BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AUSTRALIA together with UNDP in partnership with the National Disaster Management Office has strengthened the capacity of Provincial Disaster Management Offices in Central, Makira, and Temotu province. On August 13, Australia in partnership with UNDP through NDMO…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE National Disaster Management Office and Solomon Islands Meteorological Services in Honiara have today released a new tropical cyclone Lucas impact assessment report. The report which was released at an organised media press conference held at National…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ACCORDING to the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services in Honiara, the wet season is not yet over. It is now the peak of the wet season for the Solomon Islands and it’s from November to April where rainfalls,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SEVEN years after settling in their new community, April Valley residents on the outskirt of east Honiara say sanitation remains an issue. These people were once residents of Koa Hill in central Honiara. But the 2014 flash…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AT the resettled community of April Valley on the outskirt of east Honiara, Junior Lonsdale is taking life simply, living one day at a time. Lonsdale, a father of two, and his family were amongst those the…
MOST of the about 100,000 people across Solomon Islands affected by wet and windy weather last week have returned home or are being sheltered by other family members. The director of the National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates, said part…
AN estimated 100,000 people across six of Solomon Islands’ eight provinces have been affected by two weeks of torrential rain and strong winds. As of last Wednesday, the Director of the National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates, said they were…
