Ridding Year 1 school admissions of corruption and influence

Ridding Year 1 school admissions of corruption and influence 1.0 Introduction Getting a child into Year 1 of school, government or private, has become a traumatic and unpleasant event.  Principals are being arrested for taking bribes, court cases are being launched, parents stand in line through the night, and children are being coached to lie […]

Sri Lanka’s decision making could put it out of service

Policy analysis must begin from a realistic assessment of where we are and what we are. We are a small island nation in South Asia, home to the world’s largest concentration of poor people.We are about the size of greater Mumbai, one city in India, in population and we may be smaller than Mumbai as […]

‘s decision making could put it out of service

Policy analysis must begin from a realistic assessment of where we are and what we are. We are a small island nation in South Asia, home to the world’s largest concentration of poor people.We are about the size of greater Mumbai, one city in India, in population and we may be smaller than Mumbai as […]

A Visit to the Former ‘Tsunami Capital’

The sign below an exhibit at the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, Hawaii, claims that Hilo is ‘the tsunami capital of the world.‘ Dr George D. Curtis, the scientific advisor to the museum, covered that sign with his hand and said quietly, ‘now, we’ll have to change that.‘ That is just one of the things […]

The sign below an exhibit at the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, Hawaii, claims that Hilo is ‘the tsunami capital of the world.‘ Dr George D. Curtis, the scientific advisor to the museum, covered that sign with his hand and said quietly, ‘now, we’ll have to change that.‘ That is just one of the things […]

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