ESP (Economic Stimulus Package) features in the news
Frank Short 29-Oct-2021
There are two articles in the Island Sun today relating to the government’s economic stimulous package which tend to highlight the challenges anNZ Government announces new Ministry for Disabled People and accessibility law
Frank Short 29-Oct-2021
A new Ministry for Disabled People will be set up as the government rolls out a different approach to support services and brings in a new law to makeVirtual Health care and Telemedicine practices in a future Solomon Islands
Frank Short 28-Oct-2021
It was the late Dr Martin Luther King speaking in the United States who said, “I have a dream.” His dream was about about civil rights. IA Thank you for Linta
Frank Short 28-Oct-2021
In May this year readers might recall my letters and an appeal for help for Linta Mabo, the 16 year old daughter of a family living in North East GuadStrategy to Revitalize the Agriculture Sector launched
Frank Short 27-Oct-2021
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare officially launched the roadmap which also coincided with the World Food Day agriculture show celebrations staged atFamily Support Centre calls for action for all children affected by sexual violence
Frank Short 27-Oct-2021
The Family Support Centre (FSC) stands in solidarity with those who have condemned the recent alleged rape and murder of a 7 year old child in KolombaEarly speculative reporting discounted as RSIPF clarify bomb did not apparently kill father and son
Frank Short 26-Oct-2021
Yesterday the Solomon Times Online reported that a father and son had been killed in a bomb blast in HoniaraUnnecessary alarmist newspaper headline
Frank Short 26-Oct-2021
I consider it was unnecessary and alarmist for staff reporter Mavis (Podokolo) to have reported in the Island Sun today titling her story ‘Academic achievement must be supported with jobs
Frank Short 26-Oct-2021
Reading a copy of today’s Island Sun newspaper, I see that Dr. Transform Aqorau has said education is the way forward.NZ PM has said vaccination will be mandated in any workplace that requires a certificate of vaccination for entry
Frank Short 26-Oct-2021
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced vaccination will be mandated in any workplace that requires a certificate of vaccination for entry.Unexploded ordinance and the threat to lives in the Solomon Islands lingers on 80 yrs after the Pacific War
Frank Short 26-Oct-2021
The Solomon Island has seen the tragic loss of two more of its citizens in a bomb blast in just over a year and the latest incident poses the questionIn yet another WWII bomb blast in nearly a year a father and son are killed and two others critically injured
Frank Short 25-Oct-2021
A father and his son have died after a bomb blast late yesterday around 7 pm. The father died shortly after the blast, his son reportedly died in hospVitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency 25-Oct-2021
I have often written about NCDs in the Solomon Islands and the way an inappropriate diet containing too much fat and sugar continues to hasten the onsCyberbullying and an alleged tragic death in the SI
Frank Short 25-Oct-2021
“In the Western Pacific region hepatitis B is estimated to stand at 20 percent and hepatitis C at 1 percent, approximately one out of every fiveHepatitis B is ranked as the sixth most common cause of death at the National Referral Hospital (NRH)
Frank Short 24-Oct-2021
“In the Western Pacific region hepatitis B is estimated to stand at 20 percent and hepatitis C at 1 percent, approximately one out of every fiveDisability will become more a part of the human condition requiring a form of social security support system
Frank Short 24-Oct-2021
Today, Sunday, I have been reflecting on the overall situation regarding people suffering some degree of disability in the Solomon Islands, on their nPrime Minister gives his views on the importance of economic development in the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 24-Oct-2021
Speaking in Honiara last week, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare talked of the necessity of aggressively addressing the existing infrastructure throughAttitudes hardening to non-vaxxers in the United Kingdom
Frank Short 24-Oct-2021
An article by David Mellor in today’s edition of the Daily Mail Online is titled – “How much longer can we tolerate anti-vaxxers?&rdDiabetes: The warning sign of high blood sugar in your legs that is ‘worse at night time'
Frank Short 23-Oct-2021
