Teacher shortage to continue in Fiji schools
+The Fiji Ministry of Education has informed schools that no teachers are available for placements at the moment. It asks school heads to lead classes and teachers to look after two classes where necessary
Islands Business February 2019 edition
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New UN Treaty Poses Significant Challenge for Pacific Island States
By James T Movick Remarks made by the Pacific Forum’s secretary general Dame Meg Taylor at a recent conference on high seas biodiversity are perfectly timed and signal a considerable challenge for small island
Costs tumble in renewable energy
AFTER years of dependence on fossil fuels, the good news from the international agency on renewable energy, IRENA is that the cost of technology on renewables are falling, and that by 2020, the average cost of power
We’re referendum-ready
BOUGAINVILLEANS are to vote in June this year to decide whether to remain part of Papua New Guinea or to be independent. The national government has tasked the Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC) to formulate and
Catholic Church questions education ministry
FIJI’S Catholic Church will consider the closure of its schools and public protests if it cannot successfully resolve an impasse with the Ministry of Education over the appointment of school heads. But any form of
Going Renewable
Pacific island states take the lead in energy transformation WITH the world going out in a large way towards adopting green and clean energy that is renewable, it makes no ecological or economic sense for any country in
No more tokens please
Australia needs to treat the Pacific with a little more respect THE flying visit by Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, this month through Fiji and Vanuatu has been hailed as the beginning of a new era in
Education Minister Concedes
All future principals and headteachers at a school run by a faith based organisation will have a clause in their job description which declares that “the head of school uphold and foster the ethos of the school and
China is the superpower to watch
FIVE countries and one region are going to the polls this year to get a fresh and new mandate from their electorate, and while this will no doubt provide interesting results, the trend to watch though in 2019 may be
Falling short at COP24
TOO watered down and stripped of a clear sense of urgency is how some experts have labelled the outcomes of COP24 at the southern Polish city of Katowice last month. Representatives of countries that are members of the
Canberra ramps up Pacific policy as election looms
BOTH government and opposition parties in Australia have outlined a renewed commitment to the Pacific, as voters prepare to go to the polls. In recent months, the Coalition government led by Prime Minister Scott
A Forum in Limbo?
Eleven days after the Nauru PIF Leaders’ Meeting last September, the Premier of Niue, Sir Toke Talagi, said on Radio New Zealand that “the Pacific Islands Forum is stuck in limbo and making little progress.”
Fijian Holdings in record share trading
Amid criticism from indigenous Fijians on the handling by the Frank Bainimarama Government of Fijian Holdings Ltd (FHL), an investment company established by a previous government for the sole benefit of the indigenous
Be wary about Fiji travel, UK warns
By Anish Chand British nationals in Fiji or intending to visit Fiji have been warned of a leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a travel advisory last night alerting their
Fijian sailor was murdered – report
By Anish Chand An investigation by Human Rights at Sea has found that a Fijian may have murdered another Fijian ship-worker in Panama in July 2017. Human Rights at Sea has published a redacted report that included
Bainimarama relinquishes foreign affairs
By Anish Chand Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is no longer the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Fiji. He has relinquished the Ministerial post as of 23rd January 2019. In a legal notice, the Prime Minister has
Islands Business January 2019 edition
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Police to question Rabuka
By Netani Rika FIJIAN Opposition Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, will front police tomorrow (Sunday) to answer questions related to alleged incitement charges. Rabuka was called to Criminal Investigations Department
Catholics eye school closure
By Netani Rika FIJI’S Catholic church will consider the closure of its schools and public protests if it cannot successfully resolve an.impasse over the appointment of school heads. But any form of civil
China’s leading energy superpower, says IRENA report
China and India – two emerging powers in the Pacific – have been singled out as nations that are poised to become super powers in the geopolitics of the energy transformation that is currently taking place around
Pacific to benefit the most from renewable energy
Small island developing states (SIDS) including those in the Pacific stand to benefit the most if they adopt renewable energy sources rather than fossil fuels, a groundbreaking report has said. Released during the 9th
Pacific pushes clean energy in Abu Dhabi
Pacific leaders took centre stage at an international conference on renewable energy to reiteraite calls for implementation rather than just talk about switching to cleaner and greener sources of energy. Tuvalu’s