PEOPLE affected by the floods are at increased risk of acute malnutrition if there is lack of access to appropriate and adequate food, and reduced access to health and nutrition services, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). “Children with moderate acute malnutrition need urgent food support or they will move into severe acute malnutrition and…
CITY major Andrew Mua says five pools were discovered to have been formed upstream of the Mataniko river following the April 3 flooding. And he said these pools need the attention of authorities because they pose threats to lives of those living downstream, including Honiara. The pools were discovered by a group of boys from…
THE High Court and the Magistrates’ Court will be closing its doors for the public for the long Easter break as of Friday. The Magistrates’ Court will resume its normal service and court sittings on Tuesday next week while the High Court will remain close until April 25. That is when the Easter vacation ends.…
PEOPLE fled in fear and panic onto the Kukum highway after a group of masked men entered and robbed a shop at the Kukum shopping centre on Wednesday night. People who were doing their evening shopping fled most of the shops at Kukum, some even left their shopping on the roads and in the stores…
CITY mayor Andrew Mua has warned the public of a woman who goes around collecting money from victims in evacuation centres in return for promises of relief supplies. “This con woman collects what she claimed as registration fees, telling victims, unless they register, they will receive no supplies,” Mr Mua said. “Let me remind the…
Masked men attack shop-owner took off with cash POLICE are continuing their hunt for the group of men who robbed a shop and seriously injured its owner at the Kukum shopping centre at around 9:30pm, Wednesday. Police media reported that the eight masked men, who were armed with bush knives and other iron weapons (materials)…
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Ronald Bei Talasasa on Wednesday raises his concerns at the increasing rebellious behavour of youths nowadays. He was presenting his sentencing submission on the case of Mariano Besa who pleaded guilty to an unlawful wounding charge. Mr Talasasa said the point raised was in relation to the kind of attitude…
ABOUT 15 flood victims taking shelter at Mbokona School welfare centre in Honiara received donation of clothes from teachers of the school, Wednesday. The donation was an initiative of the school teachers to assist the victims. Up to 9,400 flood victims are living in welfare centres in Honiara. Monica Oti, a senior teacher of the…
MORE than 50 Solomon Islands student studying at the University of Technology in Lae, PNG, have renewed their hope to continue this academic year as embattled vice chancellor Dr Albert Schram from Australia is re-instated last week. Post Courier paper reports stated that student’s staged mass protest whilst boycotting classes and refusing to open administrative…
FEARS of a banana shortage have increased after the United Nations warned an incurable fungus could spread across the globe. The fungus, known as Tropical Race 4 or Panama Disease, has recently been discovered in Jordan and Mozambique after causing major damage in south-east Asia over the past 20 years. Supplies in the UK have…