Land availability remains challenge to humanitarian efforts
LAND availability remains a critical challenge to the Pacific’s humanitarian disaster response
Infrastructure
Public meets US military over port expansion
PALAU residents have met government and United States Navy officials over plans to expand the local port to cater for military
$USD30 million for Kiribati education
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $USD30 million grant to deliver high-quality primary and secondary education for students in
Fiji Airports aiming for world-class status by 2033
FIJI Airports is executing a major $2 billion infrastructure investment plan through 2033 to modernise ageing facilities and expand
Australia and Fiji rewrite economic playbook
THE Australia-Fiji trade and investment relationship continues to strengthen with significant growth across multiple
Ready for change: Facility prepared for future threats
WITH the rapid advance of climate change and rising sea levels, the Pacific’s infrastructure is in dire need of review and rehabilitation to better prepare for potential natural
Brace for success
PNG Ports is poised for significant growth, driven by robust financial performance and strategic investments in
Teach us to fish
A NEW model of Pacific engagement is essential if development partners want to make a real difference in the
Built to last: Promises and challenges in PNG
PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) is a land of great beauty and vast but unrealised potential. With over 850 languages, rugged highlands and vast coasts, it is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse nations on
Infrastructure gap requires $USD3.1 billion
THE Pacific infrastructure gap required $USD 3.1 billion in investment every
Pacific discusses infrastructure
MINISTERS and senior Pacific government officials meet in Brisbane, Australia, today (Monday) to discuss national and regional infrastructure
Nauru officials meet Indian railway contractor on phosphate transportation
Nauru’s government officials have met with an Indian railway solutions contractor, Unirail, in Dubai to discuss “a cost-effective method for transporting phosphate rock”. In a statement on Monday, the
How Solomon Islands’ donor-funded water plant became a costly failure
A major donor-funded water plant in the capital of Solomon Islands was supposed to fix a clean water crisis. But people involved in the project said it was doomed by the Asian Development Bank’s insistence on taking
Kiribati’s US$60m airports project moves forward
Aviation provides vital regional and international connectivity for Kiribati, and is essential for the import and export of time-sensitive commodities and emergency
Solomon Islands caretaker PM Sogavare says government needs to secure more loans
Solomon Islands needs to secure more loans to fully deliver projects in the National Infrastructure Priority Pipeline 2023 (NIPP 2023), caretaker Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stated. In his keynote address at the
Addressing the Pacific housing crisis
The authors of recent housing ecosystem assessments conducted in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga say that improving access to habitable, affordable and secure housing requires more widespread training in construction skills
Conference to address sustainable infrastructure for the Pacific
An upcoming conference will be looking into the future of getting better quality infrastructure for Pacific Island countries. Organised by the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council (APIBC) in collaboration with the
Preserving Paradise: Sustainable Infrastructure in the Pacific
Protecting natural capital in the Pacific islands requires a comprehensive, sustainable, life cycle approach to asset design, selection and management. Infrastructure like sewage treatment is expensive and it plays a
Rewa River Water Supply Scheme to Address Intermittent Supply
The Rewa River Water Supply Scheme will help to resolve the issue of intermittent water supply in certain parts of the greater Suva-Nausori area by expanding Water Authority of Fiji’s (WAF) supply capacity. The
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES
The Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) engaged with local and international construction businesses and suppliers in Honiara yesterday with an industry briefing about the Australian-funded economic
Strengths and stresses: economic responses to COVID
A prominent Australian economist says it is “scary” to see COVID-19 put at risk so many of the gains Pacific island countries have made over the last decade. Dr Jenny Gordon, the Chief Economist at the Australia
Pacific Funds want to invest in island infrastructure
The Pacific Islands Investment Forum says economic conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are an opportunity for the region’s superannuation, pension and provident funds to accelerate plans to pool their
Opinion: Building the Pacific the Pacific Way
The Pacific Way was coined by the late Fijian and Pacific Islands stateman, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, in which people of different races, opinions and cultures can live and work together for the good of all, can differ