Thanks to the Head of the Policy Evaluation Unit at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Ashley Wickham, I was invited to the ICT stakeholder’s meeting to discuss the draft paper prepared by Professor Martin Hadlow of the University of Queensland in collaboration with Dr. Gordon Nanau of the Solomon Islands…
Category: Solomon Islands
Discover the Susan Boyle in you
I could forgive you if you haven’t the faintest idea on who Susan Boyle is. Oh well, if Susan Boyle had not stepped onto the stage to audition for Simon Cowell’s TV reality show X-Factor, she may very well be sitting at home right now with her cat in Blackburn,…
One News Television vs Solomon Star
I have always said, the Internet is like a mirror and many people like taking a good look at themselves in the mirror. I’ve also said that it is important to have a unique presence on the Internet, so pick a unique name and if you were a Solomon Island…
Ramukanji an unlikely Internet hit
At least by Pacific standards, the hit single by 1Tox, Ramukanji has taken a life of its own on the Internet. I am certain that Bernard Vave & George Kuper Jnr never imagined in their wildest dreams that this song would reach far beyond the Solomon Islands and create its…
Facebook is not for me – so I left
Today, I deleted my facebook account. I suppose what had begun as an experiment to look at why it had become such a global phenomena has finally outlived its usefulness. I have seen though that it is a powerful platform for online interaction but other than that I am more…
UN DPKO launches pilot program for NCE candidates
It is now official; NCE candidates currently on the UN roster have begun to receive offers from the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping & Operations for deployment into field missions. In what is described as a pilot program undertaken by the DPKO, the UN will clear the roster by offering…