I am most often preoccupied with trying to find information on diabetes and how it might be detected and, more importantly, be prevented in the SolomoArtificial (prosthetic) legs for the hundreds of former NRH patients now disabled, disadvantaged without full mobility and waiting years for help
Frank Short 23-Oct-2021
The gifted modular building to the NRH delivered to the hospital last September has now been assembled and an extension added to become the replacemenA plan to grow subsistence small holder farmers into commercial farmers
Frank Short 23-Oct-2021
The Government has promised to commit to increasing its investment in the Agriculture sector. This was revealed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare duExperts believe one part of fighting the pandemics like Covid is to promote the general health and well-being of citizens
Frank Short 22-Oct-2021
The Solomon Islands remains one of very few countries to be Covid-19 free but the pandemic has not gone away offshore and the continued splendid efforSI health sector in line for a USD$5 million grant and a USD$5 million loan in projected WB and ADB project offers
Frank Short 22-Oct-2021
Six World Bank projects are still in the pipeline to be implemented in the Solomon Islands. This comes after the Bank supported 8 active projects wortSI Gov’t committed to infrastructure development, says PM Sogavare
Frank Short 22-Oct-2021
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare highlighted development when delivering his opening remarks at the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce (SICCI) InfrasDeadline looms for public servants to get vaccintated
Frank Short 21-Oct-2021
Speaking during his nationwide address this week, the Prime Minister said this represents 23.9% of the total doses required to cover the total targetSolomon Islands Prime Minister condemns heinous and brutal crimes and speaks for the nation
Frank Short 20-Oct-2021
The Solomon Islands in in shock and grief over the alleged rape and killing of an innocent seven year old girl in Kolombangara, Western Province.The expressed concerns for a new National Disability Inclusive Plan accommodating the needs of children with disabilities
Frank Short 19-Oct-2021
In the main the views raised concerned what is perceived delay in getting a response from the MEHR regarding a definitive implementation plan to tacklNew water supply for 4134 beneficiaries in the Guale communities
Frank Short 19-Oct-2021
Great news reported by the Island Sun newspaper today which said, more than 4000 people in seven communities affected by the Tropical Cyclone (TCThe alleged rape and death of a ten- year old child
Frank Short 19-Oct-2021
The Solomon Times Online this morning carried the heartbreaking and sickening report of the alleged rape and death of a ten year old child in the SoloLooking into the positive way internet access and mobile phone usage could benefit the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 18-Oct-2021
Mobile phone penetration rating is currently at 18.7 percent but that is expected to double following the recent improvement of network systems from 2Molecule could prevent damaging cell changes caused by type 2 diabetes – study
Frank Short 18-Oct-2021
Writing today, Monday, in the UK’s Evening Standard, Nina Massey says Researchers have identified a molecule that could help prevent damage to cAftershocks of Covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific, RNZ report claims Experts
Frank Short 18-Oct-2021
The Pacific Aftershock Report World Vision reveals the results of a survey of households across the region. It said while much of the Pacifi100,000 More AstraZeneca Vaccines Arrive from Australia
Frank Short 18-Oct-2021
As the Ministry of Medical Health and Services (MHMS) steps up the national vaccine roll-out to the provinces, Australia continues to provide SolomonKey concerns of the Solomon Islands, transport development in rural areas and climate finance, in regional news
Frank Short 18-Oct-2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Papua New Guinea Government have a $325 million loan to help fund tranche two of the Sustainable Highlands HiTree growing project called ‘WithOneSeed’
Frank Short 17-Oct-2021
Fifteen years ago, I met maun Joao Tadeu Gusmao and mana Leopoldina Guterres, a couple from a very remote area in Timor-Leste called Baguia. Eleven yeTaking Care of Children with Special Needs beyond Honiara
Frank Short 17-Oct-2021
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) have since 2016 been working on implementing the National Disability Inclusive EducaDisturbing disability figures in the Solomon Islands – What has changed in 2021?
