In September world leaders adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). According to the 2015 Pacific Regional MDGs Tracking report, Forum island countries made considerable progress towards achieving the goals but challenges remain. A majority of the countries achieved universal primary education and were successful in reducing child mortality.…
PORT MORESBY, (POST COURIER) – Bank South Pacific (BSP) will embark on one of the biggest Go Green clean-up events yet, involving hundreds of students across Papua New Guinea and five Pacific Island nations. Friday November 13 is the BSP Annual Go Green School Clean Up Day and will be held across PNG, where BSP…
AUCKLAND, (RNZI) – A New Zealand chocolate maker says cocoa from Pacific countries can rival that from Central and South America but needs more support from chocolate makers. The Wellington Chocolate Factory’s Gabe Davidson says cocoa exports from the Pacific are typically used for confectionary for which the quality is not as important. But he…
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) new Kiribati Campus construction has been completed and will be officially opened by the President of Kiribati, His Excellency Mr Anote Tong today. The construction of the new 1,764 square metre building (with an additional 882 square metres on the vacant ground floor) commenced in late 2014, and…
PORT Moresby is fast becoming a regional sporting hub as the most highly anticipated tournament on the 2016 OFC calendar, the OFC Nations Cup, becomes the latest in a growing list of major events to be held in the Papua New Guinea capital. The 2016 OFC Nations Cup, which acts as Stage 2 of Oceania’s…
NATIONAL Disaster Management officers from 15 Pacific Island countries gather in Fiji on Friday to review their successes and challenges in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters in the region, such as Cyclone Pam. The European Union supported Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific (BSRP) project is bringing the disaster managers together…
PACIFIC Islands tourism operators will have a chance to market and promote their products at the World Trade Market 2015 at the ExCel in London from November 2-5. A statement from the South Pacific Tourism Organisation this week said eight national tourism offices and private sector operators from Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Solomon…
SUVA, (UN NEWS CENTRE) – Amid growing fears that the irregular climatic activities of El Niño will result in severe weather events across the hazard-prone region of small islands and atolls in the Pacific, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Monday addressed a gathering in Suva, Fiji, of disaster reduction and humanitarian response…
The university’s administration office says the installation of the system was a clear testament to the DWU paperless policy. It said the online system is catering for every department, particularly the arts and science students to sit for their exams. The university’s exam timetable already available on the university’s website states that all exams will…
THE jailed Vanuatu Members of Parliament are unlikely to be granted bail before their appeal is heard on or after November 9. Defence lawyer Colin Leo told the Independent newspaper in Port Vila the standard practice is if someone is convicted, he or she starts serving the sentence immediately, even while an appeal is pending.…