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CI aims to improve early childhood education
Participants at the four day Early Childhood Education Symposium that was held in Nadi, Fiji - 24110514 Cook Islands’ is seeking to improve the quality of its Early Childhood Education (ECE) by establishing standards and support system essentials...
Aotearoa New Zealand: Discriminatory migration system fails climate-affected Pacific People
Alieta, 55, is a teacher and mother from Tuvalu with a visual impairment. In 2016, she was left with no choice but to remove her name from her family’s PAC visa application to enable her husband and six-year-old daughter to go to Aotearoa New...
Pacific Unites For Quality Early Childhood Education Teacher Training
In a first for the region, government officials and higher education service providers from 15 Pacific Island countries convened in Fiji to discuss and strengthen the provision of pre- and in-service professional development for early childhood...
Palestine and the Pacific
Why have island nations been so prominent among supporters of Israel? By Nic Maclellan Standing beside Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on 17 September, Fijian prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka declared that “the people of Fiji share a very close...
We are watching you, and we will get you – Rabuka
CLIMATE change and sea level rise are Tuvalu’s greatest security threats, and major polluters must enter legally binding obligations on the matter, Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo said. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Teo stressed that...
Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI
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Papua New Guinea to host 2025 Pacific Education Ministers meeting
Photo: Supplied Papua New Guinea will be the first Pacific Island nation to host the 2025 Conference of Pacific Education Ministers Meeting (CPEM). To be held from March 18-20, 2025 in Port Moresby, CPEM 2025 will gather Education Ministers from...
Agriculture, tourism focus of business council talks
GERMANY has committed itself to strengthening ties within the Pacific. Reflecting the peaceful reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, German Ambassador to Fiji Dr Andreas Prothmann said the day served as a living testament to the power of...
Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote
Donald Trump’s government is putting intense pressure on vulnerable countries to vote against measures that would force shipping companies to pay for their carbon emissions. US officials have written to countries that support the measure and...
Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World in 2025
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IUCN World Conservation Congress concludes in Abu Dhabi with ambitious vision for nature…
Held in the UAE for the first time, the Congress took place under the generous patronage of President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The 2025 IUCN Congress brought together over 10,000 attendees,...
Adeang back as Nauru president
NEW Zealand is failing to protect those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in the Pacific islands. A report by human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says discriminatory migration policies tear families apart in New...
DOC NYC Announces 2025 Main Slate Lineup, with Subjects Ranging from Rock and Roll to Competitive Whistling
It’s almost DOC NYC season, and when New York’s premiere nonfiction film festival returns this November, an eclectic lineup promises that there will be something for documentary lovers of all stripes to enjoy. The festival, for which IndieWire...
Four Last Quarter Global Summits Aim To Redefine Sustainability
Four Global Summits Redefining Sustainability getty As 2025 winds down, the climate clock is no longer ticking, it is pounding. The world has five years left to deliver the 2030 targets, in the face of stubbornly high emissions, biodiversity loss,...
DOC NYC Unveils 16th Annual Film Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Nelius’ “Whistle,” about champion whistlers, will kick off the 16th annual DOC NYC film festival on Nov. 12. “Whistle,” which debuted at TIFF, is one of 200 films that will screen as part of DOC NYC’s main slate lineup, which includes...
States without land, but without status?
Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support...
Three best private schools in Solomons this year
Woodford International School in East Honiara is the top best private operated school in the country this year. That’s according to ’Schoolbell.net,’ a leading global education rankings platform. Dylan the Regional Director, Oceania Division in a...
EU to fund green energy projects in the Pacific
A EUROPEAN Union-funded 15million euro ($F39.56m) regional electrification agreement with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will advance inclusive, sustainable, and resilient socioeconomic development in Pacific Island countries, said EU...
Discriminatory Migration System Fails Pacific People Facing Climate Change And Disasters – Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Authorities in Aotearoa New Zealand are failing people most at risk of climate-related harm in the Pacific islands, subjecting them to discriminatory migration policies that tear families apart and disregard children’s rights, Amnesty...
Pacific News In Brief For 14 October
Article – RNZ A round up of news from around the region, including a new mental health strategy in Tonga. Tonga – mental health Tonga’s health ministry has launched its long-awaited National Mental Health Strategy and Policy at Vaiola Hospital....