Solar initiative contributes to Cyclone Winston recovery
The Pacific Community (SPC) and the European Union (EU) have commissioned the installation of 400 solar photovoltaic home systems to help affected communities in Fiji recover from tropical cyclone Winston.
Caribbean-Pacific exchange to strengthen capacity for crop researchers and extension officers
Nine Pacific Island researchers and extension officers from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Pacific Community (SPC) are on a study tour to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad to learn and exchange practices covering staple crops…
Pacific highlights shipping as lifeline on World Maritime Day 2016
On World Maritime Day today, the Pacific Community (SPC) is joining with Pacific Island countries and territories to highlight the unique place of shipping in the region with the message: ‘shipping is the lifeline of Pacific Island countries and…
Fiji Olympic gold a win for entire Pacific
The stunning Olympic Games gold medal win by Fiji in the rugby sevens is a celebration for the entire Pacific Islands region, according to the Director-General of the Pacific Community, Dr Colin Tukuitonga.
“This is a magnificent and emphatic victory by…
Addressing NCDs through law, trade and sustainable development
Twenty legal, trade and health department representatives from across the Pacific are in Fiji this week to examine the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) burden in the region and the role of the law in preventing and controlling NCDs, particularly in the…
Fiji achieves first for Pacific region at United Nations
The Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the election of Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, as President of the next session of the UN General Assembly.
In congratulating Ambassador Thomson, the Pacific…
Pacific statisticians to meet in Fiji
Senior government statisticians and development partners will gather in Lautoka, Fiji, next week for a Pacific Statistics Steering Committee (PSSC) meeting to discuss major statistical projects and collaboration over the next five years.
The meeting will…
Campaign to strengthen intellectual property awareness in Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands
The Pacific Community (SPC), European Union(EU), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and partners are celebrating World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April by launching an int
Pacific Community assists Fiji’s post-cyclone surveys
Two interdisciplinary teams of oceanographers and damage assessment specialists from the Pacific Community (SPC) will depart today to conduct a week-long survey of the impacts of tropical cyclone Winston on the island of Ovalau and the southern coast of…