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Hunt on for Lost Wartime Gold
A hunt for millions of dollars in lost Japanese wartime gold worthy of a thriller movie plot is unfolding in the Solomon Islands. The wreck of a sunken Japanese ship rumoured to contain gold bars worth about NZ$1.6 billion is said to have been discovered in New Georgia Sound, known as "The Slot" during World War II. According to former Solomon Islands MP and journalist Alfred Sasako,... more
PNG Families Assist Two Kindergarten Schools in Guadalcanal
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) community working and residing at Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) today (Thursday) donated some items to the Nguvia Kindergarten and Ngalimbiu Kindergarten schools in East Guadalcanal. “The PNG community here in GPPOL, is happy to assist the two kindergartens because it is our desire to contribute to the development of this nation and we are... more
Improving Food Security Concerns in Solomon Islands
The situation in Choiseul province is one that is becoming increasingly familiar to communities throughout the Pacific. Increased weather variability linked to climate change, including more droughts and more floods, is impacting livelihoods. Ethel Madada from Sepa village in southern Choiseul, Solomon Islands, is struggling to put food on the table. Recent flooding following a... more
Solomon Islander Joins Pacific Young Leaders on Disarmament
A Solomon Islander has been named as one of the inaugural participant of the Pacific Young Leaders on Disarmament.Calvin Ziru, a young Solomon Islander, was awarded the 2013 Pacific Young Leaders on Disarmament (PYLD) by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the Pacific Islands Society (PacSoc). Mr. Ziru is a lawyer by profession, who is currently a... more
Calls for Better Waste Management to Control Dengue Outbreak
By CATHERINE WILSON, INTER PRESS SERVICE
City and health authorities in the Solomon Islands are calling for effective and consistent urban waste management as they battle to control a serious outbreak of dengue fever, the world’s fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, which was identified in the country in February. The outbreak has impacted eight of nine provinces in the country of 552,000, with 88... more
Maintaining a Tuna Industry in Solomon Islands
New Ship Opens Opportunities
Gizo Flights Suspended Due to Nusatupe Upgrade
EU Provides Support to Temotu Tsunami Relief Response
Get Ready for Solar Eclipse
Government Increases Tobacco Excise Duty by 20%
Dengue Spikes as NRH Face Blood Shortage
Australia-Pacific Technical College Launches New Home in Honiara
SI-PNG Negotiations on IPPA Concludes
Savo Islanders Fear for Safety As Drilling Set to Begin
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Search for Gold
By FERRAL LASI Honiara
Maintaining Tuna Industry in Solomons
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RSIPF Strike
By MARTIN OTTO Goroka, PNG
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