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Call for Boycott of PAFCO’s products

Wednesday, 17 September 2003, 11:47 am | Pacific Network on Globalisation

Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Fiji are joining calls for a consumer boycott of products made by the Fiji government-owned Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) and its American partner Bumble Bee International. They have made a list of all PAFCO ... More >>

ADB And Smallholders Agriculture Projects In PNG

Friday, 4 July 2003, 2:23 pm | Pacific Network on Globalisation

"We, the landowners are developing and will continue to develop OUR LAND on our own term. We therefore sternly warn all those parties involved in wanting to use OUR LAND for oil palm to STAY OUT! Any attempt to bring oil palm on our land ... More >>

Stanley Simpson: The Right To Know What You Eat

Wednesday, 25 June 2003, 12:50 am | Pacific Network on Globalisation

The debate over genetically modified (GM) food and products has been in the spotlight for many years now especially in Europe, Africa and the US. It is time we have this debate here in Fiji. More >>

GM foods threaten local farmers and environment

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 11:59 am | Pacific Network on Globalisation

Agricultural biotechnology products such as genetically modified (GM) food threaten food security and the livelihoods of small farmers in the developing world and poses serious health and environmental dangers. More >>

GM foods threaten local farmers and environment

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 10:32 am | Pacific Network on Globalisation

This is a media release in response to US ambassador letter to the Fiji Times (3/6) slamming EU moratorium on GM products and arguing that biotech and GM foods are safe and is for the benefit of the worlds poor and undernourished. More >>

Confidential EU documents Expose GATS

Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 6:28 pm | Pacific Network on Globalisation

Confidential EU documents just released have exposed the true nature of the EU's General Agreements in Trade and Services (GATS) agenda. More >>

Government and Forum misled Pacific peoples

Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 1:58 pm | Pacific Network on Globalisation

The Value Added Tax (VAT) increase in Fiji is an indication of things to come under the new free trade area agreements, and shows that the agreements were signed without consulting ordinary people of its full implications, says the Pacific Network on ... More >>

$400.00 fine not enough for oil spill costs: PANG

Friday, 7 February 2003, 1:03 pm | Pacific Network on Globalisation

Legislation must be strengthened to ensure multinationals like Shell and Mobil Oil do not get away scot-free if they cause environmental damage to the country, says the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG). More >>

Governments And Forum Misled Pacific Peoples

Friday, 22 November 2002, 11:21 am | Pacific Network on Globalisation

The Value Added Tax (VAT) increase in Fiji is an indication of things to come under the new free trade area agreements, and shows that the agreements were signed without consulting ordinary people of its full implications, says the Pacific Network on ... More >>

A Critical Response to PICTA, PACER

Thursday, 21 February 2002, 12:06 am | Pacific Network on Globalisation

A Critical Response to PICTA, PACER and the Pacific Islands Forum's Social Impact Assessment More >>

A Critical Response to PICTA, PACER ...

Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 4:32 pm | Pacific Network on Globalisation

Pacific Island peoples have had no say in the discussions and negotiations on PICTA and PACER. There have been no public consultations or debates, not even within national parliaments, over these far-reaching agreements. In August 2002 the Pacific Islands ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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