Solomons faces an uncertain future

Solomons faces an uncertain future
Solomon Islanders as well as mankind live in a changing world. Change takes every moment, as the clock ticks away and it is natural.

On the other hand Solomon Islands as a country and its people face an uncertain political future. The Manasseh Sogavare government is just in its 15 months or so in power . It is still finding its way to put together it plan of action. With scarce resources, the government can only "beg, steal or borrow" to try and push its programme forward.

Economy
The Finance and Treasury Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo continues to champion the notion that the country's future economic growth is bright. This is a false hope, because there is not much major investments in the country in the short to medium term to generate money to boost the country's foreign reserves. A recent Central Bank of Solomon Islands Report says the increase will mainly be the outcome of continued strong inflows from donors. It says a positive growth in agriculture and logging is expected to help improve export receipts. But an uncertain future in the country is not conducive to overseas people investing in Solomon Islands.

Leadership and Governance
Solomon Islands leadership and governance continues to evolve since humans existed in these islands. In a simple analysis, Solomon Islands is least developed compared to the developed world. And in a world with exponential growth in almost every sector of development including industry, technology and trade, Solomon Islands can only do its best to survive in a rat-race society.

This is where good leadership and governance by a country's citizens play an important role to at least cushion the difficulties its people might face. Good leadership and governance provides that environment that both local and overseas can thrive.

Much debate has been made about successive and the current government. Many people have argued that poor leadership and governance among other things have led to the social unrest from the late 90s and about 2003. The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands had been invited by to help re-build the country. But the bottom line to it all is that Solomon Islands can move ahead and maintain a sustainable livelihood through the efforts of its people with the help of its friends.

Moti or Solomon Islanders
The appointment of Australian lawyer Julian Moti as Attorney General of Solomon Islands remains a hot issue. It has caused much debate among Solomon Islanders both government supporters and those opposition the appointment. In the international sphere the Moti issue had caused just as much threat to the cordial relations with some of the country's major donors and development partners.

But as the saying goes what goes up must come down. And in due course, God willing, things will unfold. The outcome? Nobody knows.

Could the alternative education system of "Personal Viability" the way forward to re-build Solomon Islands? The Sogavare government has taken the system on to spearhead its "bottom-up approach" development policy.

Watch this space.