia’s largest ever climate finance investment in the Pacific. The AIFFP financing package brings Australia’s investment in the Project to more than SBD360 million since 2009. The package consists of a concessional loan of SBD84.8 million and a grant of up to SBD96.8 million.

“The agreement brings with it a partnership between Solomon Power and the AIFFP that will see reliable, sustainable renewable energy delivered to the people of Honiara for many years to come”, said Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Dr Lachlan Strahan.

In his speech Solomon Power’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr David K.C.Quan, said, “I wish to thank the Solomon Islands Government for working together with the Australian Government in maintaining the long-standing partnership to successfully implement the country’s largest renewable energy project. We are honoured by the trust and confidence AIFFP has in SIEA and we will strive to ensure the transmission system is completed on schedule and on budget.”

The AIFFP financing agreement is a milestone for Solomon Power. The transmission system is expected to cost SBD219.1 million and Solomon Power will invest SBD37.6 million of its own funds. Solomon Power will employ more than 200 people to make sure the transmission system is constructed before the hydropower facility is completed in 2024. 

—SIEA, DFAT JOINT PRESS RELEASE

SIEA signs deal with AIFFP

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Charles Kadamana
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From left, SIEA CEO Donarld Kiriau, SIEA Chairman David Qwan, Australia High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan sign the agreement as PM Sogavare and official guests witnessed

By CHARLES KADAMANA

 SOLOMON Islands Electrical Authority (SIEA) and Australian Infrastructure Finance Facility of the Pacific (AIFFP) have signed a USD$22.7 million ($181 million) deal yesterday to develop a transmission system from Tina Hydro power station to Honiara.

Involving in the signing ceremony are SIEA Chief Executive Officer Donald Kiriau, Chairman David K.C. Quan, Australia High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan and Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kumar as witnessed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and officials.

Kiriau said by signing this agreement SIEA will be partnering with AIFFP, an Australian Government funded financing facility, to develop a transmission system which will include a 22 kilometres transmission line to connect from Tina Hydro power station to the Lunga power station.

He said the transmission line is one of the important components of the Tina Hydro Development Project because it will essentially bring electricity into homes and businesses in Honiara by 2024.

“This agreement will enable the required financing for the development of this transmission system which will no doubt improve and enhance SIEA’s capability into a realiable and sustainable power,” he said.

He said the total cost of the transmission system is around USD$27.4 million.

Under the agreement AIFFP will provide US 22.7 million while the government through Solomon Power will contribute to the remaining US$4.7 million.

He describes the partnership as historical and demonstrates the trust and confidence of Australia and AIFFP in SIEA.

General Manager Special Project and Planning Bennie Smith said currently Solomon Power uses “quite a bit” of diesel fuel to generate electricity.

He said with signing of the agreement it will allow to build transmission line from Tina Hydro power station that will be built over the next 3 or 4 years.

“The hydro power station will allow Solomon power to eliminate some of the diesel fuel supplier and become greener islands which is good for our country

“Also, as part of the project it would deliver transmitter electricity to the existing distribution system and on top of that this will allow us to provide electricity to communities around the Tina River area where the transmission line will run so more people will have access to electricity in a more environmentally friendly,” he said.

Smith said the project is an expensive undertaking but over the long period of time it will reduce the cost of electricity to customers.

Under this component power will be generated from Hydropower facility to Honiara Electricity system through two parallel single circuit 66 kilovolt transmission lines of 22 km each to the existing Lungga Diesel Power station.

The transmission system is expected to deliver 70-80 gigawatt hours of renewable energy per annum enough to meet around 68 percent of Honiara’s electricity demand.

The design of the transmission line has started and should be finalised in the coming months. It is anticipated that the construction will start by end of this year or early next year.

PM lauds signing of Tina hydro transmission system

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Australia High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan show his appreciation to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare as official guests look on

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare yesterday witnessed the signing ceremony of the Financing Agreement of the Tina River Transmission System at the Heritage Park Hotel.

The transmission system is the critical piece of infrastructure needed to enable the hydropower facility to supply power to Honiara.

It will deliver 70–80 gigawatt hours of renewable energy per annum – enough electricity to meet around 68 per cent of Honiara’s needs.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Sogavare described the occasion “yet another historical milestone that takes Solomon Islands one-step closer to realising the benefits that Tina Hydro Project will bring”.

He said whilst the full Tina Hydro project is a much larger undertaking involving many partners, the signing focuses on the further strengthening of the bonds between Solomon Islands and Australia.

He said it would be done through Australia’s expanding investment portfolio in Solomon Islands with a focus on the Tina Hydro project.

