Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 05-Dec-2021
While preoccupied with concerns over RHD, I read today some news about a possible vaccine being studied by the University of Aukland which gives me hoPolice and Defence Forces personnel in Honiara to maintain the peace after recent unrest in the capital
Frank Short 05-Dec-2021
They are part of a regional peacekeeping force that also includes teams from Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.Half a Billion Dollar: Unrest Damages Higher Than Initial Assessment
Frank Short 04-Dec-2021
There are around 63 buildings being burnt and looted, revised up from the initial 57.Seasonal workers remitted around SBD 72 million into SI
Frank Short 04-Dec-2021
“The 2500 figure is the combined figures for workers in both Australia and New Zealand,” Mr. Beck said.MPs, youths and businessman creating a Guadalcanal ‘Meri market’
Frank Short 04-Dec-2021
“So the market perimeters would be fenced so that everyone who comes here feels safe in the market.”World Bank Approves Further Funding Support for Solomon Islands
Frank Short 03-Dec-2021
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$15 million in support for Solomon Islands’ economic recovery from the pandemCoconut rehab underway in West Kwaio
Frank Short 03-Dec-2021
A bulking site consisting of around 10,000 nuts has already been prepared and will be distributed to farmers when it is ready.Putting claimed urgent public concerns into perspective
Frank Short 03-Dec-2021
He went on to write about the possible causes of the riots, and I will quote a few of his words.Padakeza Rainforest Declared a Protected Area
Frank Short 02-Dec-2021
Another conservation achievement is up for applaud – the launching and declaration of the Padezaka Tribal Rainforest Conservation Area as a legaAn opportunity for dialogue, but questions still needing answers about the trigger point for reported peaceful protestors to turn into violent rioters, arsonists and looters
Frank Short 02-Dec-2021
Tomorrow will see the arrival of New Zealand Army personnel arrive in Honiara to join the loose coalitionNew Zealand forces deployed to Solomon Islands
Frank Short 01-Dec-2021
The New Zealand government is deploying dozens of Defence Force and police personnel to Honiara in the coming days, "to help restore peace and stNational security, police operations and advances in technological advances
Frank Short 01-Dec-2021
I would like today, if I may, turn to the subject of intelligence collection, collation, and sharing, matters I already touched upon earlier this weekBird songs contributing to having a restorative effect on one’s psyche.
Frank Short 30-Nov-2021
If that should happen some income might be earned but it would certainly add to the interest and attractiveness of the Solomon Islands as an attractivPolitical Intelligence and briefings
Frank Short 30-Nov-2021
In my service days in the country, the then RSIP had a functioning and reliable Special Branch, structured and trained on British lines.Defiance, support and a renewed commitment to the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 30-Nov-2021
During the uprising, a total of 56 buildings, business premises, a school, a police station, and a bank were destroyed.A hard hitting piece from the SIVB titled - Solomon Islands Image Shattered
Frank Short 29-Nov-2021
It took just three days for years of hard work rebuilding the Solomon Islands 'brand' to be shattered.PUBLIC ORDER DEPLOYMENT BY POLICE AND USE OF MINIMUM FORCE
Frank Short 29-Nov-2021
I can say, however, that it must have been very difficult for the RSIPF to have been able to deploy in sufficient numbers to maintain the peace and stTaking a basic psychological view of the Honiara riots and civil unrest
Frank Short 28-Nov-2021
Successively, but periodically, since 1998, 2000, 2006, and last week in the Solomon Islands much as been the same with rioting, looting, property damOffer of donation(s) to the Hearts of Hope (HOH) Charity organization
Frank Short 27-Nov-2021
Yet another overseas correspondent has reached out to me via Linkedin asking how she can donate to the Hearts of Hope Charity based in Malaita. The laEstimated cost of S$227 million loss due to Honiara unrest
Frank Short 27-Nov-2021
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has conducted an initial impact assessment over the damage to the economy caused by the recent unrest and rProphetic Words
Frank Short 27-Nov-2021
In March 1998, as the then Commissioner of Police in the Solomon Islands, I was invited to address a 40 multi-national gathering of senior military ofHurt by Honiara violence and by the witnessing of events
Frank Short 26-Nov-2021
As one that has never failed to support and help with aid for the people of the Solomon Islands for more than 24 years, first as a policeman and thenTātou Tātou – (Maori language) everyone acting together for the common good, if only!
