Islands Business March 2022
March
Whispers
Samoan style Samoa’s former PM, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has been found guilty of contempt of court in relation to last year’s contentious election. But in a judgement that reflects the extraordinary way Samoans
Teleworking realities
The COVID-19 has been dubbed the “great accelerator,” as it brought an enormous shift to digital around the world. Schools and learning went online, video conference participation rose dramatically, medical services
Greenhouse: Coworking and community making
The establishment of the Greenhouse Coworking Space was an extension of how the team already
When home is an office, a church and a school
Working from home during COVID lockdowns was a chance for Fijian communications consultant Mere Tuivuniwai and her family to build resilience, flexibility and
New Pacific workers scheme to deal with “slave labour” conditions
Next month (April) a new scheme for Pacific Islanders to work in Australia’s agricultural industry comes into force, after parliamentary inquiries heard evidence that Pacific Islanders have been exploited and treated
Pacific losing ground on water and sanitation
n the Pacific region, access to clean water and sanitation has gone backwards since 2015 according to the latest Sustainable Development Goals 2002 progress
Navigating the Pacific studies canoe
Professor Katerina Teaiwa is a pioneer in the area of interdisciplinary Pacific
The cost of politics
is again under the spotlight as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, Wallis and Futuna and American-affiliated Pacific states and territories are all expected to hold elections this
Women MPs should be the norm, not a novelty: Bale
The absence of any women in the Papua New Guinea parliament is a matter of deep national shame, says candidate, Tania
“The game plan from the outside is to divide and conquer”
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna talks Forum unity, the 2050 strategy and his
