GOVERNOR-GENERAL Sir Frank Kabui urges Solomon Islanders to change their attitudes in order to act and fulfil survival spirits.
Sir Frank highlighted this in his New Year’s message to the nation, saying with increasing population and high unemployment rates, Solomon Islands will find it difficult to survive economically with comfort.
He said the attitude of its people need to change and adapt a survival spirit and mindset.
“A small country such as we are with an increasing population with high unemployment and 90 percent undeveloped customary land and wanting to achieve a higher standard of living for our people will find it difficult to survive economically with comfort,” Sir Frank said.
“We need to change our attitude, our thinking and adopt a survival spirit and mindset in order to act to fulfill that survival spirit,” he added.
The Governor General said this will only supplement their own efforts to develop Solomon Islands.
“We should aim to reduce foreign aid because it creates dependency attitude.
“It is only supplementary to our own efforts to develop our country. It cannot go on forever, though in theory it could,” he said.
By EDDIE OSIFELO
