The Pacific representative for United Nations child protection agency, UNICEF, says efforts to combat violence against children are hampered by shame and denial over the issue. Karen Allen has been with UNICEF for 13 years but started her new role in the Pacific in mid-2013. She has previously worked in such countries as Pakistan…
One of the small but growing number of women now making their presence felt in the fisheries sector in the region is Solomon Islander Agnes Arahauta. She was amongst the 22 regional fisheries officers now upskilled in detecting and prosecuting illegal fishing and other related offences. Agnes is one of a handful of women…
About 22 fisheries officers from across 14 Pacific Island nations now have the skills to properly detect and investigate fisheries offences. The competency-based month long intensive training course was conducted at the University of the South Pacific (USP) and backed by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). FFA Director General James Movick says these fisheries…
The official launching of the 5th Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture was held in Mt Hagen over the weekend. Mt Hagen will be the satellite venue for the highlands regions when the festival will be held for everyone from the highlands region to see and participate. Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture Boka…
Fijian Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will step down from his position as head of the Fiji Military Forces on Friday. This comes as he prepares to announce his political party to contest the upcoming 2014 Elections. While Commodore Bainimarama has not revealed members of his party, he has reportedly invited members of his current…
A total of 473,076 tickets for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ were allocated during the second random selection draw for all matches except the Opening Game in Sao Paulo and the Final in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian fans received around 60 per cent of the inventory during this sales phase. Across all general public…
Fiji sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro and veteran power lifter Sainimili Turner were crowned Fiji Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the 2013 Fiji Sports Awards at the Vodafone Arena Friday night. Tabakaucoro, who broke the 100 and 200 metres records at the Pacific Mini Games last year, was modest in accepting the gong ahead…
Sports contribute $100 million (US$53 million) annually to the Fijian economy, confirmed Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. He made the revelation Friday while speaking as the 2013 Fiji Sports Awards chief guest at the Vodafone Arena, Suva. The Prime Minister said sports had been one of the biggest income-generators for Fiji. This is…
The date for the first fundraising event hosted to help send the Solomon Islands national men’s U19 squad for the World Cup qualifiers has been set for March 8. This was confirmed by the newly appointed fundraising committee over the weekend. According a pamphlet issued by the committee, the event will start at 7pm to…
The recently released list for the country’s U19 men’s soccer squad has been trimmed from 56 players to 27. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football federation (SIFF). The 27 remaining players for the final training squad were selected following three weeks of intensive training held at the SIFF Academy playing field. All players…