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Vanuatu Media Women Inspired By Fiji
Fiji Sun
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June 16, 2025
“Don’t be afraid to get out there, be respectful and aware of how people are being sensitive. And welcome critics, because that’s the only way you can learn and grow.” Media representative from Vanuatu Stephanie Tebi (left), and Sussie Kilman...
Eat Pacific Cookbook wins Global Award
Samoa News
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July 9, 2025
LISBON, Portugal — In a celebration of Pacific food, identity, and culture, the Pacific Island Food Revolution cookbook, Eat Pacific, has been awarded the Best South Pacific Book in the World 2024 at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards...
Nature finance: what’s being done and is it working? Make Change Happen podcast episode 34
International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED)
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[Music] Simon Cullen [00:06] Hello and welcome to the Make Change Happen podcast from the International Institute for Environment and Development. I'm Simon Cullen. Reading the news, you'll see lots of stories about climate finance and the need...
Fiji assumes MSG chairmanship from Vanuatu
NBC PNG
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Prime Minister James Marape (second-left) and the MSG Leaders of the member countries Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka, Vanuatu PM Jotham Napat, Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele and FLNKS Spokesman Wamytan Roch of New Caledonia inside the BLV Talanoa for...
No, UAE Is Not Selling Golden Visa To Indians. But These Countries Are...
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 14:13 IST UAE has denied a new Golden Visa route for Indians, warning of scams. Genuine Golden Visa options exist in countries like New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Italy, USA and Canada Several countries offer Golden...
RSPCA rescues 60 horses on Victorian property as cruelty reports surge
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 8, 2025
The RSPCA says it has rescued almost 60 horses from a Victorian property amid a staggering surge in reports of cruelty against animals. RSPCA Victoria inspectors collected 131 animals in "multiple large-scale and complex animal cruelty operations"...
Vanuatu Anticipates New Era With Climate Change Reparations
Inter Press Service
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June 11, 2025
Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, International Justice, PACIFIC COMMUNITY, Pacific Community Climate Wire, Small Island Developing States,...
Discover How Crocodiles Can “Surf” for Hundreds of Miles Across the Ocean
AOL
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Heaviest Animals: Saltwater Crocodile© PomInOz/Shutterstock.comAuthorities are asking for stricter wildlife regulations in Queensland after residents were caught interacting with a massive local crocodile. Video footage showed two men taunting the...
Settler Colonialism in Light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 1)
Black Agenda Report
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September 7, 2025
A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolution. Originally published in...
Temotu signs trade agreement with Vanuatu’s Torba province
The Islandsun
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June 19, 2025
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Temotu provincial government has signed a historic border trade agreement with Vanuatu’s Torba province. The agreement, according to Temotu’s Premier, Stanley Tehiahua, will contribute immensely to trade internally, regionally and...
17th Climate Change & Business Conference: Where Ambition Meets Action
Scoop
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier Climate Change and Business Conference returns in 2025, bringing together global and local leaders to accelerate climate action and business innovation. The conference is taking place on 8-9 September at the Viaduct...
Bryan, Plaskett Defend Federal Tax Exemption for EDC Companies
St. Thomas Source
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June 18, 2025
A provision included in the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” would exempt some Virgin Islands companies owned by U.S. businesses from paying a tax typically applied to American companies operating in foreign countries. (Source file...
Visa free Pacific-Australia travel is the next logical step in the relationship
The Interpreter
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July 9, 2025
On my first visit to Vanuatu, I spent a week on the island of Pentecost. Among its many colourful inhabitants was a 30-something teacher from the United Kingdom, who’d made his way there on holiday and never left. He’d married, settled into island...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Sahara Reporters
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...
World Bank slashes Pacific growth forecast
FBC News
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The World Bank is projecting regional growth to fall to 2.6 percent this year, down from 5.5 percent in 2023. In a report of an economic update, it says that economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth,...
Pacific Islands need to boost women in jobs: World Bank
Taipei Times
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June 17, 2025
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report yesterday, adding that closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...
TIN Requirements by Country: A Comparative Guide to Global Financial Identity
Justice News Flash
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June 17, 2025
Understanding How Tax Identification Numbers Impact International Banking, Residency, and Asset Protection in 2025 VANCOUVER, BC – In a world of expanding financial transparency, offshore regulations, and aggressive tax enforcement, one acronym...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
As economic growth slows, Pacific Islands should boost women in jobs, says World Bank
WKZO - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday, and said closing the gender gap could boost...
Trend Micro bolsters pacific commitment as regional cyber landscape shifts
iTWire
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July 9, 2025
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, is cementing its commitment to the Pacific Islands, building on strong public sector partnerships and rising demand for cyber resilience. The announcement follows the company’s inaugural...