Cabling the Pacific
Fast, reliable and affordable Internet has quickly become such an essential part of our lives these days that to imagine a world without broadband Internet connection is almost as unimaginable as life without
A growing to-do list for Manu Tupou-Roosen beneath that tropical exterior is a steely resolve to get the work done and an attitude that no challenge is unsurmountable
WE wish the Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, every success in the challenging task ahead. With years of experience in the agency and the intense talks around fisheries each year, she
Polynesian leaders engage CSO
By Netani Rika THE Polynesian Leaders Group will openly engage civil society when it meets in Tuvalu from tomorrow. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Enele Sopoaga, said civil society was integral to any discussions on
Usp: lamenting what we have lost!
Congratulations to the University of the South Pacific on its 50th anniversary. Everyone who has been to USP should be proud of it.The University stands out as the mantle for regional cooperation that has truly brought
We Say – FFA continue to showcase and celebrate locally grown talent and expertise
By appointing from within the Pacific to provide able and inspirational leadership, agencies like the SPC and the FFA continue to showcase and celebrate locally grown talent and expertise. There is a changing of the
Know our ocean
An Opinion-Editorial by Meg Taylor, DBE, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum and Pacific Ocean Commissioner This week we are all encouraged to know our ocean as the world marks World Ocean Day on the 8th June.
France consolidates regional standing
By Nic Maclellan As French President Emmanuel Macron visited Australia and New Caledonia in May, France consolidated its standing across the Pacific. President Macron strengthened defence ties with the Turnbull
Bid to revive wise traditions
By Ilaitia Turagabeci Traditional wisdom holders in the Pacific converge in Fiji’s capital Suva next week in a bid to capture knowledge that’s fast disappearing in the islands. The Inaugural Pacific Philosophy
Pacific islanders urge to save money
By Samisoni Pareti- at the 5th Pacific Media Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga Nuku’alofa, Tonga – More islanders in four countries of the Pacific have improved their saving attitudes and saving behaviour by between 40
Media freedom under attack
WITH the trial of three newspaper executives underway in Fiji in May on charges of sedition, the assault of a newspaper journalist in Papua New Guinea, the removal of the general manager and her news manager at the
3800 new Fiji citizens
By Anish Chand A total of three thousand 815 foreign nationals were granted Fiji citizenship for three and a half years between October 2014 and February 2018. Out of this, Australians topped the list as the most number