Prime Minister Sogavare said the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (Tina River Project) is Australia’s largest climate finance investment in the Pacific amounting to $SBD362 million between 2009 and 2021 of which:

  1.  50 percent, [$SBD181 million] in grant funding was provided between 2009 and 2020, for the preparation phase, construction of the access road, technical assistance, and to support operational costs of the Tina River Project Office, and
  1. A further 50 percent, $SBD181 million from the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) is what was signed today – a financing package comprising a base grant, a contingency grant, and a concessional loan.   

“The funds that will be made available will assist the Solomon Islands Government to finance the Tina River Project transmission system, which will ensure transmission lines are provided between the hydropower station and the power distribution centre that will distribute the power to users,” he said.

Sogavare said he is also pleased to note that ‘Solomon Power’ will also have a cost-sharing role in the Tina River transmission system and will contribute approximately $37.6 million to ensure the transmission system is fully funded and implemented.

The prime minister also conveyed the Government’s appreciation to the many other partners that have made the Tina River Hydropower project possible including:

  • The World Bank
  • The International Finance Corporation (also part of the WB group)
  • The Asian Development Bank

…. and other partners including the Green Climate Fund, and other bilateral and multi-lateral partners.

Manele congratulates Kenilorea Jnr on International appointment.

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele last week congratulates his parliamentary colleague Honorable Peter Kenilorea (Jr), on his successful bid and appointment for the role of President of the Organization of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly and Co-President of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Minister Manele extended sincere gratitude to the Pacific Missions in Europe and the wider ACP groups for their support and confidence in supporting the nomination of Solomon Islands to this presidency role.

Minister Manele further assures Hon Peter Kenilorea Jnr of his Ministry’s support as he takes on the Presidency role of the OACPS.

In the role of President, Hon. Kenilorea Jr will represent Solomon Islands and the Pacific region as the President of the OACPS Parliamentary Assembly and Co-President of the OACPS–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to manage and preside over the consultations, debates and dialogue on issues of mutual interest.

The OACPS Parliamentary Assembly and the OACPS Joint Parliamentary Assembly are institutions established under the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement also commonly known as the Cotonou Agreement, and previously Lome series of Conventions. 

The current agreement will be replaced by a new partnership Agreement in November 2021.

Kenilorea Jnr is Solomon Islands representative in the two parliamentary bodies, since assuming the role of Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee (PFRC).   

The Joint Parliamentary meets four times a year in plenary and intersessional meetings.

  The debates by these joint institutional bodies enhance better understanding of issues amongst parliamentarians in the bid to foster more effective platforms for cooperation amongst parliaments and towards confronting global challenges and sustainable development.

The process to facilitate the appointment was undertaken through collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, the SI Mission to the European Union in Brussels and the National Parliament Office.

–GCU

We want to modernise Temotu: Premier Forau

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Mavis Podokolo
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Premier of Temotu Province, Clay Forau speaking at the Temotu Province Second Appointed Day Celebrations last year. PHOTO: Elliot Dawea

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO

Premier Clay Forau said his government is looking at modernising Temotu Province.

Forau echoed this during the Temotu Province Second Appointed celebration held in Lata.

He said based on the Temotu Provincial government policy intention they will stand to modernise Lata, capital of the province, and the whole of Temotu province

“We stand on a policy intention to modernise this capital (Lata). We will not allow the kind of things that we see in the villages to infiltrate and influence our development in Lata town.

“We will influence out rural communities with what is happening here in the provincial capital,” Forau said.

He said he believes that if they modernise Lata township they will also be able to modernise the rural communities.

“It may not be easy, it may not come soon but this what we want to do,” Forau said.

He said they have decided to do this to become a model province and that is one part the people of Temotu province can play in developing Solomon Islands.

“So all the building erected here must be according to Provincial governments plan. We want to ensure our rural dwellers also feel and experience what civilisation and development is,” Forau said.

‘THINK AGAIN’

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Eddie Osifelo
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Logger wants review of Bio-Security land decision

By EDDIE OSIFELO

EXCELLENT Resources Management Ltd is asking the Land Board to review the decision taken by Commissioner of Land, Alan McNeil over the land occupied by Bio Security at Ranadi, East Honiara.

The land parcel No. is 192-010-003.

McNeil had issued a Notice of Resumption on March 16 on the land to retain it for public purpose and to continue hosting the biosecurity quarantine incinerator.

But, company lawyer Gabriel Suri explained to the Chairman of Land Board in a letter sent on April 8 that his client’s interest to acquire Fixed Term Estate (FTE) on the land is to enable it to establish an oxygen gas factory for production of industrial and medical oxygen gas.

Suri said his client has carried out a study on the supply of and demand for oxygen gas and it is apparent that oxygen is being imported and supplied at very huge costs.

He said the demand of the National Referral Hospital for oxygen is very substantial; and it requires constant supply of oxygen at reasonable price.

