Category: Pacific

PACER Plus Workshop Empowers Pacific Countries in Revenue Mobilisation
Pacific

PACER Plus Workshop Empowers Pacific Countries in Revenue Mobilisation

Fredrick Kusu- February 27, 2024

The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) is currently hosting a three-day Dialogue for Revenue Mobilisation for PACER Plus parties ... Read More

Pacific Leaders support for High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution
Environment

Pacific Leaders support for High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

Fredrick Kusu- February 14, 2024

Given the negative impact of plastic pollution on Pacific communities, Pacific Leaders at the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Meeting in the Cook Islands last year ... Read More

New USP Campus in Honiara ready for official opening
Education

New USP Campus in Honiara ready for official opening

Fredrick Kusu- February 8, 2024

By IAN KAUKUI The first phase of the new University of the South Pacific (USP) campus in Honiara has already been completed and ready for ... Read More

Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2025 Miss Pacific Pageant
Pacific

Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2025 Miss Pacific Pageant

Fredrick Kusu- January 31, 2024

Solomon Islands will welcome beauty pageants from Pacific Islands states on its shores after winning the bid to host the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant ... Read More

Solomon Islands: COP28 fall short of keeping 1.5 °c within reach
Climate Change

Solomon Islands: COP28 fall short of keeping 1.5 °c within reach

Fredrick Kusu- December 13, 2023

The COP28 climate summit concluded in Dubai with a landmark climate agreement to transition away from fossil fuels on Wednesday. This comes after an overnight ... Read More

Solomon Islands urges governments to reach consensus on sticking points at COP28
Climate Change

Solomon Islands urges governments to reach consensus on sticking points at COP28

Fredrick Kusu- December 11, 2023

Over the next 24 hours, governments from around the world are expected to agree to a climate agreement here in the oil-rich country of the ... Read More

Beyond COP28 climate talks, Solomon Islands to scale-up its climate resilience
Climate Change

Beyond COP28 climate talks, Solomon Islands to scale-up its climate resilience

Fredrick Kusu- December 10, 2023

Like other small island developing states, the Solomon Islands where climate change threatens the very existence of the people and the country, adaptation is not ... Read More