Fired USP manager wants his job back
Sacked University of the South Pacific senior manager Hasmukh Lal is not challenging claims of plagiarism that led to his termination, documents filed with the Fiji High Court reveal. His lawyers, Reddy & Nandan are
Secret report reveals widespread salary and allowance rorts at USP
Senior academics and staff at the University of the South Pacific in Suva are accused in a special audit report of manipulating allowances to pay themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars they were not entitled to, as
Executive Committee suspends Pal, launches investigation
The Executive Committee of the University of the South Pacific’s Council has resolved that an independent investigation into the allegations against Vice Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia be conducted. In a media
Nauru calls for special USP Council meeting
Nauru’s President and incoming chancellor of the University of the South Pacific has called for an urgent meeting of the full USP Council. In his third letter issued to university council members in less than one
Thompson quiet on USP meeting
The controversial Chair of the University of the South Pacific Council, Fiji’s Winston Thompson, has declined to confirm that a meeting he chaired today has asked the university vice chancellor to step down.
USP’s Tukana resigns
Drama continues at the University of the South Pacific with revelations that a member of a sub-committee formed to probe its besieged Vice Chancellor has resigned. Semi Tukana, an IT expert in Fiji, sent his
USP protest for VC Ahluwalia as meeting gets underway
A group of staff and students at the main Suva campus of the University of the South Pacific staged a short and peaceful protest today. It drew a crowd of about 100 men and women, some holding placards in support for
Flurry of support for USP’s Ahluwalia
An urgent call by the President of Nauru, Lionel Aingimea for an end to the leadership battle at the University of the South Pacific has triggered an avalanche of concern from other member governments, as well as
Nauru President calls for an end to USP saga
Nauru’s President Lionel Aingimea has called for an end to the incessant attempts to remove the vice chancellor and president of the University of the South Pacific, instigated by Fiji-based members of the university
Thompson calls urgent USP meeting over CEO sacking
The year-long leadership tussle at the sole Pacific owned university has flared again with reports of fresh attempts to dismiss besieged vice chancellor and president of the University of the South
PNG rejects observer suspension on fishing vessels
The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association (PNGFIA) has rejected the recent suspension by the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission (WCPFC) of observer coverage services on board purse seine fishing
