New access roads bring hope to sugarcane farming communities
New access roads bring hope to sugarcane farming communities
New Cook Islands Building Code and Strategic Roadmap for Emergency Management
The revised Building Code for the Cook Islands and the newly-developed Strategic Roadmap for Emergency Management (SREM) were both launched today (Tuesday, 18 December 2018) by the Minister for Internal Affairs Sports, Police and Office of the Ombudsman…
Coconut Risk Management and Mitigation Training: A Bid to Protect Pacific Island Economies
Twenty-seven diverse experts and stakeholders from the coconut industry refined and finalised the “Coconut Risk Management and Mitigation Manual for the Pacific Region” in a 4-day regional Pacific training, this week in Nadi.
Alfred Sadd Memorial College community enjoys light
The school community of Alfred Sadd Memorial College (ASMC) on Abemama Island in Kiribati, is now enjoying permanent lighting, cold drinks and other benefits that come with the installation of a 20 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) hybrid system at…
Kiribati Teachers College lecturers develop social citizenship education module
Lecturers in Kiribati completed an intensive training workshop focussed on the foundational concepts of human rights and responsibilities; gender equality; social citizenship and violence against women. During the course of the workshop participants…
Field Information Database for Sugar Industry Launched
A new, web-based application to assist Fiji’s sugar industry has now been launched. The Field Information System (FIS) is a web-based application that provides a common database for Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) and sugar industry partners and enables…
Changing Lives in the Atolls: PW Podcast S01-E04
On the atolls of Kiribati, finding and maintaining safe drinking water is an ongoing challenge. A growing population and the pressure of climate change are making this challenge even more difficult.
Listen to the full PW podcast.
Boost for Sugarcane Farmers as Road Works Complete in Labasa
Sugarcane farmers in Fiji’s northern division are happy to see road rehabilitation works officially completed on 30kms of cane access roads and associated infrastructure in the Bulivou sector in Labasa. The completed road works will benefit over 90 cane-…
Ending violence against women must be a priority for our region
Statement by SPC Director General Colin Tukuitonga for Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 25 marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual…
Launch of Completed Roadworks on the Bulivou Sector Road
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