The Solomon Islands landowners who own the catchment area for the capital city Honiara's water supply are threatening once again to cut the water off. The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports that the Kongulai community in west Honiara say they're frustrated that their compensation claims for property lost during the ethnic war have not been paid. Many houses and other property in West Honiara were burnt down or severely damaged at the height of the ethnic crisis. The Solomon Islands Government has borrowed AUD 45 million (EUR 25.7 million) from the Export-Import Bank of Taiwan to pay compensation claims, but the Kongulai community says its claims, totalling about AUD 530,000 (EUR 303,000), haven't been met.

Source: ABC Radio Australia News, 24 Jun 2002