Furthermore, Suri said if established, the oxygen gas factory will be able to supply oxygen gas to hospitals in the country on reliable basis and at reasonable price.

He said this component of the service is, therefore, a public purpose as well.

“It is a public purpose that requires support of your Land Board and the Government.

“With the threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic and other impending pandemic diseases, all hospitals in Solomon Islands must be adequately supplied with oxygen gas,” he said.

Suri said his client is ready and willing to provide this public purpose service to ensure that Solomon Islands has the medical capacity to deal with life threatening pandemics.

Further to that, Suri said by virtue of the new Part IIA enacted in 2014, section 8C (5), any land recovered by the Commission by forfeiture or resumption shall not be allocated within a period of six months.

He said Section 8C (6) also states that the Commissioner shall only exercise a power to carry out any function in subsection (4) of that section if there is a written directive from the Board to the Commissioner.

Moreover, section 4(4) of the Land and Titles Act vest power in the Land Board to give general or special direction to the Commissioner of Lands in relation to his holding and dealing in interest in land.

Suri said it is their opinion that the Board has power to give general and specific policy directions on the scope of public policy.

“As regarding PN.192-010-033, production of oxygen gas for medical purposes should be classified as public purpose under your policy.

“The Commissioner of Lands should be able to identify another land for biosecurity quarantine incinerator,” he said.

Commissioner of Lands had transferred the FTE title held by Honiara City Council to Excellent Resources Management Ltd, a logging company on January 7 this year.

The company paid transfer costs of $800,000 into the HCC bank account and outstanding rental at Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey.

Initially, Commissioner of Lands had granted the FTE title to Honiara City Council on September 26, 1986.

However, the transfer of the land to the company did not go down well with Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

 “The land is used for destruction of all garbage removed from international vessels and aircraft coming into Solomon Islands,” Director of Biosecurity of MAL, Francis Tsatsia said in a strongly-worded statement issued recently.

“It’s a requirement that garbage of this sort must be offloaded and incinerated as biosecurity risk is very high,” Tsatsia added.

“Normal garbage for incinerator in this premises are plants and plant products and animal and their products.”

Tsatsia said another option is for the Biosecurity department to move to Henderson, however it will be a risk for Aviation operation there because of smoke to be released from coming burning garbage.

Permanent Secretary Ethel Tebengi Frances said she is very disappointed about the action taken by HCC to sell off the land without consulting her ministry.

“At least the courtesy to inform us so we can negotiate with them (HCC),” Frances said.

“This is a threat to national security of this country during these COVID-19 pandemic as wastes from flights into the country poses a huge threat,” she added.

Frances had said MAL would not go down without a fight to retain this piece of land for our national security.

Logger plans Oxygen gas factory at Ranadi

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Eddie Osifelo
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By EDDIE OSIFELO

MALAYSIAN logging company, Excellent Resources Management plans to establish an Oxygen gas factory in Ranadi, East Honiara.

This will include two buildings to accommodate oxygen and acetylene processing factories.

Michael Lam confirmed this in an email attached with the investment proposal, sent to Foreign Investment Division 3rd March this year.

Lam said he is planning to set up a factory to produce industrial use oxygen gas and also for hospital use oxygen and nitrogen gas.

He said at present all the gases are mostly imported from overseas.

Lam said Tong’s Corporation is producing a low purity of industrial use oxygen because the plant machinery is very old.

“I believe the machinery is about 30 years old,” he said.

However, the company cannot establish both factories because it needs access road.

The only option is to secure the land parcel No. 192-010-033 in front of their premise.

Commissioner of Lands holds the Perpetual Estate over the land while Honiara City Council holds the Fixed Term Estate.

However, the Planning Office in the Council found the land is under-developed for many years and only used by the bio security division in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock as garbage incinerator to dispose plants and animal products.

Excellent Resources Management Ltd wants to acquire the HCC land in order to establish the factory because the distance in between the two factories have to be at 50 meters apart.

Therefore, the company applied to Honiara City Council to acquire the Fixed Term Estate title of the parcel number of land in 2014.

HCC agreed and offered the 50 years FTE to the company and Conditions of the Grant Instrument.

According to Senior Physical Planner of HCC, Alphonsus Osifo’oa, after an investigation on the proposed site, they found the land had all been left un-developed for such a long period of time, thus such parcel of land qualifies to be allocated directly to the applicant (Excellent).

Osifo’oa said the introduction of new business undertaking in bottling factory will assist other registered businesses in the country to buy their bottles locally – an economic spin-off for the country at large.

He said besides the company would also provide employment opportunities to the many un-employed local Solomon Islanders.

Commissioner of Land Allan McNeil granted the consent for the transfer of the FTE from HCC to Excellent Resources Management Ltd after he received the resolution of the HCC, payment of $330 for processing consent for transfer of FTE over Parcel No 192-010-033 and received a recent (6 months) copy of the FTE register.