Frank Short 26-Nov-2021
A protest on Wednesday calling for the prime minister Manasseh Sogavare to stand down has lapsed into major unrest which local police have been unableAdoption Inquiry
Frank Short 26-Nov-2021
In one of my recent letters, I mentioned how the Hearts of Hope (HOH) charity in Malaita was in need of humanitarian aid by way of second-hand clothinAustralian Police are being deployed to the Solomon Islands to help bring to control the ongoing riots in Honiara
Frank Short 25-Nov-2021
Australian Police are being deployed to the Solomon Islands to help bring to control the ongoing riots in Honiara. Australian Prime Minister, Scott MoHoniara unrest
Frank Short 25-Nov-2021
Members of the Honiara public are asked to stay at home as the situation in Honiara remains tense.Woodford donates $5k to Tenakoga school
Woodford donates $5k to Tenakoga school 24-Nov-2021
It was donated purposely to support the rebuilding of the burnt two-story building that occurred in early September this year.Last weekend the (RTC) situated on Guadalcanal Plains successfully staged its annual graduation ceremony.
Frank Short 23-Nov-2021
Saturday’s ceremony began with a graduation Mass to mark the successful year of the school and also the graduating students.Sinking sands in the Western Solomons reinforces evidence of rising sea levels and land loss
Frank Short 23-Nov-2021
Writing a moving and sad story in today’s Island Sun newspaper today Ben Bilua captures the impact of climate change affecting people and partsRampant vaccine misinformation in Pacific Islands countries, poses a threat to the whole region
Frank Short 23-Nov-2021
A news bulletin just released, Tuesday, via radio New Zealand, titled NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine information read as follows, and I quote.How are rural communities in the Solomon Islands progressing in building resistance to climate change?
Frank Short 22-Nov-2021
I believe it is time for us to know just how serious the situation is at home (in the SI) and what is being done to meet the growing climate change thThe Pacific Youth Summit The Values of Integrity for the Achievement of Sustainable Development
Frank Short 22-Nov-2021
A positive move that I very much hope will lead to much more coordinated youth activities and action towards sustainable development aims in the SolomImportance of regular servicing and calibration of essential hospital equipment
Frank Short 22-Nov-2021
Part of the maintenance process involves having X-ray and stationary X-RAY machines calibrated.Winrock prepares to develop and implement sustainable models for improved natural resource governance in Malaita Province and throughout Solomon Islands.
Frank Short 19-Nov-2021
Subsequent proposed project activities in those catchment areas will involve assessment of degraded forest areas, reforestation of those areas and othPandemic presents big challenges in NZ for Pacific seasonal workers, but why not engage Solomon Islanders?
Frank Short 19-Nov-2021
Radio New Zealand carried a report this morning which, to me, begs the question why not recruit Solomon Islanders?Australia’s Direct Aid Program supports 12 more communities in the SI
Frank Short 19-Nov-2021
The 12 projects in this round will support communities across Solomon Islands, including in Isabel, Western, Choiseul, Malaita, and Central ProvincesESP helped SI from the worst of the COVID-19 economic crisis
Frank Short 18-Nov-2021
“Based on the scenario we have seen; we are not really deteriorating like what we expected.Isabel reportedly leads in anti-corruption campaigning but the SIICAC must take early investigative action against alleged corruption issues raised by TSI
Frank Short 18-Nov-2021
This followed the invitation by the Isabel Provincial Government (IPG) for the Solomon Islands Independent Commission against Corruption, SIICAC, to cHome of sports ready for official handover
Frank Short 18-Nov-2021
PM Sogavare will receive the building on behalf of SIG and witness the blessing of the sports facilities by the Solomon Islands Christian AssociationFiji easesCovid-19 restrictions further
Frank Short 18-Nov-2021
These include the current curfew hours of 11 pm-4 am which are expected to be slightly eased to start at midnight.Corruption, 'Dirty Money' Limiting Pacific Nations COVID Recovery: Transparency International Australia
Frank Short 17-Nov-2021
Nearly two-thirds of the 6000 Pacific Islanders who responded to a survey earlier this year said they believed corruption was a significant problem acSolomon Islands claimed to have been listed as a beneficiary of an ADB 3 million project
Frank Short 17-Nov-2021
