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Government Statistician attends SPC Regional conference
Government Statistician attends SPC Regional conference The Government Statistician Douglas Kimi is currently in Nadi, Fiji, attending a Regional Conference on HIES Methods and Poverty Analysis Methods. He was accompanied by two senior NSO staff,...

Kiribati recognises the value in Sustainable & Regenerative Tourism
As an emerging destination, Kiribati recognises that the future of tourism for the small island state must be sustainable. This is in line with our national vision for “tourism to be a key driver for stimulating sustainable economic development,...

Kiribati Sustainability Champion – Ms Kiarake Karuaki
Driven by passion Kiarake Karuaki strives to ensure that her island home of Kiribati reaps the benefits of community-based tourism and achieves sustainability. She does this through capacity building, awareness, product development, licensing,...

DPM Maelanga and Minister Giro arrived at Kiritimati Island for the 3rd PNA Leaders Summit
The Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister, Hon Manasseh Maelanga (MP) and Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon Nestor Giro (MP) have arrived in Kiritimati (Christmas) Island in the Republic of Kiribati ahead of the 3rd Parties to the...

The Politics of Large Marine Protected Areas
The oceans are in crisis and require a significant international response, an AIIA Queensland event has been told. The warning was delivered to AIIA members and guests by Queensland University of Technology lecturer Mélodie Ruwet, pictured, on...

Priorities for effective employment and wage policies discussed in Kiribati
Enhance the capacity of youth employment in Kiribati. © ILO TARAWA, Kiribati (ILO News) – The formulation of a National Employment Policy (NEP) and effective wage-setting policies for Kiribati were the focus of discussions held by senior...

Kiribati Re-affirms Commitment to Improving Regional Tourism
Home Kiribati Re-affirms Commitment to Improving Regional Tourism Kiribati affirmed its commitment to being part of the regional sustainable tourism cohesion as it signed the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment in Tarawa last week....

Kiribati Minister for Tourism Confirmed for SPTO Meetings
Home Kiribati Minister for Tourism Confirmed for SPTO Meetings The Pacific Tourism Organisation welcomes confirmation that Honourable Michael Bootii Nauan, Minister for Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Cooperative (MTCIC) of Kiribati, will lead...

New UNDP Resident Representative presents Letter of Credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade.
The new United Nations Development Program Resident Representative to the Solomon Islands, Ms Munkhtuya (Tuya) Altangerel formally presented her Letter of Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele on...

STATEMENT BY THE HON. PRIME MINISTER OF SAMOA, AT THE UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
SAMOA, September 28 - (Wednesday 20th September, 2023) Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Excellencies Colleagues • I am honoured to bring you greetings from the Independent State of Samoa, and I am pleased...

Prime Minister of Samoa reiterates Pacific leaders’ commitment to the protection of environment
04 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the protection and management of environment resources of our...

EMERALD ISLE, NORTH CAROLINA REALTOR® RICK LOUCKS EARNS HIS MILITARY RELOCATION PROFESSIONAL (MRP) CERTIFICATION
EMERALD ISLE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Rick Loucks is a committed husband, father and Marine Corps Veteran who currently works as a real estate agent at RE/MAX Ocean Properties in Emerald Isle, North...

ACTING PM WELCOMES PNA FAMILY TO THE HAPPY ISLES
ACTING PM WELCOMES PNA FAMILY TO THE HAPPY ISLES Honiara, 12th June 2023: Acting Prime Minister Honourable Manasseh Maelanga has welcomed Fisheries Ministers and Officials to the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) at a dinner hosted last night...

U.S. Naval Oceanography: Pathfinders of the American Military Part II
Weather’s Impact on Military Campaigns Historically, weather events have played key roles in outcomes of battles and entire campaigns. This happened famously during the Revolutionary War when George Washington moved much of his army across the...

MFAET Minister hands over new Taro Pack-house on Malaita to MAL
MFAET Minister hands over new Taro Pack-house on Malaita to MAL Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele has handed over a new Taro pack house building to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock at Adeliua, Fiu on...

MEDIA RELEASE22 Mar 2023 – (Prime Minister of Australia; Prime Minister of Samoa
SAMOA, March 22 - The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, welcomed the Honourable Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa to Canberra on 22 March 2023. The Prime Ministers’ bilateral...

Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop Apia, Samoa: 23rd – 24th February 2023 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently hosted a regional workshop for key policy makers in the Pacific region at...

NTO Update – Kiribati commits to sustainable tourism development
In October 2022, Kiribati affirmed its commitment to being part of the regional sustainable tourism cohesion as it signed the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment. Kiribati joined 14 Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) members in...

Towards 2030 – Kiribati begins work on Sustainable Tourism Indicators
The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK), in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI), has commenced work on the development of Kiribati’s Sustainable Tourism Indicators. This...

Country of Feature: Fiji’s New Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Aims to Strengthen Regional Partnerships
The Fiji Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MTCA) has recently welcomed its new Minister and Assistant Minister. Officially sworn into Office in December 2022, Honourable Viliame Gavoka is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism...