PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from September 2008

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from September 2008

PNG AIDS groups criticises Australian workers scheme.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ Australias seasonal worker pilot programme that will offer 2500 temporary jobs to Pacific Islanders next year has been criticised by HIV AIDS support groups in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Radio...

PM Clark may front Privileges Committee.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ------ New Zealand Labour Party leaders are trying to play down the potential negative impact on Labour as a result of the Winston Peters donations saga, reports TVNZ. Now there's a suggestion the...

Air Pacific suspend flight to Christmas Island.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Air Pacific will cancel flights to Christmas Island until the Kiribati Government says the runway is ready, reports The Fiji Times. Air Pacific will suspend its flights to Christmas Island this week...

Leading Tongan pro-democracy activist welcomes end of state of emergency.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ------ Tongas leading peoples representative, Akilisi Pohiva, has welcomed the lifting of the emergency regulations in the kingdom, reports Radio New Zealand International. The state of emergency was...

Field musters Cook Islands support for Pacific Party.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ------ NZ Pacific Party leader and Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field is on a two-day visit to Rarotonga to promote his newly launched political party, reports Cook Islands News. The Pacific Party is a...

Vanuatu Electoral Commission expecting smooth election day.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ------ Vanuatu is gearing up for general elections tomorrow (Tues 02 Sept),and the Electoral Commission is confident everything will go smoothly, reports Radio New Zealand International. A record 341...

Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police conference starts.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ----- The 37th annual Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference will begin in Samoa today. Joint training, intelligence sharing and the threat of transnational crime are topics expected to be on the agenda...

PM Sikua wants to continue dialogue with Fiji.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPETMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------ Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Dr Derek Sikua says he wants to see dialogue on Fijis political situation to continue, but the final position of the Forum will be determined by what happens in the...

Northern Marianas environment group welcomes marine sanctuaries.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ------ An environmental group in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI) has welcomed plans to consider parts of the Pacific Ocean marine sanctuaries or monuments. US President George W. Bush...

Fijis sugar company loses millions.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ The Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited (FSC) group recorded a loss of $19.3 million (US$12 million) during its financial year ending May 2008, reports Fiji Live. The previous year, FSC recorded an...

Tuna takes you places.
September 1, 2008... Profile: Cynthia Wickham, tuna tagging technician. Tagging live tuna at sea suits me much better than sitting in an office, says Cynthia Wickham, with a laugh. Born in Munda, in Solomon Islands' Western Province, Cynthia, 21, is accustomed...

Forum leaders wrong on Fiji, says expert.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------- A leading expert in the Pacific believes Forum Leaders are wrong in threatening to suspend Fiji from the regional body. The expert who cannot be named because of his current job believes suspension...

Pacific HIV people gather in New Zealand.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) ----- HIV positive people from throughout the Pacific are today arriving in Auckland to discuss issues relating to combating stigma and discrimination and gaining access to treatments in Pacific Island...

Australia work visas for PNG students.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ Papua New Guineas (PNG) foreign minister Sam Abal has announced plans to conclude a bilateral arrangement with Australia to facilitate a work and holiday scheme for university students of both...

Strong police presence in Vanuatus election.
September 1, 2008... 01 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ----- About 120 police will be on the streets of the Vanuatu capital, Port Vila tomorrow, to provide security on election day, reports Radio New Zealand International. About 170,000 registered voters...

Australia gravely concerned over Fiji election delay.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ------- The Australian parliament has been told the government is gravely concerned over Fiji's interim government not honouring its commitment to hold elections by March 2009, reports Radio Australia. ...

Tonga Government trying to figure out extent of financial strife at Airlines Tonga.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----- Tongas minister of transport, Paul Karalus says the government is still trying to ascertain how much financial strife Airlines Tonga is facing, reports Radio New Zealand Internatiobal. The...

Majority backs visa for Pacific fruit-pickers.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ------ The Australian Governments plan to import workers from Pacific island nations for seasonal jobs has won support from about 50 per cent of the public, a survey says, reports The Age. The...

Kiribati prepares to impose National Tourism Accreditation standards.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 TARAWA (Pacnews) ------ A new taskforce has been created to investigate ways to consider tourism standards and accreditation according to the head of the Kiribati National Tourism Office, Tarataake Teannaki. The...

Guam contractors eye workforce on Saipan.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ------ Contractors in Guam gearing up for the pending military build up there are eying Saipan's workforce to meet their need for skilled labour and will host a recruitment event in Saipan later this month....

ANZ and Westpac support Say No to Plastic campaign in Cook Islands.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) --- Two commercial banks in Cook Islands are actively involved in promoting the Say No to Plastic Bags campaign, reports Cook Islands News. ANZ and Westpac have promoted the use of re-usable bags,...

Polling underway in Vanuatu.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ------Polling has begun in Vanuatu, for the countrys four yearly general election. A record number of candidates is vying in 17 constituencies for the countrys 52 seat parliament. A new...

U-Vistract boss declines by-election bid.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 BUKA (Pacnews) ------ Noah Musingku, operator of money scam U-Vistract, has declined from running for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville presidency, reports The National. A by-election was prompted by the death of...

New cable boosts New Caledonia's Internet connections.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ------ Internet connections in New Caledonia have been given a significant boost on Monday when the newly-installed undersea fibre optic cable was officially commissioned, reports Oceania Flash. The 2,200...

Airline targets Pacific Islanders in Australia.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----- An affluent second generation of young Tongans born in Australia are being targeted by a regional airline, which is promoting Tonga as a holiday destination, Matangi Tonga reports . Pacific...

Embattled Peters faces fresh strife.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) -----Embattled Winston Peters is likely to face a torrid time in parliament following revelations the Spencer Trust paid at least $50,000 (US$34,640) to his New Zealand First party in 2005 that was never...

Leading regional ICT conference begins in Cook Islands.(Conference news)
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ------ Regional and international Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) experts and practitioners convene this week in Cook Islands, for PacINET 2008. PacINET is the regional conference for...

Military push for K160m boost.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- The Papua New Guinea Government wants to rebuild its defence force (PNGDF), reports Post Courier. PNGs Defence Minister Bob Dadae yesterday said a submission for K160 million (US$62 million)...

FSM foreign minister says China to host successful Paralymics.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) -----Federated States of Micronesias (FSM) foreign minister, Lorin Robert says the Beijing Paralymics is a significant event following the great success of the Beijing Olympics. He was confident that...

Young Pacific Islanders learn entrepreneurial skills.
September 2, 2008... 02 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) -------Young Pacific Islanders are being encouraged to develop their entrepreneurial skills as a way to help inject growth into their countrys economy, reports Radio New Zealand International. The Young...

Vanuatu counts election votes.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ---- Early results from the national elections in Vanuatu indicate that some old guard members of parliament could be in trouble, reports ABC online . Vanuatu's political history since independence 28...

RAMSI Police officer charged with manslaughter.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- A Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) police officer was yesterday formally charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving causing the death of a Solomon Islands nurse Hilda Ilabae in...

Dengue outbreak in Fiji.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Medical aithorities in Fiji have confirmed a national dengue fever outbreak, reports the Fiji Times. Sources close to the Health Ministry said divisional teams had been activated after a marked increase...

Kiribati Government looking for another airline for interim service to Christmas Island.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 TARAWA (Pacnews) ----- The Kiribati Government says the decision by Air Pacific to suspend flights to Christmas Island was made suddenly, reports Radio New Zealand International. Air Pacific, the only international airline...

Niue shipping links cut back.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 ALOFI (Pacnews) ------- Niue is facing a reduction in its shipping service, reports Radio New Zealand International. The company running the service said it not viable at the moment to run a vessel every month. At this...

Samoa, Tonga students fined for disorderly act.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------- Three Samoan students attending the University of the South Pacific (USP) were fined by the Suva Magistrates Court after admitting verbally abusing passers-by in Suvas Victoria Parade, reports Fiji Sun....

NZ RAMSI officer attack with machete in Solomon Islands.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------ A New Zealand policeman on duty in the Solomon Islands has been attacked by a group of men who slashed his leg with a machete, reports The Age. Constable Chris Renata from Auckland was on a routine...

PNG intelligence arrest suspected Tamil Tigers.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews)------ Papua New Guinea (PNG) intelligence officials are questioning 12 Sri Lankan men they believe were planning to travel to Australia on false passports, reports Herald Sun. Officers with PNG's...

Sir Paul Reeves won't chair proposed political forum.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Commonwealth special envoy, Sir Paul Reeves is not going to chair the proposed Fijis Presidents Political Forum, report Fiji TV. The forum was to discuss and endorse changes to our electoral system...

Niue disowns health boss's HIV colony stance.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) ------ Niues former secretary of government has distanced the island nation from the recommendation of its own director of health that people with HIV should be locked up in a isolated colony to keep them...

Ice traffic ringleader gets 10 years jail sentence.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ------- A court in French Polynesia's capital Pape'ete has sentenced a French-American citizen to 10 years jail for illegally importing and organising traffic of the methamphetamine drug dubbed ice, reports...

No single party will win majority in Vanuatu elections unofficial results.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) --- Unofficial results from national elections in Vanuatu seem to suggest that no political party will get the simple majority needed to rule the country for another four years. A party needs at least...

