BY LORETTA B MANELE
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele appeals to everyone to work together in areas that need improvement from 2025 to do better in 2026.
He made the call after a church service to welcome the new year 2026 on Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 at St Francis Anglican church in White River.
“I appeal for us to work together as a parish to support our Rector, Assistant Rector, clergy and our project,” he said referring to St Francis Parish’s new church building project.
Manele said all of us have different roles noting that there are areas we need to improve on from 2025.
“So, in 2026 we need to improve on those areas. For example, if you are a child who didn’t attend Sunday School very often in 2025, I hope in 2026 you will attend Sunday School.
“Or if you are a member of the Choir, Youth or Men’s Fellowship. I hope in 2026 we can make that effort to improve in those areas.
“There are also other responsibilities that we have in church. I also tell this same message to my Cabinet, Ministers and of course the public service,” he said.
The Prime Minister stressed the need for everyone to continue to work together, to learn from the lessons and challenges of 2025 and to build on the successes of 2025.
“So, in 2026, we are much stronger and we do things much better.
“I am sure there are areas and rooms for improvement in our lives and in how we do things,” he said.
Moreover, Manele expressed that Solomon Islands is a rich country with natural resources compared to other countries.
He also stated that there is however the tendency where we lay back and wait and look for others to come in and help.
“No, I want us to take the effort to help ourselves first, let’s become more self-reliant, more independent as a country as a people.
“So going into the future, we can do things on our own, we are resourceful people and we have natural resources,” he said.
Manele went on to state that in Solomon Islands, people will only be hungry if they are lazy to start a garden.
“In Solomon Islands people will only be hungry if they are lazy to start a garden.
“In our country, if you plant crops like cassava and banana it will grow unlike in other places where there is desert like land that crops can’t grow in.
“I would like to encourage us to be more self-reliant and for you to take the initiative to help your family, community and of course to contribute to the growth and development of our country, he said.
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