Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president Moses Stevens from Vanuatu, is in for his third term as the PINA president. During its Annual General Meeting at Koniambo, in New Caledonia’s northern Province, acting PINA secretariat manager Makereta Komai said from the advice of their lawyers, Stevens and his deputy Michael Jackson, from Niue, had to…
Dear Editor – Now that the arguments about Mr Moti’s claim for compensation had stopped for a while, I wish to raise some points concerning Mr Moti’s appointment to the past of the Attorney General. I have no legal background at all, but when I looked through relevant section of the Solomon Islands Constitution I…
Nautilus Minerals Limited which is currently operating the world’s first Sea Bed Mining in Papua New Guinea has announced, it is terminating its agreement with the State of PNG. The government is understood to be aware and the Mining Minister Byron Chan could not be reached for comment. A statement released by the company…
Dear Editor – I was brought up as child in the 70’s in the rural area. There are three things which I first sensed during those childhood days which serviced me and is still servicing the people today. They are a clinic, water supply and a school. These are very important infrastructure I don’t know…
ANZ has announced the launch of the ANZ Asian Business Centre in Fiji, marking a first for Fiji and the Pacific. The Centre will provide personalised service and attention to the business needs of ANZ’s Asian business customers. “Customers will receive the dedicated support of our highly experienced Asian Banking Relationship Managers,” said ANZ…
A new era began for Fulton College last Wednesday as approximately 600 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the Sabeto campus by General Conference president Dr Ted Wilson and Fiji Education minister Filipe Bole. The $FJD20 million construction is almost complete, with classes scheduled to start March 10. The buildings, including staff and student…
An additional one million dollars has been allocated for renewable energy activities in the Cook Islands, Kiribati and Samoa under PIGGAREP+, a Pacific regional project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through renewable energy activities. The formal agreement for this was signed at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Samoa last week.…
National heritage site managers from around the region meet in Suva this week for a regional training course on world heritage sites management in the Pacific. The weeklong training, the first of its kind in the Pacific is funded by the Government of Australia through the UNESCO/Australian Funds-in-Trust. It is organized by the Pacific Heritage…
Rugby league’s biggest names, including Greg Inglis, are set to commit to next year’s NRL Nines after the stunning success of the inaugural event. Due to the late season finish of last year’s World Cup a number of NRL superstars were rested from this year’s Auckland tournament. But players will have plenty more time…
The ACT Brumbies are to bring Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani straight into the starting line-up for their Super Rugby season opener after the end of his five-game ban for a dangerous tackle. And Andrew Smith may make a rare appearance at inside centre for Saturday’s clash against the Queensland Reds at Canberra Stadium. Kuridrani…