Solomon Islands school students learn truth and reconciliation lesson

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Updated March 19, 2010 08:04:10

The recent Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in Solomon Islands have left an indelible impression on the minds of some secondary students. At the urging of the principle of St Joseph's Catholic secondary school, Tenaru, a number of students attended the hearings In Honiara to learn the lessons of history.


Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Joe Gaqurae, student; Jeremiah Fonoota, School Captain; Brother John Tukana, Principal of St Joseph's Catholic Secondary School

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