THE Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) says the system for monitoring and surveillance of the region’s fisheries is operating un-sustainably and needs to change. The policing system has been heavily reliant on aid for for more than a decade. A review of the programme by the Forum Fisheries Agency is being presented to Pacific ministers in…
PACIFIC education leaders from Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands have gathered in Nadi this week for the presentation and discussion of benchmarked education results. Benchmarking provides a baseline against which the performance of education systems can be monitored, both internally to track change over time, and externally, in comparison with other systems, especially…
THE Government, through the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), will soon complete a nationwide school infrastructure project valued at $100 million. The project, which comprised of new classroom buildings and the renovation of existing ones, was implemented in 2015 and 2016 is expected to be completed by June 30 before being handed…
A RESPECTED former Fijian judge has told a human rights forum that legislation is only part of the solution to ending domestic violence in the Pacific region. Former Judge Mere Pulea delivered the opening address at the Pacific Community Gender and the Law Consultation 2016 in Nadi this week, which was organised by the Pacific…
THE Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat will send a mission to observe the 2016 elections in Nauru on 9th July. The observer mission comes in response to an invitation from Nauru’s Electoral Commission and the Government of Nauru. “The Pacific Islands Forum is committed to ensuring free, safe and credible elections across the region” said Secretary…
CLAIRE Cochrane arrived in the Solomon Islands in 2013, ready to make a difference in her new role as Counsellor Governance at the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. Three years later, she is concluding her posting as the Acting Deputy High Commissioner and Minister Counsellor Development and having contributed significantly to improvements in the…
FIJI’S Ambassador for Climate Change and Oceans Amena Yauvoli was formally endorsed by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) as its director-general. Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola confirmed this following a meeting of the MSG at the Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka. “Senior officials of the MSG met on Tuesday and Wednesday and documented the…
A NEW weather station will be commission at Tingoa, Renbel Province, next week. This project is a component of the DCC Government’s strategic policy on expanding the country’s Observational Network for early warning services for the country. Being the first to be officially commissioned in the province, it will provide vital weather information for the…
STUDENTS of Aligegeo Secondary School in Malaita have been told to look after and take ownership of their new facilities. Under Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources (MERHD) James Bosamata uttered this during the handover of two dormitory buildings and two ablution blocks to the school. “I would like to humbly say…
Police will be conducting a high visibility operation this weekend as part of its crime prevention strategy. Speaking to the media during the weekly police conference yesterday, Deputy Police Commander Juanita Matanga said police will target hot spots and other crimes in relation to anti-social behaviour. Ms Matanga said such operation requires the support and…