Movers and Shakers

The Pacific Community (SPC) has appointed a new Micronesia Director based in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. William Kostka has decades of environmental, community and development expertise across the North

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Pacific Tourism Organisation Attends China International Travel Mart (CITM) 2023

To enhance regional collaboration and tap into the booming Chinese tourism market, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) led and coordinated the Pacific’s presence at the 24th China International Travel Mart

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Moetai Brotherson at the Forum: “We all share this Moana Nui a Hiva”

For Moetai Brotherson, the newly elected President of French Polynesia, this week’s Pacific Islands Forum is a time to share ideas with the leaders of state from neighbouring island nations. “It’s necessary to

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Movers and Shakers

The Pacific Community (SPC)'s Land Resources Division Director, Karen Mapusua, has been recognised with the Global Moana Agriculture and Community-Based Development Award during the recent Stars of Oceania awards

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Movers and Shakers

Dr Filimon Manoni has assumed his new role as the Pacific Ocean Commissioner after serving the Pacific region as Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum since May 2020.  Vanuatu’s Minister of

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BSP Life Investment Portfolio Surpasses $1 Billion

BSP Life, Fiji’s leading Life and Health Insurance provider, today announced that its Investment Portfolio has exceeded $1 Billion, making it the second institutional investor to do so, after the Fiji National

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Jetstar launches new route to Cook Islands

Australian travellers can now pay a stopover-free visit to the Cook Island’s famous turquoise shores with the launch of new direct flights. The new Jetstar service takes off as Pacific Island travel demand spikes in

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May 2023 Vol 49 No.5

Independence party wins French Polynesia elections Aviation: ASPA’s new broom Aviation: How are Pacific government owned airlines performing? Aviation: Fiji Airways’ A350 degree turn World Bank to Pacific 9: Widen

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ASPA’s new broom

But regional airline challenges remain David Tohi is a new broom at the Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA). While he takes over from Fiji’s George Faktaufon, who spent more than 30 years as ASPA Chief

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How are Pacific government-owned airlines performing?

Throwing good money after bad? An expert on State Owned Enterprises with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Private Sector Development Initiative, Christopher Russell says the Samoan government’s experience with

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Briefs

American SamoaAmerican Samoa wants associate member status of the Pacific Islands Forum, after being an observer since 2011. Governor Lemanu Peleti Maunga said it was crucial for American Samoa to push for greater

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Movers and Shakers

Viranria Brown is the first woman to be appointed as Vanuatu’s High Commissioner to Fiji since independence. She previously served as the First Secretary to the Vanuatu High Commission in Suva from 2020 to 2023. Fiji

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