Niuean musician, actor and entrepreneur: Glen Jackson
By Rowena Singh Niuean musician Glen Jackson did not know that he came from a musical family until he returned to the Rock in 1985. “Growing up in Otara [New Zealand], my mum introduced me to the guitar, I was already
Still no news on the appointment of Niue Premier as USP Chancellor
Niue is preparing for the graduation of a large cohort of University of the South Pacific students in October this year. The call for applications to graduate is now open until the end of the month says USP Niue
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We Say: Time to do better What is truth? We won’t be moved From bad to worse Two tests take toll Double displacement Racism, fear, reality? A view of Niue and disappearance Reverse graduation. Unwelcome status change
Fisheries are deeply embedded in Pacific culture
THE Pacific region’s fisheries success is the result of deliberate, coordinated leadership focused on sustainability and community
Briefs
AMERICAN Samoa has entered the new year with renewed attention on strengthening its economy and staying connected in an increasingly digital
Pacific initiative to save the Ocean
THE signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative- Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine
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THE Commonwealth Election Commission (CEC) wants the CNMI Legislature to pass an election reform bill to modernise the territory’s voting system.
Labour mobility: Double-edged sword
LABOUR mobility in the Pacific has reached a significant scale, with seasonal schemes driving the most recent migration
Korea and Pacific Islands deepen ties at Seoul summit
FOREIGN Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and South Korea concluded their sixth biennial meeting in Seoul, reaffirming a shared commitment to building a resilient, peaceful, and prosperous Blue
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THE federal government is facing opposition over a proposal to designate a certain species of American Samoa’s giant clam as endangered. Members of the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council (WPRFMC)
Who will win the bid for COP31?
THIS month, Pacific delegates will board several flights to travel to Belem in Brazil, to attend the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Nuclear-armed states must denuclearise and take accountability for the past crimes – Pacific groups call on halt to future nuclear testing
PACIFIC civil society organisations and movements across the region are condemning any plans by the United States administration to resume nuclear weapons testing, arguing that the move shows blatant disregard for the
