Legal showdown in Solomons political deadlock
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, faces a court battle as 28 members of parliament challenge
Leadership
Vanuatu Tourism CEO: Champions key to crisis management
INDUSTRY champions are essential for effective crisis management. That’s the message from Vanuatu Tourism Office CEO Adela Issachar
Championing women’s safety
IN a country where 64 per cent of women have experienced some form of violence, Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children and Social
Sharing is key
A GROWING call for shared leadership between men and women is emerging across the Pacific, as women leaders push for stronger representation in decision-making and governance. One Pacific leader advocating for this
Time to thrive
WHEN Hilda C. Heine was elected President of the Marshall Islands in 2016, she did more than make history – she challenged longstanding barriers facing women in Pacific politics. As the first woman to lead an
Movers and Shakers
GOVERNOR Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Abigail Marie Poyer as the first Commissioner of American Samoa’s newly established
SOLOMON Islands’ new opposition coalition has claimed that the country’s government is illegitimate.
CLAIMING the support of 28 of 50 Members of Parliament, Peter Kenilorea Jr. and Peter Shanel Agovaka declared that Prime
Solomons in political flux as MPs change sides
LAST week, a mass resignation of Members of Parliament – including several ministers – threatened to sink Manele’s
Former PIFS boss dies
TRIBUTES have started to flow in for former Pacific Islands Forum secretary general, Sir Noel Levi, who died last week in his
Alapati Pita Tavite sworn in as 12th Ulu o Tokelau
Alapati Pita Tavite has been sworn in as the 12th Ulu o Tokelau, beginning his second term as the territory's head of government during the centennial year of Tokelau's relationship with New
Breaking barriers: Fiji’s women in construction launch national platform
“YOU are not only breaking barriers but building the foundations of a more inclusive and resilient
Former regional fisheries boss joins new university
A RESPECTED Pacific leader has quit the region’s largest university to join an emerging learning
Whispers
WHAT’S happening at the regional institution from which people seem to be taking flight? First, an esteemed Fijian
Movers and Shakers
BOUGAINVILLE’s Department of Health has appointed Alois Pukienei as Acting Secretary, succeeding Mathew
ANZ appoints Mahmood as new country head for Fiji
ANZ has announced the appointment of Sohaib Mahmood as the new Country Head, Fiji, subject to the required regulatory
Waqainabete-Tuisese assumes role at IUCN Oceania
THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has now appointed Susana Lomani Waqainabete-Tuisese as its new Regional
Puna takes helm at Pacific Islands Development Program
FORMER Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has now been appointed Interim
ANZ Fiji boss heads for Europe
ANZ has announced that its Fiji head, Rabih Yazbek, will become head of client coverage for the United Kingdom and
Solomon Airlines names new CEO
MATTHEW Findlay has been appointed CEO of Solomon Airlines, replacing interim Chief Executive Officer Paul
Niche for Solo Uni
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has decided to carve a niche for itself as a cornerstone of the nation’s higher education system and a catalyst for national development. Ten years after taking on
Is it finally island time?
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) has been making its mark in the Academic World, with a vision that includes leveraging its geographic reach to build partnerships and attract
Movers and Shakers
ELIZABETH Wright-Koteka, a veteran diplomat and former ambassador, has been appointed Secretary of the Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
ADB appoints Takafumi Kadono as Papua New Guinea country director
TAKAFUMI Kadono has assumed office as the new Country Director of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Papua New Guinea (PNG) Resident Mission in Port