Pacific countries agree to establish a regional working group to address domestic violence
Representatives from eleven Pacific countries have agreed to establish a regional working group to help address domestic violence issues. This agreement was a key result from a regional consultation made up of senior civil servants responsible for…
New Quarantine Tissue Culture Greenhouse opens at Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees in Fiji
A newly built Quarantine Tissue Culture Greenhouse has opened at the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) this week, allowing for the expanded distribution of cultured varieties of crops and trees that are more resilient…
SPC-EU provides new hatchery for J. Hunter Pearls
A new pearl hatchery, complete with algae bioreactors to help spawn oysters to grow pearls was opened at the J. Hunter Pearls facility in Savusavu, Fiji today. The new hatchery is capable of producing 10 times more new oysters than in the past. This…
Pacific students gain professional qualifications in climate change adaptation & disaster risk reduction
First cohort – Certificate 4 in resilience (face-to-face session). Country representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu participating in shrinking island activity.
Postgrad Certificate in Field Epidemiology training: Intro to Epidemiology& Field Epidemiology
Postgraduate Certificate in Field Epidemiology training – EPI 821: Introduction to Epidemiology and Field Epidemiology
Postgrad Certificate in Field Epidemiology training: Public Health Surveillance
Postgraduate Certificate in Field Epidemiology training - EPI 822: Public Health Surveillance
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against…
Construction and upgrading of cold room storage set to expand access to fruits and vegetables in Fiji
Jonathan Landry, SPC IKSA Project Manager and Aman Singh (Aman's Marketing) in the SPC- EU funded cool room facility at Aman's Marketing in Namaka, Nadi.