Emergency centre fears more yet to be reported from earthquake BY NED GAGAHE The National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) says it is expecting more reports of damage and impacts from Tuesday 22nd November 7.3 earthquake. The Centre says this as…
MALAITA provincial town of Auki and other parts of the province experienced the shudder of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake this week, on Tuesday 22nd November 2022. The earthquake struck around 1pm, with only slight shaking that lasted for more than…
BY NED GAGAHE Guadalcanal province police are assessing the damages caused by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake on 22nd November 2022. The epi-centre of the earthquake at 1pm is few kilometres outside Wanderer Bay Ward, west Guadalcanal. Few reports are also…
7.3 earthquake sends Honiara packing BY MAVIS PODOKOLO HONIARA residents spoke of the horror and trauma they suffered as a result of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that jolted Guadalcanal on the afternoon of Tuesday 22nd November 2022. “I thought the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO MINISTER for Ministry of Forestry and Research Dickson Panakitasi Mua has called for equal recognition and giving greater prominence to the ocean. He was speaking at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where he led the…
By OFANI EREMAE AS global temperatures continue to rise, weather experts have warned of more intense cyclones, flooding, and rising sea levels. The Pacific region, they say, is on the frontline of climate change. So, the future of the region’s…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE impact of climate on health-related issues is highlighted in the National Health Strategic Plan 2022-2031, launched at FFA Headquarters on Monday 7th November 2022. The country is vulnerable to rising sea levels and natural disasters such…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI COMMUNITIES of Fauala and Afio in Central Kwara’ae constituency have benefited from Japan’s water supply projects under its Grassroots and Human Security Project for Solomon Islands. The water projects which cost USD69,250 each, around SBD1.1 million,…
BY BEN BILUAGizo Solid waste Audit carried out by PlasticWise Gizo at Naru Island outside Gizo found that single used plastics have polluted the island. A total of 130 different types of solid wastes weighted 40,000 grams were collected within…
BY NED GAGAHE As the country transitions into a wet cyclone season, the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMS) yesterday warns the public of looming bad weather. Each year, the tropical cyclone season starts in November and ends in April the…
