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Honiara : 11 December 2016
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"Our hearts go out."
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�Speaking at a Christmas Carols event in Honiara last night, the Solomon Islands Prime Minister, the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare, made special mention of the people in Makira/Ulawa Province and the southern region of Malaita who have been badly affected by the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the early hours of Friday 9 December 2016.
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The PM said, �Our hearts go out to the people of Makira who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
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He added that assessments were still being done of the situation.
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The Prime Minister bade the audience a Merry Christmas celebration and urged them to remember the less fortunate and those experiencing any kind of problem and therefore could not celebrate Christmas like everybody else.
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Source:�� Solomon Islands Government Press Release.
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www.solomonislandsinfocus.com
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