However, following an outcry from Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to retain the land for its bio-security division, McNeil issued a Notice of Resumption on 16th March this year.

The Commissioner said the resumption of the land is for public purpose and bio security quarantine incinerator.

The Excellent Resources Management Ltd legal counsel, Gabriel Suri has written to the Land Board to review the decision of the COL because of the need to establish an oxygen gas factory in the country.

SINU students allowed to sit for their exams

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Solomon Islands National University

BY JARED KOLI

SERIOUSNESS of students at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) towards their studies has led the University Senate and Senior Management Committee ‘not to let their efforts to go in vain.’

On Monday, the university announced that it permits students with outstanding fees to sit for their semester one final exams.

This was after a meeting held Thursday last week, where the committee rescinded its resolution of 26th May 2020, and endorsed new resolutions that will be applied to students with outstanding fees.

The new resolutions allowed students with outstanding fees to sit for the exam, however, their results will be withheld until all fees are fully paid.

In a statement responding to Island Sun yesterday, the Senate and Senior Management Committee said their ‘decision was based on students’ interest at heart.’

“Ever since we made the decision for students with outstanding fees not to attend final exams, some private sponsored students responded and came to pay their fees.

“Constituency sponsored students also came and pay their own fees as well, they don’t wait for their Member of Parliament (MP) anymore. That’s how serious the students think about their studies here at SINU,” the statement said.  

Emphasizing on how students commit to the studies, SINU Senate and Senior Management said some students went on to organize fundraising to meet their outstanding fees.

“Some students, for example, all first-year nursing students, divided themselves into two huge groups and already made two fundraising towards their outstanding fees.”

It adds some of these students are MP sponsored but they are taking the initiative by themselves to settle their outstanding fees.

“With this, some students have paid up to 80 percent to 90 percent of their fees. They might not be able to completely pay their fees comes exam date. However, the management won’t let their efforts to go in vain. Hence, why the new resolution comes about,” it stated.

It adds reason why Distance Flexible Learning (DFL) students must pay their fees in full before sitting their exams is because they enrolled on unit bases, and they can afford it because it is cheaper compared to Face-to-Face students.

“For example, DFL students enrolled with two units at $600 per unit for each term, while a full-time nursing student cost $9000 for a semester.

“That is the reason why Senate Senior Management Committee made the decision for DFL students to continue with their normal practice of paying the full fee before sitting for exams,” the statement explains.

‘Balloon fish’ claims 2 lives

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Ben Bilua
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Scientists say Puffer fish are considered the second most poisonous creatures in the world. Photo: Google

BY BEN BILUA
Gizo

Two people have died at New Takwa village, Nusatuva island, Western province, after reportedly consuming a poisonous fish commonly known as Balloon fish.

Eight others are also recovering from this fish poisoning incident.

Balloon fish, or Puffer fish, which goes by the general scientific name Tetraodontidae, are highly poisonous due to the poisonous substance, Tetrodotoxin, it contains in its skin and liver.

A close relative to the victims, Wilson Wanefasi told Island Sun the victims felt sick after eating the fish on Saturday (June 12).

“I was at the hospital yesterday [Sunday] and was talking to some of the victims who are my relatives. According to information I gathered, the poisonous fish was left in a canoe at the beach by an old man who was out diving on Friday night.

“Early on Saturday morning the woman (deceased) and the kids saw the fish and filleted the fish.

“They took the fish’s stomach and eggs, went back to their home and fried the fish’s intestine and the eggs.

“After eating, the victims felt the impact of the poison and were rushed to Ringi clinic,” he explained.

Wanefasi said the woman was pronounced dead at the clinic upon arrival while the young deceased passed away while the rescue team tried to transport the victims to Gizo Hospital.

He said the kid was a grade-five student of Ringi Primary School.

Wanefasi said the eight survivors all of whom are kids were rushed to Gizo Hospital for medical treatment and survived the tragedy. They were transported back to their village on Monday.

Meanwhile Wanefasi said the sad incident gives a lesson not only for victims’ families but also the people of Solomon Islands about this highly toxic fish type.

He says it is time responsible authorities give awareness country-wide on which fish are non-edible in our waters, and also overseas for people travelling out.

Attempts to get comment from the Western Province’s Health and Medical Authority proved unsuccessful when this paper went to print yesterday.

According to researchers, almost all species of Puffer fish contain a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin that can be 1200 times stronger than cyanide.

The neurotoxin damages the nervous system, particularly blocking the communication channels between the brain and the body, paralysis occurs and the lungs and heart fail, and the animal or person dies within minutes.

One Puffer fish contains enough toxins in its liver to kill 30 human adults. For this reason, Puffer fish are considered the second most poisonous creatures in the world.

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