Frank Short 16-Oct-2021
If the Solomon Islands Constitution does not yet provide a strong legislative framework that guarantees the equal rights of people with disabilities tMore than 600 visitors to the SI's Expo Pavilion in Dubai
Frank Short 16-Oct-2021
Solomon Islands Commissioner General, His Excellency Ambassador Moses Kouni Mose and his Team were glad to have welcomed more than 600 visitors to ourWomen are the key to growth in Solomon Islands' expanding Cocoa Industry
Frank Short 15-Oct-2021
International Day of Rural Women is supported by UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of womSolomon Airlines promotion of Tugeda Holiday packages
Frank Short 15-Oct-2021
Solomon Airlines has suffered losses arising from the Covid-19 pandemic but has frequently, via Facebook and other promotion means promoted and illustTetupa Primary School beneficiary of WASH facilities funded by New Zealand
Frank Short 15-Oct-2021
Around 230 students from Tetupa Primary will benefit from a WASH facility funded by the New Zealand Government through UNICEF and implemented by the WHovi Adventist Secondary and Primary School opens new classroom
Frank Short 15-Oct-2021
Students and staff of Hovi Adventist Secondary and Primary school in Gao Bugotu, Isabel Province have witnessed some tangible development in their smaNew project to reduce poverty launched and is expected to benefit approximately 49,233 people in Malaita Province
Frank Short 14-Oct-2021
A project called Melanesia Rural Market & Innovation-Driven Development Programme (MERMAID) that aims to reduce rural poverty, improve nutrition,A Call for Jobs
Frank Short 14-Oct-2021
In a recent letter the Leader of the Opposition in the SI Parliament, the Hon. Mathew Wale, called on the government to create more jobs. It is somethPrivate sector helping to fund green energy in Africa.
Frank Short 13-Oct-2021
The UN shared a story on my Linkedin page today which I will reshare with readers of my regular letters in the Solomon Islands where there is a greatSI’s Magistrates’ Court Circuits To Go Ahead With Support From Australia
Frank Short 13-Oct-2021
According to a report in today’s copy of the Solomon Times Online, the Magistrates’ Court circuits to the provinces will now go ahead forUNDP PIF and UK Government Call for Increased Effectiveness of Climate Finance in the Pacific
Frank Short 13-Oct-2021
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and DAuki receives a new garbage truck from the Japanese Government
Frank Short 13-Oct-2021
The Government of Japan has delivered a garbage truck worth $650,000 to Malaita Province yesterday to boost waste management efforts in Auki.Complacement has led to people thinking Covid-19 was not going to take root in PNG
Frank Short 13-Oct-2021
Papua New Guinea's Health Minister, Jelta Wong, said the pandemic is pushing the country's health system to the limit.ADB to provide climate financing
Frank Short 13-Oct-2021
The Asian Development Bank has announced it aims to deliver $US100 billion in climate financing to its members through to 2030.Stranded nurses still in Vanuatu
Frank Short 12-Oct-2021
According to a story in today’s Island Sun newspaper today, the stranded Solomon Islands nurses in Vanuatu may not be getting any support fA SENIOR CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN AT THE NRH SPEAKS HIS MIND SAYING IT AS IT IS
Frank Short 12-Oct-2021
Solomon Islands does not have the capacity to handle a Covid-19 outbreak in the country if there should be any, says Dr Jones Ghabu.Access to Justice in the Solomon Islands: Formal and Informal Pathways Post RAMSI
Frank Short 11-Oct-2021
The Solomon Islands Government faces a number of impediments, including administering outcomes with limited institutional and fiscal resources to a poGood Showing for Solomon Islands in Dubai Expo 2020
Frank Short 11-Oct-2021
More than 600 visitors were welcomed to the Solomon Islands Pavilion over the past few days.Australia mulls measures making social media giants responsible for defamatory postings
Frank Short 11-Oct-2021
According to the latest news bulletin from Radio New Zealand, today Sunday, the Australian government is considering a range of measures that wouDonated artificial legs via a UK registered charity
Frank Short 11-Oct-2021
