Category: Pacific

Solomon Islands loses women productivity worth approximately USD 15.1 million in formal sector in 2021 due to violence, study shows
Asia-Pacific

Solomon Islands loses women productivity worth approximately USD 15.1 million in formal sector in 2021 due to violence, study shows

Fredrick Kusu- November 20, 2024

By Fredrick Kusu in Bangkok, Thailand A UN Women costing study shows that Solomon Islands has lost approximately USD 15.1 million in the annual productivity ... Read More

Tovosia: USP Honiara campus a pillar of transformation
Education

Tovosia: USP Honiara campus a pillar of transformation

Fredrick Kusu- October 3, 2024

The Acting Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia has described the newly opened University of South Pacific Honiara Campus as a pillar of transformation. Tovosia made this ... Read More

PALM10 Declaration Commits to Japan’s Pacific Bond (Kizuna) Policy and its alignment to the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
Japan

PALM10 Declaration Commits to Japan’s Pacific Bond (Kizuna) Policy and its alignment to the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent

Sharon Nanau- July 21, 2024

By Sharon Nanau The tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) concluded in Tokyo, Japan with leaders re-affirming their commitment to Japan’s Pacific Bond (Kizuna) Policy ... Read More

PM Manele says lack of scientific report on Fukushima nuclear water discharge creates uncertainty for Pacific countries
Pacific

PM Manele says lack of scientific report on Fukushima nuclear water discharge creates uncertainty for Pacific countries

Fredrick Kusu- July 18, 2024

By Sharon Nanau in Tokyo, Japan Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the Pacific region's reliance on the ocean and absence of national and ... Read More

Hayashi: Japan-Pacific bond built through mutual trust
Pacific

Hayashi: Japan-Pacific bond built through mutual trust

Fredrick Kusu- July 17, 2024

By Sharon Nanau in Tokyo, Japan At the opening of the 10th Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo Japan, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi ... Read More

Workshop on harnessing new and innovative technology for tackling corruption in the Pacific underway in Fiji
Corruption

Workshop on harnessing new and innovative technology for tackling corruption in the Pacific underway in Fiji

Fredrick Kusu- May 30, 2024

By Ian Kaukui in Fiji A 3-day regional workshop that looks towards addressing corruption by way of harnessing new and innovative technologies that promotes accountability ... Read More

ABC hosts inaugural Pacific Australia Media Leaders Meeting in Sydney
Media

ABC hosts inaugural Pacific Australia Media Leaders Meeting in Sydney

Fredrick Kusu- March 2, 2024

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Managing Director David Anderson and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President and National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Papua New Guinea Managing ... Read More