Work Underway to Help Communities in Honiara Adapt to Natural Hazards
The Lord Howe settlement is said to be one of the highest priority hotspot areas targeted by HURCAP as it is located at the river mouth of the Mataniko river and lies 0.5 metres below the current high-water mark.
Source: Flickr: Simon Ager Thursday, 11 February 2021 08:50 AM
Honiara is a city at risk of natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and tropical cyclones due to its location. In more recent times, rapid urbanization is stretching the city’s ability to accommodate the increase of rural-urban migrants moving to Honiara.
Fishing village, Lord Howe settlement and Aekafo are considered hotspot areas vulnerable to the effects of natural hazards.
State Funeral for Late Sir Paul Tovua Finalized
Bidding farewell to the Late Paul, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said, “Rest in Peace, Son of Guadalcanal. Rest in peace Giant of Solomon Islands. I salute you. Solomon Islands salute you.”
Source: cscaustralia.com Monday, 08 February 2021 11:09 AM
The body of the late Statesman, Sir Paul Joseph Tovua, KCMG, OBE, and CSI, one of the founding fathers of our Nation will be accorded ‘Official Funeral’ on Tuesday 9 February.
On Monday afternoon 8th February, the body of Late Sir Tovua will be transported from the mortuary at the National Referral Hospital to his residence at Don Bosco, where it will spend the night with families and relatives.
Health authorities in Solomon Islands are scrambling to find close contacts of a student who tested positive for Covid-19 more than two months after being released from quarantine.
The outpatients area at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Photo: RNZ/Pacific Koroi Hawkins
In a statement, the goverment confirmed the student was repatriated from the Phillipines in September last year, tested positive for Covid-19 in quarantine, before recovering and being released in November after five consecutive negative test results.
The
Solomon Star newspaper reported the student spent the Christmas-New Year period in his home village in Malaita Province before falling sick and testing positive for Covid-19 at the Kilufi Provincial Hospital this week.
A national medical team had been dispatched to do follow up tests at the hospital and at the patient s village.