In the United Kingdom, the registered charity ‘Legs for Africa’ helps amputees live independently, through supplying artificial legs, alloArticle on child abuse reveals some shocking child rape statistics
Frank Short 09-Oct-2021
Four stakeholders have highlighted their different roles in dealing with child and children in the country.Success from the boom in kava cultivation and sales in Malaita
Frank Short 08-Oct-2021
The fog has just cleared as Walter Ara begins his steep climb up the hills behind his village.17 year old student sees health care for the elderly and infants as primary community concerns in the country
Frank Short 07-Oct-2021
Freelance journalist Jimmy Nolan writing in the Solomon Times Online today tells the story of young Ambrose Wate from South Malaita and a student at SWHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
Frank Short 07-Oct-2021
Historic RTS,S/AS01 recommendation can reinvigorate the fight against malariaContract to Upgrade Seghe and Taro Runways Signed
Frank Short 07-Oct-2021
Improvements are set to commence on two Solomon Islands runways, following the signing of a significant construction contract between the New ZealandBuilding a Stronger Media Association of Solomon Islands with funding and equipment support from Australia
Frank Short 06-Oct-2021
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) will be better equipped to carry out it’s important role of building a skilled, independent andNurses stranded and allegedly living poor in Vanuatu
Frank Short 06-Oct-2021
New Zealand today reported that twenty Solomon Islands nationals are stranded in Port Vila in Vanuatu, due to Covid-19.The Solomon Islands requires collective brains to establish effective security policies and strategic approaches, says SINU Professor
Frank Short 06-Oct-2021
A shift in the National Security context in Solomon Islands needs more theoretical knowledge to address, says Professor David Gegeo of the Solomon IslMEHRD pledges to improve teachers’ welfare, but doesn’t say how and when
Frank Short 06-Oct-2021
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development has promised it will strengthen all initiatives to improve teachers’ welfare.Lifestyle changes needed in the SI to prevent and control diabetes, including diet and exercise
Frank Short 06-Oct-2021
Writing in the UK’s Daily Mail today Eleanor Hayward predicts that one in ten in the UK will have diabetes by 2030.A dilemma to be avoided given there is time and a choice
Frank Short 05-Oct-2021
In contributing this piece I realise my status as an “outsider” and one with no political intention or bias but merely a friend of the Sol$124,726 raised in effort to rebuild classrooms at the Tenakoga Adventist College following a recent fire
Frank Short 05-Oct-2021
Tenakoga Adventist College (TAC) raised $124, 726.80 during its gospel concert which was staged at the Maranatha Hall in Lunga, east Honiara, on SundaAustralia won't welcome international tourists until 2022
Frank Short 05-Oct-2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia was expected to reach the vaccination benchmark on Tuesday at which the country could begin to open up: 8SOSA gives back $645,000 to Selwyn College
Frank Short 05-Oct-2021
Selwyn Old Scholars Association (SOSA) and students have raised $645,000 through its fundraising activities coincide with the 50th Golden Jubilee celeVaccination passport inequities highlighted
Frank Short 05-Oct-2021
I wrote a letter today in wich I mentioned the likely introduction of vaccination passports being used for international travel once borders re-open.International air travel with proof of vaccinations
Frank Short 05-Oct-2021
The Solomon Islands realizes that it must at some point open up its international borders or suffer the continuing decline in its national economy.Pacific wants wealthy nations to deliver on funds, emissions ahead of Glasgow climate change summit
Frank Short 04-Oct-2021
The Pacific is making a desperate plea to the world's wealthy nations: step up and deliver on your promises to fight the global climate crisis.More than 20 years of work officially recognised
Frank Short 04-Oct-2021
Dr. Patrick Pikacha has received recognition for his significant environmental achievements in the South Pacific.