Former Solomon Islands PM loses parliamentary seat.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------ The Solomon High court today sentenced former prime minister, Sir Allan Kemakeza to 18 months in prison for a 2002 attack on a Honiara law firm. SIBC reports. Sir Allan had been convicted last...

Solomon Islands Opposition angry about Australia work visa exclusion.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------- Australias exclusion of the Solomon Islands from the pilot seasonal workers scheme is a slap in the face to rekindled relations, Solomons opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare says. Mr Sogavare...

PNG health system lags behind.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ Papua New Guinea (PNG) has not seen strong improvements to health service delivery indicators or health outcomes despite strong economic growth for several years and windfall revenue, reports Post...

Experts examine trade and climate concerns of small developing countries.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 MAURITIUS (Pacnews) ------- The relationship between development, trade and climate change has come under the spotlight as leaders seek practical ways to move rapidly towards a low-carbon world economy. Experts from...

Greenpeace locks down illegal forest log export in PNG to protect climate.
September 3, 2008... 03 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------- Today, at the invitation of local resource owners, activists from the Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, stopped the loading of the Harbour Gemini, a log ship carrying timber to China from the Turama...

Vanuatu outgoing deputy PM says old guard will have to negotiate seriously with newcomers.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ------- Vanuatus outgoing deputy Prime Minister says forming a new government will be difficultult, following the completion of the countrys one-day general election, reports Radio New Zealand...

NZ ready for election now, says Key.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ------ New Zealands National Partyleader John Key has called on the Government to go to the polls, as it remains embroiled in the NZ FIRST donations controversy. Unveiling another National billboard...

Air Pacific says it had no option but to suspend Christmas Island flights.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Air Pacific says the decision to stop flying to Christmas Island was made after New Zealand engineers from BECA inspected the runway, and deemed it unsafe, reports Radio New Zealand International. ...

Pacific people need better food security SPC.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ------ A key Pacific regional organisation says Pacific people are facing serious challenges to their food security, and need to be more self-reliant. Global fuel and food crises are affecting Pacific island...

EU ready to revive Doha.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 BRUSSELS (Pacnews) ------- The European Union (EU) is ready to try to revive the Doha global trade talks if others are, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said, acknowledging that any breakthrough would be difficult,...

More soldiers and police sent to Guadalcanal Weather Coast after machete attack.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands police and the Regional Assistance Mission (RAMSI) have stepped up their presence on the remote Weatherccoast of Guadalcanal in the wake of a machete attack on a New Zealand police...

Cost of living affects Pacific food security.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ------ Food security has become a major concern in the Pacific region, says Samoas Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,. Taua Tavaga Kitiona Seuala. The cost of living is skyrocketing, triggered by the...

Fiji regime 2009 budget to be pro poor, regrets achievements.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Fijis acting interim finance minister today indicated that next years national budget will be pro-poor and will try to boost investor confidence, reports Fiji Live. While addressing interim Cabinet...

EU- Pacific Islands Forum Troika ministerial meeting.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------- The first ministerial meeting to enhance the political dialogue between the Pacific Islands Forum and the European Union will be held in Brussels next month. At the special dialogue between the...

Commonwealth Finance Ministers to discuss rising food, fuel prices.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 LONDON (Pacnews) ----- Commonwealth Finance Ministers will discuss the implications of rising food and fuel prices on their economies at their Annual meeting next month in St Lucia. The meeting to be held in Castries on 06...

Climate effects on Carterets to be tabled.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ A paper on climate change and its effects on the Carterets Islands of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) will be presented at the national conference on human rights next week, reports...

Palau Micronesia Challenge Endowment Gets US$1 million boost.
September 4, 2008... Momentum gaining as other donors pledge assistance. 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 KOROR (Pacnews) ------ In recognition of the extraordinary progress it has made in establishing and sustainably funding their national protected areas network as part of...

Previous coalition partners in Vanuatu expected to dominate new administration.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ----- New Zealands high commissioner to Vanuatu says there are encouraging signs in the early results in Vanuatus election, reports Radio New Zealand International. Official results are yet to be...

Fiji s School of Medicine future uncertain.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ The Fiji School of Medicine is contemplating ways to address the threat posed by the Uma Nand Prasad School of Medicine at the University of Fiji towards its operations and future of medical schools in...

Logging giant denies Greenpeace's illegal harvest claims.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- A Malaysian logging company at the centre of a Greenpeace protest in Papua New Guinea has rejected claims that it harvests timber illegally, ABC online reports . Greenpeace campaigners are...

Corruption allegations against Cook Islands businessman dismissed.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ----The Cook Islands Audit Office has dismissed allegations of corruption against a high profile businessman, Radio Australia reports. The complaints were directed at the chairman of the government...

