LANDOWERS will receive increase royalty from mining companies operating on their land under amendments being made to the Mines and Minerals Act. The Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Bill 2014 is now before parliament. Minister for Mines and Minerals, Moses Garu, said the mining industry is an important integral part of development for inclusive economic growth…
FISH are changing, they are losing their survival instinct and even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators, as the world’s oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research said on Monday. The study of fish in coral reefs off the coast of Papua New Guinea, where the waters are naturally acidic…
TOWER Insurance following its first water tank donation to King George School recently had donated another water tank donation to Koloale community school in Honiara. The tank donation was to also assist the school cater to the clean water needs of the displaced flood victims being cared for at the school. The donation was timely…
MORE than 30 White River Demons AFL players and Australians gathered in White River on Wednesday morning in a community blitz organised by the SIAFL to clean up the White River Health Clinic. The clinic has been closed since the flash floods when more than half of the clinic’s medical supplies and pharmaceuticals were destroyed,…
TEN New Zealand and two Australian health personnel will be operational in Honiara from today. The five doctors, four nurses, two logisticians, mission leader with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade arrived on Wednesday in Honiara and will start work today. The New Zealand led team will be in Honiara,…
EAST Choiseul MP Manasseh Sogavare has supported government proposal to establish an embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. “This is a strategic move that should be welcomed,” Mr Sogavare said while speaking in parliament, Tuesday. He said in addition to furthering Solomon Islands economic interest, the move should facilitate active engagement with Jakarta on the issue of…
WEST Honiara Member of Parliament has made a second wave of assistance to flood victims of his constituency. This time, Namson Tran donated clothes and blankets. Constituency Development Officer (CDO) on behalf of the MP delivered 50 clothing bales through the White River Dorcas group. “This is the continuous support of the MP towards those…
Panamex Group of companies on Thursday aided relief supplies for the flooding victims’ with goods worth more than $100,000. Their local distributor in the country, George Wu Company delivered the goods to World Vision and the National disaster management office (NDMO). Goods included 350 bags of 20kg rice, 350 cartoons of waioka tuna taiyo including…
DEPUTY Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga on Thursday joined the public to cross the Mataniko river on a boat a group of boys is using to ferry people to both sides of the river. Those using the service are charged $2. Besides the boat, others used rafters to ferry people across. The boys from the devastated…
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…