Solomon Islands

WWII Wreckage - Honiara, Solomon Islands

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

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Solomon Islands Antibiotic Usage "Alarming Trend"

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008

Excerpt from report by Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation text website on 20 August Visiting WHO consultant Dr Anuj Sharma, of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi, India, has found an alarming trend of very high antibiotic usage in the country which is leading towards dangerous levels of resistance.

Solomon Islands pics

the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008

By Emmanuel Narokobi A high school mate of mine who’s a pilot sent me some pics of the Solomons. Though they were quite interesting in relation to the history behind them. Kennedy Island, aka”Plum Pudding Island” locally called Kasolo Island. On this island US President JFK and his men were rescued from after their boat the PT-109 [...]

Solomon Islands - liberalisation

3wan.net (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008

Solomons government keen to open telecommunications sector The Solomon Islands Telecommunications Minister is urging Telekom shareholders to negotiate with Jamaican mobile operator Digicel about its plans to buy a stake in the telecommunications provider. Solomons Telekom has a monopoly, with a 15-year exclusive contract it obtained in 2003. But it may face competition after the government announced...

First Shot Of Pentavalent Vaccine For The Children Of The Solomon Islands

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008

For the first time in its history, the Solomon Islands began vaccinating its children today against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common diseases through the use of a 5-1 vaccine purchased with funding from the GAVI Alliance. Hib, a bacterium that can cause meningitis and pneumonia, is one of the biggest killers of young children in the developing world.

Australia to Send More Than 140 Army Reservists to the Solomon Islands

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008

Australian Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, has announced the latest deployment of Army Reservists to the Solomon Islands, where Australia and her Pacific partners are helping the local government to bring peace and stability to the Islands through improved law and order. Mr Fitzgibbon said more than 140 Reserve soldiers from Canberra, Wollongong, [...]

6.1 earthquake shakes eastern Solomon Islands; no tsunami | International | Jerusalem Post

The Blog of JesusRaptureMe.com (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

Sharp 6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands; no tsunami | International | Jerusalem Post

Earthquake 6.1 magnitude hits Solomon Islands

Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

An earthquake measuring 6.1 Richter shaken Solomon Islands on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 21:40:53 UTC, (Tuesday 08:40:53 AM local time) but there was no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the earth quake is located at 10.582°S, 163.146°E at a depth of 52.8 km. The epicenter is 135 km E from Kira [...]

Strong quake jolts Solomon Islands

Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

Xinhua Wellington, July 29 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale Tuesday jolted the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said. The quake occurred at 9.40 a.m. (New Zealand time). There were no reports of damage or causality so far, it said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii did not [...]

6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands

OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) — A sharp, magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the eastern Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, emergency officials said….

6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

A sharp, magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the eastern Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, emergency officials said.

6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

A sharp, magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the eastern Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, emergency officials said.

• 6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands - Seattle Times

M 6.1, Solomon Islands

USGS M5+ Earthquakes (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008

July 28, 2008 21:40:53 GMT

M 5.7, Solomon Islands

USGS M5+ Earthquakes (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008

July 28, 2008 21:37:40 GMT

A Golden Success Story from the Solomon Islands

The Daily Reckoning Australia (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

After collecting a couple of kilos of alluvial gold I tried to melt it. I got an old furnace off an Australian con man and hooked it up to the gas...