The third Intergovernmental Council (IGC) of the United Nations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea (UNCLOS) that was recently held in New York had their third session regarding the oversee of the first drafted treaty text that will help them through legal agreements to create a legally binding instrument for […]
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NZ and Australia plan to lower remittances costs in Pacific
WELLINGTON, 09 SEPTEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) —New Zealand is in talks with Australia to lower hefty money transfer fees in several Pacific Island countries, as “stubbornly high” costs strain the region’s economies and hamper UN targets. Remittances are a key source of earnings for many Pacific families who have relatives working abroad and the intervention […]
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Pacific’s plastic problem 20 times the global average
APIA, 09 SEPTEMBER 2019 (SAMOA OBSERVER)—The Pacific Islands may be generating 20 times the global average of the plastic waste that ends up in our oceans, new research has found. A report released by Japanese experts last month reveals mismanagement of plastic waste from the region accounts for 2.7 of the 12.12 million tonnes of […]
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Solomon Islands Minister Agovaka: Why we must switch to China
HONIARA, 05 SEPTEMBER 2019 (SOLOMON STAR) — Establishing diplomatic relations with China may lead to a boost in the local economy, Solomon Islands Communication and Aviation minister Peter Shanel Agovaka claims. Agovaka, who led a controversial ministerial delegation to China recently, appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee (FRC) inquiry Wednesday. The FRC is inquiring into […]
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Pacific drug smuggling transit countries becoming destinations
AUCKLAND, 30 AUGUST 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The executive director of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police organisation says countries in the region used for transiting methamphetamine to Australia and New Zealand are now becoming destinations themselves. Carl McLennan, also a superintendent in the New Zealand police, says smugglers use drug dependent Pacific people as cheap workers […]
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Taiwan announces plan to establish TDOC in Pacific islands
Koror, Palau – Taiwan has announced its intention to establish the Taiwan Digital Opportunity Center (TDOC) in the region to boost its allies’ access to and knowledge on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Taiwan Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu told reporters yesterday, August 22, that he first bared this plan in Tuvalu during the recently […]