The facility aligns with ADB’s Pacific Approach, 2021–2025, which aims to deliver sustainable services wherein renewable energy-based elecNew online campaign to promote local businesses
Frank Short 17-Nov-2021
The campaign, titled “Influence-shell” celebrates Solomons Islands local enterprise and their employees and showcases their diversity, adaAustralia and Solomon Islands Hold 4th Bilateral Security Dialogue
Frank Short 17-Nov-2021
Australia and Solomon Islands are also committed to continuing to work together to ensure a stable, prosperous, and secure Blue Pacific region.Village students at Kolokada Primary School taking action to restore food security
Frank Short 16-Nov-2021
Students and surrounding communities at Kolokoda primary school in Isabel province are taking action to restore food security now under threat due toPrinciples of faith, support, unity and the ideals of the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 16-Nov-2021
Prime Minister Sogavare generally expressed his concern as what he described as a lack of respect for authority and for each other in the country.To all media outlets and media sources in the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 16-Nov-2021
For the first time, the Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) is hosting a Media Awards Event to recognize media practitioners, more so journaliFiji’s Covid experience is a good lesson to Solomon Islands, comments PM’s Special Secretary
Frank Short 15-Nov-2021
“We were blessed not to have registered a single case of community transmission and I’m hoping that we continue to remain that way,”Australia Assists Ministry of Health to Strengthen Linkages with the Provinces
Frank Short 15-Nov-2021
This will very soon become a reality for the Ministry of Health following the delivery of 12 brand new video conferencing systems valued at AUD65,500COP26 commitments on deforestation a flicker of hope in PNG
Quoting Radio New Zealand 15-Nov-2021
The global climate talks resulted in commitments on protecting rainforests by multilateral development banks and financial institutions to align theirCOP26: New global climate deal struck in Glasgow
Frank Short 14-Nov-2021
A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.PROSPECTS FOR 100 OR MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION AREAS
Frank Short 14-Nov-2021
The Solomon Star newspaper today predicted local job opportunities associated with the construction phase of the 2023 Pacific Games construction worksCOP26: How might decisions at the climate summit change our lives?
Frank Short 14-Nov-2021
Helen Briggs for the BBC writes on the outcome of COP 26 and I would wish to share her views with readers in the Solomon Islands.Good Samaritan Hospital gets a diagnostic laboratory and a lab, X-ray machine
Frank Short 14-Nov-2021
The Good Samaritan Hospital located in the east of Honiara is now equipped with its own diagnostic laboratory and X-ray equipment.NRH training staff to manage any outbreak of COVID-19
Frank Short 13-Nov-2021
A community outbreak of COVID-19 in the country would be devastating, and the National Referral Hospital (NRH) says it will not be able to cope with aSCALE-NRM PARTNER WITH LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUP FOR FOREST CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
Frank Short 12-Nov-2021
Winrock has a 35-year history of building partnerships between communities, industry, and government for the pursuit of economic opportunities throughMRD commences monitoring of CDF support
Frank Short 12-Nov-2021
MRD Deputy Secretary Technical (DST) Hugo Hebala said that the monitoring of CDF is an instrument basically to complement the M & E monitoring actMASI Hands Over Reporting Guidelines to Media Outlets
Frank Short 12-Nov-2021
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) has handed out copies of the revised Journalist ‘Code of Ethics’ booklet and a Court ReporSolomon Ports Taking the Lead in Waste Management
Frank Short 12-Nov-2021
Correspondent Jimmy Nolan writing in the Solomon Times Online today says the foreshore in Honiara is polluted, unsightly debris and garbage gets washe$385M support for education is very welcome news
Frank Short 11-Nov-2021
The Solomon Islands government, the Australian Government, and New Zealand Government have invested $385 million towards Education Support Programmes.MPs Ps Receive SBD$1.8M Each in CDF Grant
Frank Short 11-Nov-2021
The funding assistance normally known as the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) targeted at alleviating poverty and improving livelihoods of rural SoToday, 11 November, is known as Remembrance Day
Frank Short 11-Nov-2021
