Dodo a standard one student at Awek Primary School was required to learn the first three letters of the alphabet as his homework. Dodo asked his uncle Bikhet: “What is the first letter of the alphabet?” Bikhet replied: “Bae luk raonem”. Dodo then asked his dad, Teo: “What is the second letter of the alphabet?” Teo was watching the soccer world cup so he answered: “Mi busy ia”. Dodo then asked his eldest sister Abuteo: “What is the third letter of the alphabet?” Abuteo was busy listening to the Paoa FM so she answered: “Kam baek tumoro”. Dodo smiled and then went to do his homework.
In recognition of Mother’s Day today, we are taking a closer look at how climate change will affect the lives of women worldwide.
People living in least developed countries are very vulnerable to climate change because they have less access to resources to cope with the impacts. Women from least developed countries are even more marginalized from information about and participation in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.
It is unusual for a popular folksong to feature on the website of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. But since 2004, a famous composer and singer has been working in the OPMC.
His name: Edwin Nanau Sitori and he gave us permission to tell this story.
Now in his mid 70s, ‘Eddie’ was a young electrician in the 1950s working at the Honiara Power House which provided the post-war town with electricity.
I am extremely pleased to welcome you all to this initiative which has been organised by the University of the South Pacific, through its Faculty of Business and Economics.
We, in Solomon Islands, place great value on the contributions that USP is making to our tertiary level training. Solomon Islands is one of the growth areas for USP enrolments and this growth will continue in the future.
