Nine Pacific Island researchers and extension officers from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Pacific Community (SPC) are on a study tour to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad to learn and exchange practices covering staple crops such as yam, taro and sweet potato. The exchange is supported by the Technical Centre […]
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Marshall Islands Capital Is ‘World’s Busiest Tuna Transshipment Port’
One-third of tuna caught in PNA waters flows through Majuro MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Marianas Variety, Oct. 13, 2016) – The Marshall Islands capital atoll of Majuro is the world’s busiest tuna transshipment port, a fisheries-related workshop was told this week in Majuro. As much as 600,000 tons of tuna is now being off-loaded from purse […]
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Sustainable fisheries supported by Marae Moana
The Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) maintains its efforts to develop sustainable fisheries are highly credible within the framework of the Cook Islands Marine Park, Marae Moana. The Ministry’s submission to the Purse Seining Special Select Committee also highlights its regional reputation as a leader in marine conservation. [restrict] According to MMR’s submission, […]
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Speaker Of Kiribati Parliament Passes Away
Teatao Teannaki served as President from 1991-1994 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Oct. 12, 2016) – The Speaker of Kiribati’s Parliament Teatao Teannaki has died of a heart attack, aged 80. [restrict] Radio Kiribati said Mr Teannaki was at a debate of a hot and controversial issue when he collapsed. Mr Teannaki had […]
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China angered as U.N. rights chief attends ceremony for jailed academic
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Wednesday after the United Nations human rights chief spoke at an award ceremony for a prominent Chinese academic jailed for life two years ago for campaigning for the rights of the Muslim Uighur people. Ilham Tohti, who is an ethnic Uighur, was selected from three finalists for the […]
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Hurricane Nicole bears down on Bermuda
Miami (AFP) – Hurricane Nicole barreled toward Bermuda Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, just days after Matthew killed hundreds in the Caribbean, mostly in Haiti. Packing 100 mile (155 kilometer) per hour winds, Nicole was 320 miles (520 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda at 1200 GMT. [restrict] The storm was heading northwest at about seven […]