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed inSocial media reveals sea-level threat in the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 10-Nov-2021
Pictures on social media have revealed the immediate threat of sea-level rise on the sea coasts around the Solomon Islands.COP26: Fiji's PM says 1.5C is alive, and it is possible
Frank Short 10-Nov-2021
Fiji's Prime Minister says Pacific leaders and delegations did not travel halfway across the World to COP26 to watch the future of their island nBuilding a partnership with and for young people in the SI
Frank Short 09-Nov-2021
One of the new Non-Government Organisations (NGO), Youth Workers Association of Solomon Islands (YWASI) was launched on Sunday in Honiara.Capacity Building Efforts Towards Climate Investment Showcased At COP26
Frank Short 09-Nov-2021
The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) showcased the outstanding outcomes of its training programmes of adaptation, mitigation, and access to climatSolomon Islands strong border policies receives praise from the Acting Australian High Commissioner
Frank Short 09-Nov-2021
The Acting Australian High Commissioner, Ms. Sally-Anne Vincent says the Solomon Islands Government should be recognised and congratulated for its strVital Solomon Islands Tourism Industry Guides Launched, to Help Drive Growth and Jobs
Frank Short 08-Nov-2021
On November 5th, 2021 — Solomon Islands has taken a key step in advancing its tourism industry with the launch of guides for investors and the gClimate change requires Pacific Countries do to more about their own carbon sink, including preservation of forests and marine and coastal ecosytems
Frank Short 08-Nov-2021
While Cop 26 talks are ongoing in GlagowWhat's the difference between 1.5C and 2C of global warming?
Frank Short 08-Nov-2021
Explainer - Over and over at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.New Zealand aims to work more alongside Pacific nations
Frank Short 08-Nov-2021
The New Zealand Foreign Minister says the country's new Pacific policy is about a partnered approach.Ovarian cancer patients given new hope thanks to double drug treatment
Frank Short 07-Nov-2021
Writing today, Sunday, in the UK’s Mail on Sunday correspondent Eve Simmons, writing about ovarian cancer, which is often a cause of concern inRe-forestation in the Solomon Islands
Frank Short 06-Nov-2021
Over the years I have actively encouraged re-forestion in the Solomon Islands and posted many images of those tree-planting and raising trees in nurseAll health facilities must implement IPC guideline. Says SI’s Minister of Health
Frank Short 06-Nov-2021
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Minister, Dr. Culwick Togamana is calling on everyone within the health facilities across the counSolomon Islands National Referral Hospital (NRH) urgently in need of one or more mammogram (breast screening machines)
Frank Short 05-Nov-2021
Breast and cervical cancer remain the first and second most commonly identified cancers in the Solomon Islands. Copyright © 2017. Elsevier Ltd.Japan to assist Afio & Faula with water and sanitation projects
Frank Short 05-Nov-2021
The Solomon Star newspaper today, Friday, has reported that the Government of Japan will assist with water supply and sanitation projects for Afio andMULTI-MILLION $$ UNDER-TAKING IN TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE
Frank Short 05-Nov-2021
OUR Telekom is investing millions of dollars ($) in telecommunication infrastructure development that will see thirty-five 2G sites nation-wide beingLaunching Digital Governance in SI
Frank Short 05-Nov-2021
In the ever-increasing global digital economy, electronic governance or ‘e-governance’ is the way of the future – moThe Editor of the Solomon Star newspaper writes today about a powerful alleged drug called “Copen” potentially harmful to local school children
Frank Short 04-Nov-2021
A lapse in legislation has left police in a quandary as a new drugAustralia supports Temotu’s remote Reef islands
Frank Short 04-Nov-2021
The Australian Government through the Direct Aid Programme (DAP) has funded a new permanent pigpen project, led by Mathew Nare, to assist the Nola comUK Announces Support for Small Island States at COP26
Frank Short 04-Nov-2021
"For some countries and communities at this COP, the transformation that is happening now is not a matter for our children and our grandchildren.New Zealand to focus on resilience in updated Pacific relationship
Frank Short 04-Nov-2021
Radio New Zealand relayed news today, Thursday, that the new Zealand Government is further stepping up its relationship with Pacific nations.