Our Ocean, Our Heritage, Our Future

Sponsored The Pacific Ocean lies at the heart of Pacific women’s identities, ways and knowledge, and is a source of cultural and material empowerment. It was with this knowledge that more than 1000 people participated

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Ending violence against women and girls

Sponsored content Gender based violence is a scourge of the Pacific. It can take the form of physical or sexual violence at the hands of partners, non-partner sexual assault, sexual exploitation and trafficking, and can

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Pacific artist soars to the top of the world

Justin Wellington By Rowena Singh Spend a bit of time on TikTok and the chances are you will pretty quickly come across someone dancing to the iconic track “Iko Iko” performed by Pacific music star Justin

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14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women

OUR OCEAN, OUR HERITAGE, OUR FUTURE: EMPOWERING ALL WOMEN IN THE BLUE PACIFIC CONTINENT The Pacific Ocean lies at the heart of Pacific women’s identities, ways and knowledge, and is a source of cultural and material

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Tokyo 2021: Pacific athletes ready to go

Let the Games Begin! Once again we will get to hear this iconic line as the Summer Olympic Games sets up for another momentous opening ceremony in Tokyo tonight. Despite the long delays and seeds of doubt conjured by

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BSP and FASU clash over alleged money laundering warning

The Bank South Pacific Financial Group Ltd (BSP) has always complied with its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) obligations in Papua New Guinea, says chairman Sir Kostas Constantinou. He made

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BSP considers legal options over alleged money laundering warning

Bank South Pacific says it is considering its legal options after the Bank of Papua New Guinea formally cautioned it over what the central bank believes is “contrary conduct under the anti money laundering/counter

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Now is the time for an independent Pacific foreign policy and security think tank

Good foreign policy, diplomacy and sound national security in the Pacific Islands doesn’t just require solid ideas and good plans. It needs robust evidence of what works and a level of informed public debate on what

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Can electronic monitoring improve observer safety and security?

While collectively, Pacific fishing nations do not appear to be in a rush to send fisheries observers back to sea unless their environment is safe, some national programs have continued to deploy observers on fishing

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Violence against women in Pacific politics

As with their sisters around the world, many women in the Pacific Islands are victims of violence. While much of this violence occurs within the family, a socio-cultural environment accustomed to violence against women

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Keeping the bank door open for Pacific peoples

Now is the time for New Zealand banks to act with courage to keep providing banking services, including money remittances, to the Pacific Islands open. The scale and complexity of the challenges facing Pacific Island

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Pacific WTO members urged to support vaccine move

Pacific islands members of the World Trade Organisation are being urged to support a proposal designed to make COVID-19 vaccines more available to developing countries. Fiji and Vanuatu have already joined as sponsors

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