Inter-Islandism
Vila is quiet. The hospital gates are locked and guarded. There are about twenty officers lounging outside the police station. Most businesses are closed and the remainder are nearly deserted. Every...
View ArticleA Nation of Laws – Ctd.
Time and column inches conspired against me with this week’s Opinion column. Writing these weekly pieces is a labour of love for me, a needful service that – I hope – contributes to the public dialogue...
View ArticleBegging the Question
[Originally published in the Vanuatu Daily Post’s Weekender Edition.] I’m a bit of a curmudgeon when it comes to language. It’s partly because I value clear expression, partly because it’s just my...
View ArticleStrange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root… These are the opening lines of a song made immortal by American Jazz singer Billie Holiday. Her personal story was heroic;...
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