Japanese Government leads search for war victims.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Redress Association International of the Asia-Pacific war victims has expressed concerns over the Japanese governments efforts to retrieve the bodies of its soldiers,...

Global warming likely to stoke more powerful hurricanes: study.
September 4, 2008... 04 SEPTEMBER 2008 PARIS (Pacnews) Global warming is likely to boost the power of the strongest tropical cyclones, a study released on Wednesday says. An additional one degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) in sea temperatures in tropical regions...

Fiji to investigate Samoa voting system.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ------ Samoa has invited election officials from Fiji to view and observe its electronic electoral registration system. The scoping mission from Fiji which included Sahu Khan the chair of the Fiji Electoral...

Vanuatu parliamentary changes likely following election.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ------ Voters in Vanuatu have thrown out at least one third of the sitting members of parliament. Radio Australia reports 18 of the 49 MPs who recontested their seats appear to have been beaten. A...

University distances itself from Aids isolation call.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) ----- New Zealands Massey University has distanced itself from a call by Professor Sitaleki Finau, the university's director pasifika to have HIV-positive Pacific Islanders isolated from the rest of society,...

SDL pulls out of Presidential Forum.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Fijis former ruling party, the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) party has pulled out of the presidential forum on political reforms as a result of the changing role of Commonwealth envoy Sir Paul...

SPREP ministers meet to choose news director.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 POHNPEI (Pacnews) ------Federated Sates of Micronesia (FSM) is hosting the 19th Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) conference, reports Pacific Magazine. The meeting is held from 4 12...

Fiji will not be pressured into holding elections: Bainimarama.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Fijis interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama says the Pacific nation will not bow to pressure from the international community to call national elections soon. Commodore Bainimarama made...

Major drug seizure in Auckland.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) ------- Customs officers in Auckland say they have seized 80kg of pseudoephedrine, enough to produce as much as 24kg of methamphetamine (P) with a street value of around $20 million (US$13.3 million),...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu may visit Solomons.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- People caught up in the violence which ravaged Solomon Islands will be able to tell their story during hearings due to start next year, .reports Radio New Zealand International. Five commissioners...

French ruling party endorse President Tong Sang-Vernaudon senatorial ticket.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 PARIS (Pacnews) ------ France's ruling party, the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) has endorsed French Polynesia's candidates for the upcoming senatorial elections. They are French Polynesia's President Gaston Tong...

Samoa and Solomons agree prison sentence accord.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------ Solomon Islands prime minister and his Samoan counterpart have agreed that a Samoan police officer charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving in Solomon Islands will serve his sentence in his home...

Lift the status of farming Pacific says.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ------ Pacific countries should try to make farming more attractive for young people, to help improve food security and expand the range of job options. The idea is part of group discussions at the 3rd Heads...

State of emergency extended in CNMI.
September 5, 2008... Reports from Saipan Tribune. 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ------Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI) Governor Benigno R. Fitial has extended the state of disaster emergency for the Commonwealth, saying the utility's failure to...

NZ hopes rise for territory bonanza.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ----- New Zealand is on the brink of a territorial bonanza, with officials expecting word from the United Nations in New York on New Zealand's claim to 1.6 million square kilometres of continental shelf,...

New Zealand set to take over Tongan police force.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ------The New Zealander taking over Tonga's police force, Chris Kelley, is expected to be consulted before the Tongan government decides whether to extend its emergency powers. Tongas Chief Secretary,...

Air NZ cuts Tasman fares.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 WELLINGTON(Pacnews) ----- Air New Zealand is further reducing long-term lead-in fares to Australia, by an average of 15 percent, as the first of its refitted A320 aircraft begin flying the Tasman, reports TVNZ. Customers...

Cook Islands new member of International Maritime Organisation.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 POHNPEI (Pacnews) ------ The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced Cook Islands are now officially a member of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), after a nine-year process,...

Food crisis has some benefits to the islands.
September 5, 2008... 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ------- A Pacific scientist says rising food prices may actually bring some benefits for people living in the Pacific Islands. The food crisis has a silver lining, as it will encourage people to grow more...

Digicel keen on Marshalls' market as part of growing Pacific Network.
September 5, 2008... Reports from Pacific Magazine. 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) -------Digicel Pacific is keen to get into the mobile phone market in the Marshall Islands as part of creating a Pan-Pacific communications network, Digicel CEO Vanessa Slowey...

China to step up trade with Pacific island countries.
September 8, 2008... 08 SEPTEMBER 2008 XIAMEN (Pacnews) -------- Trade between China and Pacific island countries could exceed US$2 billion this year and US$3 billion in 2010, Chinas Commerce Minister Chen Deming said, reports Xinhua. Mr Chen made the remarks...