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Fiji Airways wins top honours at 2022 World Airline Awards
National Carrier awarded the Best Airline Staff Service in Australia & Pacific SUVA, Fiji, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiji Airways has been named winner of the award for the Best Airline Staff Service in Australia & Pacific at the prestigious...

Transcript of Remarks by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the Pacific Islands Fintech Innovation Challenge, 27 July 2022
Good morning everyone, and let me first say on behalf of Singapore that we are delighted (and) we are honoured to be the venue for the Pacific Islands FinTech Innovation Challenge. We would also like to thank Australia for its support for this...

PRESS RELEASE: Samoa raises plant health and pest risk concerns at a regional meeting – (26/08/2022)
This week, Samoa’s National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) representative was among biosecurity and plant health experts from across the Pacific who gathered to examine ways to prevent and mitigate the spread of plant pests and disease in...

Aliyyah and Yasmeen Koloc at AfroCannes, a conference to promote diversity and inclusion in the film industry and beyond
Aliyyah and Yasmeen Koloc, the 17-year-old racing drivers were invited to speak at AfroCannes on the subjects of diversity and inclusion in motorsport. TALLINN, ESTONIA, May 25, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- . It is a subject close to the twins’...

Fiji - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Sydney, Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Just released, this edition of BuddeComm report outlines the latest developments and key trends in the telecoms markets. -...

Aussie entrepreneur assisting Timor-Leste workers in job ready training to address skills shortages in Australia
Aussie entrepreneur, Tammy Kassiou, is training up East Timorese workers to bring them to Australia to help businesses desperately in need of temporary workers. DILI, TIMOR-LESTE, June 10, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Timor-Leste based Aussie...

Galapagos Cable Systems and Xtera to deliver advanced submarine network to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
ECUADOR and ALLEN, Texas., March 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, announced last week the deployment of a submarine cable system to the Galapagos Islands. The initiative, which started in 2018, has been driven by...

SAMOA SIGNS $1.5 MILLION ADB GRANT TO SUPPORT RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SAMOA, August 20 - The Government of Samoa today signed a $1.5 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help fund the country’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Samoa’s Minister of Finance and ADB Governor...

FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Policies to Promote Conservation and Build Resilience to Climate Change, with a focus on Pacific Islands
In celebration of today’s opening of the World Conservation Congress, which the United States is hosting for the first time, President Obama last night addressed leaders from Pacific Island Conference of Leaders and the World Conservation...

New Report Highlights Deep Sea Nodule Mining Danger to Pacific Ocean and Island Nations
OTTAWA and MELBOURNE, Australia, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report analysing over 250 peer reviewed scientific articles finds that the impacts of mining deep sea polymetallic nodules would be extensive, severe, and last for...

Governor honors 26 West Virginia businesses exporting to new markets
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a ceremony today, 26 West Virginia companies were presented with the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award, recognizing businesses that exported to a new country in the previous year. West Virginia...

South Pacific Cyclone Season
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region about the ongoing threat of cyclones originating in the area. The region covered by this alert includes Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall...

Shineco, Inc. Enters into Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commission
BEIJING, Jan. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shineco, Inc. ("Shineco" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: TYHT), a producer and distributor of Chinese herbal medicines, organic agricultural produce, hemp products, and various health and well-being focused...

Research Deliver Insight into South Pacific Islands Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market 2019-2030
WiseGuyReports.com “South Pacific Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses” report has been added to its Research Database. PUNE, MAHARASTRA, INDIA, July 18, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- WiseGuyReports.com “South Pacific...

South Pacific Cyclone Season
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region about the ongoing threat of cyclones originating in the area. The region covered by this alert includes Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall...

South Pacific Islands Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market Trends 2019-2030
WiseGuyReports.com “South Pacific Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses” report has been added to its Research Database. PUNE, MAHARASTRA, INDIA, March 6, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- WiseGuyReports.com “South Pacific...

FACT SHEET: North American Working Group on Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls, New Commitments & Accomplishments from the Obama Administration
“Together, we've strengthened your sovereignty, reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act so that tribes can prosecute those who commit domestic violence against women in Indian Country, whether they're Native American or not. We've worked to...

Family Sells Everything; Makes Way for Dream of Hope
Living beyond not only their means, but desires; family chooses to bless others world wide with service and a story of hope. DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- When Eric Helmick handed out pencils and papers to...

Ecotourism can play vital role in maintaining healthy forests
27-09-2011 Rural communities can maximize the benefits of sustainable ecotourism Ecotourists on a guided tour in forests of Uganda. 27 September, 2011 , Rome - The continuing boom in ecotourism has the potential to save endangered forests or...

No green economy without blue economy, says FAO
Sustainability, nutrition, among priorities in the Pacific, says FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 12 April 2013, Apia, Samoa/Rome – Efforts to end hunger and fight the effects of climate change in the Pacific Islands will hinge on the...