BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE confirmed on December 8 that they are yet to make any arrest relating to the burning incident at Valuado village, north Guadalcanal on December 3. However, police say suspects have been identified. Police in an earlier…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man alleged of setting fire to his parents’ house in 2020 at the Goldridge area has pleaded not guilty and a pre-trial hearing was conducted on December 7. Nelson Vajua is charged with one count of…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE reoccurrence of aftershocks is slowly easing, says National Disaster Council situation report released on 5th December 2022. “Reoccurrence of aftershocks slowly easing, however, people particularly in Southwest Guadalcanal are still living in fear and uncertainty,”…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Geological Survey Division (GSD) continues to monitor the current aftershocks and issue appropriate technical updates to other government early warning agencies. That is according to the National Disaster Council, situational report number-two released earlier this…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The National Disaster Office (NDMO) has completed its study of the area reported with oil spill at Tasivarongo, west Guadalcanal. That is according to the National Disaster Council, situational report number two released earlier this week.…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO AFTERSHOCKS of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake are expected to continue for days and weeks until the movement of the tectonic plates, it is reported. This is according to the National Disaster Council situational report number two…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO CHAIRMAN of Kolokemau Primary School in South Guadalcanal Allan Bakachikai has called for assistance following damages of school facilities as a result of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier this week. Bakachikai says the quake has damaged…
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…
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…
WORK on the Tina Hydro Project is picking up again after COVID-19 and few other issues put a brake on the progress of the project. Chief Executive Officer of Tina Hydro Limited (THL), Younghoon Chang revealed this when he made…
