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Opportunities for our Pacific youth

Sunday, 19 November 2006, 12:30 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Friday 17 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) - While many countries in the world struggle with the issues relating to ageing populations, the Pacific ... More >>

Vote of confidence for SPC Director-General

Sunday, 19 November 2006, 12:28 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Friday 17 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – “By accepting a ten percent increase in their membership contributions to SPC, representatives ... More >>

A vision for public health in the region

Saturday, 18 November 2006, 12:13 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Friday 17 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of the Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – Gauging the effectiveness of SPC’s Public Health Programme (PHP) over the past four years in ... More >>

Meeting international maritime requirements

Friday, 17 November 2006, 2:49 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Thursday 16 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of the Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – The maritime sector is one of the most heavily regulated sectors globally. The International Maritime ... More >>

Pacific Agricultural and Forestry Policy Network

Friday, 17 November 2006, 10:15 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Thursday 16 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) - Linking Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) to domestic and international markets more effectively ... More >>

Joint Kiribati/SPC country strategy

Friday, 17 November 2006, 10:05 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Thursday 16 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of the Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – In line with SPC’s increased focus on members’ priorities, the organisation reported to CRGA ... More >>

Solomon Islands statistical services revitalised

Friday, 17 November 2006, 9:48 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

“It is my pleasure to inform the Committee of the success story of the 18-month statistics capacity building project implemented by SPC that has allowed the Solomon Islands National Statistical Services to be revitalised. Major economic and social ... More >>

Solution for health workers shortage in Pacific

Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:48 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Wednesday 15 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of the Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – In light of SPC’s commitment to provide solutions to challenges in the region, CRGA 36 today ... More >>

Guide to protecting traditional knowledge

Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 10:22 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, Monday November 13, 2006: How can Pacific Island countries and territories protect their culture and traditions from unfair exploitation? More >>

Setting the scene for the week’s discussion at SPC

Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 9:51 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Monday 13 November 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 36th Committee of Representatives of the Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – More than 80 delegates from around the Pacific gathered in SPC’s impressive conference hall ... More >>

Human Development Programme start of new era

Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 12:02 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

A reorganisation at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community has led to the birth of a new programme which aims to deliver more effective services to all Pacific people - whether in the smallest villages or the biggest towns. More >>

Looking for ways to strategically position SPC

Friday, 10 November 2006, 12:32 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Next week, from 13 to 17 November, SPC is convening the 36th meeting of its governing body – usually referred to as the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) – at its headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. During the ... More >>

Coral Reef Ecosystems Speech. Dr Jimmie Rodgers

Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 9:42 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Please allow me first of all to express my sincere gratitude to the organisers of this extremely important international meeting on Coral Reef Ecosystems Biodiversity in the Pacific for inviting me to make some closing remarks. More >>

SPC names new Deputy Director-General

Thursday, 26 October 2006, 9:11 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Wednesday 25 October, 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia – The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has named Mr Richard Mann as its new Deputy Director-General. Mr Mann has worked in the Pacific region ... More >>

Regional effort to address foodborne diseases

Friday, 20 October 2006, 4:43 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Public health specialists, practitioners and laboratory technicians from 12 Pacific Island countries and territories will take part in a week-long, regional training workshop on “Global Salmonella surveillance for the Pacific region” in Suva, ... More >>

Young volunteer festival experience life-changing

Monday, 9 October 2006, 11:29 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Aralele Uluilakeba, 19, says being a volunteer at the Third Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival has changed her life. “I have had to speak to people and learn to help them, and it has made me much more confident,” says Aralele, a hospitality student. More >>

HIV/AIDS: Pacific put aside prejudices act now

Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 6:22 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Tuesday 3 October 2006- A special HIV Campaign for the Melanesian Arts Festival was launched yesterday in Suva with a reminder from Fiji’s Vice-President, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, that an entire generation of people has died of AIDS-related diseases ... More >>

'Managing Change' theme of Regional Meeting

Thursday, 14 September 2006, 3:08 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

The 2nd Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (HOAFS) Meeting, to be held in Nadi, 18-22 September, at Tanoa International, will focus on ‘Managing Change’, the theme for this year’s gathering of agricultural CEOs from the 22 member countries ... More >>

Living with HIV in PNG – one woman’s reality

Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:36 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Friday 18 August, Toronto- Tiny Pauline Banis, from a small village on Papua New Guinea’s border with West Papua, first recognised AIDS related symptoms in her husband in 2002. He refused to talk to her about it, but when she became pregnant ... More >>