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Computer Simulators For Pacific Seafarers
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 11:58 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10TH JULY 2012 Computer Simulators For Pacific Seafarers Computer skills are being featured more often in the training of Pacific seafarers. More >>
Pacific: Cultural rights are human rights, says UN expert
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 2:38 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Delegates at the first cultural rights symposium for the Pacific were told yesterday that their cultural rights are enshrined in a number of international human rights conventions. Despite this, these rights continue to go unrecognised. More >>
Cultural Rights Are Human Rights Says UN Expert
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 2:36 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Cultural Rights Are Human Rights Says UN Expert Tuesday 10 July 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Honiara, Solomon Islands Delegates at the first cultural rights symposium for the Pacific were told yesterday that their cultural rights are ... More >>
Pacific Ministers Back Regional Cultural Strategy
Monday, 9 July 2012, 2:31 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPC media release Pacific Ministers Back Regional Cultural Strategy Friday 6 July 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Honiara, Solomon Islands Pacific ministers of culture on Wednesday endorsed a regional strategy to further enhance ... More >>
El Niño Likely By End Of Year – Big Cyclone Season Coming?
Friday, 6 July 2012, 3:58 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
El Niño Likely By End Of This Year – Big Cyclone Season Coming? El Niño conditions can be expected across the Pacific region by the end of this year, according to the latest Island Climate Update issued today by the Pacific Island Meteorological Services, ... More >>
Climate change and fishing in the Pacific
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 4:26 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Fifteen countries and territories are meeting in Noumea this week [8 June] to discuss how climate change will affect Pacific fisheries and how they can ensure fishing and aquaculture will continue contributing to their food security, livelihoods and ... More >>
SPC and ASPA fly to new heights with MOU
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 3:04 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) and SPC signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in May to enhance collaborative efforts contributing to safe, secure, reliable and affordable aviation transport services across the Pacific Islands. More >>
PNG fisher rewarded for recovering 50,000th tuna tag
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 1:58 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
A Papua New Guinean fisher has won USD500 for recovering a plastic tag that was attached to the back of a yellowfin tuna. More >>
SPC and SPREP aim to reduce vulnerability to hazards
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:11 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPC and SPREP to collaborate on reducing vulnerability to hazards 5 June 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji- The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has signed a letter of agreement with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional ... More >>
NZ Defence Force helps Savaii Biodiversity Survey
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 5:40 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The blades of a helicopter flying across may be heard often over Upolu and Savaii this week during the 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations of Samoa. More >>
Stomach contents unlock secret to tuna lifestyle
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 11:05 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The smell in Dr Valerie Allain’s laboratory can get quite strong at times, especially when she and her two assistants are defrosting another batch of tuna stomachs. More >>
EU drives development in the Pacific
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 10:42 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
9 May 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia – As millions across Europe celebrate Europe Day today, the people of the Pacific have good reason to join in. More >>
Non-Commmunicable Diseases Human Social And Economic Crisis
Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 2:36 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
“I do believe that if there is a problem there are bound to be solutions, as long as people recognise the ties that they have with one another as a world community.” More >>
Our Planet, Our Time - Earth Hour 2012
Sunday, 1 April 2012, 9:30 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Saturday 31 March 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia – An event that started out with some 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses in Australia turning off their lights for one hour ... More >>
Women's Rights And Customary Laws In New Caledonia
Monday, 26 March 2012, 5:33 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
On Friday, 16 March, over 200 people gathered at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) conference hall in Noumea, New Caledonia to discuss women's civil rights within the framework of customary and common law. More >>
Spc Support For Festival Of Pacific Arts
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:51 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
With the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts due to take place in July, Solomon Islands are preparing performance and display sites in and around the capital, Honiara. More >>
Pacific Voice Heard At Global Dialogue On Organics
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:40 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Friday 23 March 2010, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva ' The GOMA (Global Organic Market Access) conference held in Nuremburg, Germany from 13 to 16 February 2012, entitled Let the Good Products Flow, examined the complex issues surrounding ... More >>
Water security is food security: World Water Day
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 3:05 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPC media release Water security is food security: World Water Day in the Pacific Thursday 22 March 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji ' Today is World Water Day ' a perfect day to reflect on how much water you use. You ... More >>
“Local Crops Make Nutritious Flour,” Says Head Of SPC’s CETC
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 12:17 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Greater food value, economically viable, local resource material: these features make flour production at the Community Education and Training Centre (CETC) anything but ‘run-of-the-mill’. More >>
Mariculture in the Pacifc
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 11:04 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
A new report on mariculture (marine aquaculture) has urged Pacific nations to think twice before embarking on sea-farming enterprises. It found that many mariculture projects had been undertaken in the past without proper economic studies, particularly ... More >>
