Pacific resilience takes centre stage at USP graduation
PACIFIC resilience and regional leadership were centre stage as thousands of students graduated from The University of the
Leadership
From cockpit to cap and gown: Graduands share stories of grit, family and giving back
AT the University of the South Pacific’s graduation, an MBA graduate who flies for Fiji Airways and a young
UPCOMING FIJI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION WEST MINICONFERENCE
The Fiji Medical Association (FMA) is proud to announce its West Mini Conference, a dynamic gathering under the theme “Make It
Lord Vaea appointed Interim PIPA Chair
THE Speaker of Tonga’s Legislative Assembly, Lord Vaea, has been appointed Interim Chairman of the Pacific Inter-Parliamentary
Chaos in French Polynesia as young MPs split from ruling party
THE resignation of 15 lawmakers from the ruling Tavini Huiraatira party has fragmented French Polynesian
New programme KiriLEAD to strengthen civil society engagement and government systems
Tarawa, Kiribati – With the call of a conch shell and collective unveiling of banners, the Governments of Kiribati and
Solomons PM calls for calm ahead of judicial review
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has promised to abide by a High Court decision on the future of his
Legal showdown in Solomons political deadlock
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, faces a court battle as 28 members of parliament challenge
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
