There are at least 11 deaths associated with the Los Angeles fires, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Friday. Five of the deaths appear to be from the Palisades Fire and six deaths in the Eaton Fire, according to the office’s records. Authorities have warned they are unable to determine the full death toll from the fires until it’s safe for investigators to go into neighborhoods where there are downed power lines, gas leaks and other hazards. The Hurst Fire in northern Los Angeles County is now 70% contained. A Red Flag Warning for high winds is due to…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
The Kainantu Gold Mine in Eastern Highlands Province has produced record breaking results for the fourth quarater of 2024, with quarterly production of 53,401 ounces gold equivalent (“AuEq”) – the highest in the Company’s history. This was revealed by operator, K92 Mining Ltd. The Kainantu Gold Mine annual production had also reached a record 149,515 ounces AuEq, significantly surpassing the production guidance range of 120,000 to 140,000 ounces AuEq. Quarterly achievements include processing 96,614 tonnes of ore at a head grade of 18.0 grams per tonne gold equivalent, which is the highest head grade achieved since the second quarter of…
Five people are dead and “likely more” have lost their lives, while at least 130,000 people are under evacuation orders and warnings. US states are sending in firefighting resources to bolster efforts on the ground. There are multiple active wildfires burning including the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, the Hurst fire and the Woodley fire. Firefighters are facing enormous challenges across the grounds battling hurricane-force winds accompanied by drought conditions. Tens of thousands of people have been told by authorities to evacuate their homes because of the multiple fires burning in the Los Angeles region. The most recent mandatory evacuations…
Fast-growing wildfires raging in Los Angeles killed at least two people, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate. Fierce winds were hindering firefighting efforts and fuelling the fires, which have burned unimpeded since they began on Wednesday. The Eaton fire, east of Los Angeles near Pasadena, has grown explosively since it was sparked, covering more than 4047 hectares. Two fatalities were reported there, though officials did not have further details. Another blaze has consumed more than 5000 acres in Pacific Palisades, a picturesque neighbourhood in west Los Angeles County between the…
Eliseo Group has presented an additional K20,000 worth of shopping vouchers to the Grand Price winner for Christmas Promotion Mr George Kopaja who recently won the last GWM Power Utility worth K129,000 at Eliseo Makana at 9mile over the weekend. Mr Kopaja when receiving the additional K20,000 shopping voucher, stated that he did not expect any thing else apart from winning the vehicle. “The shopping vouchers worth over K20,000 is just unbelievable”. “Who gives a free vehicle and then another K20,000 voucher on top?” Mr Kopaja was speechless. “This is just too much and this actually goes to show that…
The Bougainville House of Representatives had recently passed the 2025 ABG Budget, under the theme “Budgeting for Nation-Building”. The Budget Statement was presented in parliament, providing a detailed overview of Bougainville’s 2025 financial landscape by Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Minister for Finance, Robin Wilson. Minister Wilson during the presentation of the 2025 ABG Budget emphasized the importance of the budget in charting a deliberate pathway toward Bougainville’s development goals. “We have set ourselves a very deliberate pathway, and this budget will assist us in walking this path together.” The total budget estimate for 2025 is K856.66 million, comprising recurrent and…
A Heavy Rain Warning is now in force for Viti Levu, the Northern Division, Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups while a Flash Flood Alert is now in force for all low-lying, flash flood prone areas and small streams of Fiji. A Heavy Rain Alert is also in force for the rest of Fiji. The Weather Office says an active trough of low pressure which is associated with cloud and rain affects the Northern, Western and Eastern parts of the group. It is expected to gradually spread to the rest of the country by tonight. Meanwhile, Tropical Disturbance 02F has been downgraded…
Papa Community’s Health Centre sees about 40 to 60 patients per day covering communities from as far as Baruni, Tatana and even beyond Lealea to Kido, Manumanu and Gorohu villages. It’s need for a sustainable power source was recently met through BSP’s annual Community project initiative. The Waigani Banking Centre team, led by Branch Manager Samuel Okti recently donated a solar powered kit, now enabling the medical team to deliver crucial health services during power outages. Mr Okti along with project coordinator Gabe Gaoma and his team also donated chairs for the clinic’s use on Friday 20th December 2024, reaffirming…
Several roads in the Western Division are currently closed due to flooding while surface flooding is impacting portions of Kings Highway, but Queens Highway remains accessible. The Fiji Roads Authority is advising people not to travel to the Western Division due to heavy rain and flooding. In Sigatoka, Emuri Road, Ciri Road, Nabaka Road, Nasaucoko Road, Bukuya Road and Wauosi Road are closed. In Nadi, the Wailoko Road Junction, Mate Road, Narendra Singh Road 1st Crossing and Keolaiya Road Crossing are closed. Vaivai Road 1st Crossing, Saru Back Road, Navula Road, Vuda Back Road 2nd Bridge and 1st Crossing, Drasa…
The streets and roads of the National Capital District were generally quiet and mostly empty today as most people stayed home for Christmas Celebrations today. However, despite the empty streets and roads, ATM machines at some shopping centres that were open today had long queues. Shoppers doing last minute shopping for Christmas packed the few shops that were opened today, and the few shops that opened today had very long queues at the checkout counters today. Even the parking lot spaces were all full, with vehicles lining up to secure the next available spot at the car park area. However,…