I wish to express my view here based no my experience as a Senior Science Teacher and Head of Department because I have served in both boarding and day secondary schools in Western Province. Two of the schools included; Kukudu Adventist College (boarding), Beulah Provincial Secondary School (boarding), and Gizo Community High School (day school). …
Commentary By Nelson H U Boso In Noro In the mid-1970s, politicians in the Western Solomons agitated for statehood status. It’s a long story but ever since leaders have one way or the other been negotiating through consultative meetings and resolutions on Federal Government in the Western Province. The issue is as agonizing as its own sunset –…
By Moffat Jr FuguiEducationist The concept of free education is not a new flagship initiative introduced solely through Western education reforms aimed at developing and advancing their economies. In fact, free education was already embedded in traditional Solomon Islands societies long before the arrival of modern schooling systems. The main difference lies in how…
By Nelson HU Boso, Noro Town. Once again, its December and we are in another season of nativity known to many Christians, and perhaps other religions, as Christmas. Once again, we as parents and guardians will be pestered into or nagged at by our dear ones. And it is about this queried persona non grata…
Introduction: Reconnecting with Our Pacific Soul Bula vinaka, talofa lava, malo e lelei, halo olgeta – warm Pacific greetings to you all. Esteemed leaders, respected elders, fellow academics, youth representatives, and civil society champions – thank you for the honor of addressing you today. We gather here in Honiara, alongside the Pacific Islands Forum meetings,…
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) aspires to be the Pacific’s Climate Partner of Choice. Here, I wish to outline how the Fund is committed to partnering with the Pacific to achieve greater impact in the face of the climate crisis. As leaders gather in Honiara, Solomon Islands, this week for the Pacific Islands Forum, the criticality of ambitious…
A leaders forum cannot fulfill its purpose if it silences the people it is meant to serve. Without genuine engagement, such an endeavour risks becoming unproductive and meaningless, ultimately doing a disservice to the communities it claims to represent. Leaders must remain accountable, with decisions reflecting the real needs and priorities of their people. As…
By Scott Morris Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank and Eric J. Lam Small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to climate impacts, including sea level rise, flooding, and extreme weather, despite contributing low global greenhouse gas emissions. These island nations are also heavily reliant on costly imported fossil fuels to meet their…
A specter is haunting the U.S. again – the specter of McCarthyism. Different from the 1950s when U.S. politicians on Capitol Hill were accused of subversion, this time the McCarthyist tactics are employed by the U.S. against foreigners in a hodgepodge of sectors. The boomerang of suspicion At the end of last month, out of…
By Martin Baddeley Housanau (an Economist by profession) The US-China trade war has had multifaceted and wide-ranging effects on the regional and international trade and investment dynamics, and the Solomon Islands—a small Pacific Island nation classified as an LDC or Least Developed Country — is no exception. While its direct exposure to the trade tensions…