Eliana Viali

“We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state.

It is great to see the many happy parents in last week’s newspapers with their children who were ‘Dux’ of their respective schools and colleges. The smile on their faces following the prize-giving says it all. Well done. In Friday’s Samoa Observer, the ‘Dux’ of St Mary’s College attributed her success to her faith and guidance from her parents, saying they were always there supporting her even when she doubted herself.

"For it isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." - Eleanor Roosevelt. Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa named the ocean he saw in 1513 the Mal del Sur, or South Sea in English. Seven years later, in 1520, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan renamed the ocean Mar Pacifico, which means "peaceful sea" in Portuguese.