News & Press Statements   2010   16 Jul 10   Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation New Board Appointments 06 May 10   World Bank gives US$25 million to PNG 05 May 10   World Bank approves more funds for tsunami-stricken Samoa 04 May 10   EU partnership with ACP to cost 9.5 billion euros 04 May 10   World retailers meet in Fiji 03 May 10   Visitors swamp Pacific exhibitors in Shanghai 03 May 10   Mobile scam takes Bougainvilleans by storm 03 May 10   Greater global access for Pacific Island business 03 May 10   Fiji’s Health ministry seeks Johnson recall details 30 Apr 10   RAMSI presence boost demand for kava 30 Apr 10   Reserve Bank of Fiji ups banks’ statutory deposit requirement 30 Apr 10   Air Niugini offers more perks to travellers 29 Apr 10   Forum Trade Ministers meeting critical to Pacific economies 28 Apr 10   Nauru Entrepreneurship Development Center Launched 28 Apr 10   The Danger of a Single Story 28 Apr 10   Fiji Sugar Corporation records $8.3m loss for third quarter 27 Apr 10   Air Pacific has zero profit 23 Apr 10   Oil Search set to spend up in PNG 23 Apr 10   Plane trouble stops inter-island flights’ between two Samoas 23 Apr 10   ADB 2009 performance on track says report 23 Apr 10   EU hails Solomon Islands private sector 23 Apr 10   Solomons and NZ strengthen seasonal workers' deal 22 Apr 10   Bank to target rural areas 21 Apr 10   ANZ lending in PNG rises 20 Apr 10   Seasonal work scheme deal signed 20 Apr 10   Mobile companies set to interconnect: Post Courier 20 Apr 10   Fiji’s first ever HIV Prevention Decree out by June 23 Mar 10   Solomon Islands Government seeks Korean investor to set up new cannery 10 Mar 10   LNG developer to build K600m office and staff housing at POM waterfront 10 Mar 10   Investment Promotion Authority to consider new Pacific brand concept 10 Mar 10   Bank South Pacific issues notes to Fiji 09 Mar 10   EU plans its own IMF 09 Mar 10   Visitor arrivals to Samoa still increasing 09 Mar 10   ADB, India supporting ICT based education in Pacific 09 Mar 10   Solomon Islanders wanting to work in NZ under Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme warned 09 Mar 10   Fiji rations sugar supply to prevent it from being exported to Pacific 09 Mar 10   Pacific AIDS Commission to get Port Moresby launch 08 Mar 10   Solomon Islands Government issues 333 forestry licences 08 Mar 10   Overfishing, not Pacific ban causing problems 08 Mar 10   Vanuatu plans business centre to maintain economic growth 08 Mar 10   PNG to lose billions in tax 08 Mar 10   ADB vice president visits FSM and Marshall Islands 08 Mar 10   Kiribati buys dalo from Fiji 08 Mar 10   China loan unlikely: Cook Islands finance minister 05 Mar 10   Fuel shortage disrupts life in two atolls in Marshall Islands 05 Mar 10   Plan to tackle cost of living in New Caledonia 05 Mar 10   Inflation looms for Fiji 03 Mar 10   Guam farmers need to prepare for military buildup 03 Mar 10   PNG gas project seals final deal 02 Mar 10   EU trade pacts 02 Mar 10   Pacific economies to perform slightly better in 2010, says ADB 02 Mar 10   New tuna company certified in Solomon Islands 01 Mar 10   Palau needs to trade in services other than tourism 01 Mar 10   Mobile money gets coverage in Vanuatu 01 Mar 10   Central banks focus on the unbanked in Pacific 23 Feb 10   PM Sikua seek support from EU 23 Feb 10   V Australia gives back Fiji rights to Pacific Blue 23 Feb 10   New Zealand assistance boost Solomon Islands Fisheries division 23 Feb 10   ‘150,000 to access banking in Fiji by 2014’ 22 Feb 10   Cook Islands sign new high seas fisheries treaty 18 Feb 10   Vanuatu and New Caledonia sign cooperation agreement 18 Feb 10   Qantas flags higher airfares 18 Feb 10   Regional tourism conference starts in Samoa 18 Feb 10   EU funds microcredit in PNG 17 Feb 10   Vanuatu’s international airline to layoff workers 17 Feb 10   Pacific Islands fishing paradise offers brand new adventures for all anglers. 17 Feb 10   World Bank forecasts dull economy for developing countries 15 Feb 10   Digicel awarded Telecoms operator license in French Polynesia 15 Feb 10   Private sector Partnership vital for Poverty eradication 15 Feb 10   Australia to provide US$1million to support Vanuatu’s beef industry 15 Feb 10   Nauru makes media network from scratch 08 Feb 10   New report examines impact of the global economic crisis in the Pacific 08 Feb 10   Young Solomon Islander to receive prize from UNDP administrator 08 Feb 10   ADB vice president to attend Pacific Conference on Global Economic Crisis 08 Feb 10   ANZ optimistic on Pacific outlook 08 Feb 10   Pacific Presidents to launch Pacific OPEC style body to protect Tuna 08 Feb 10   Coconut plays key role, Pacific meeting hears 08 Feb 10   Economic reform NZ PM Key's aim in 2010 08 Feb 10   New Caledonia airline faces uncertain future 08 Feb 10   Economic forecast to dominate Pacific conference 05 Feb 10   Donors are important in the growth of the Pacific economies says Narube 05 Feb 10   Russian travelers eye Guam 05 Feb 10   Island pushes to ban logging 05 Feb 10   Australia to assist Pacific Islands communities 05 Feb 10   Airlines review aircraft fleet in Fiji 05 Feb 10   Island economies always at risk, says Narube 04 Feb 10   Private sector vital for economies 04 Feb 10   Island states told to take tougher actions, Economist says regional currency is complex issue 04 Feb 10   European Union gives $1 million to Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce 04 Feb 10   Mobile phone banking being pushed in the Pacific 04 Feb 10   Economist advice Pacific on managing resources 03 Feb 10   Polynesian Blue eyes new planes 03 Feb 10   American Samoa prohibits sale of Samoan taro 03 Feb 10   Palau accepts final Compact offer from the United States 02 Feb 10   Fiji visitor arrivals down 7.8% in 2009 01 Feb 10   Bank South Pacific chief assures clients of future positive changes 01 Feb 10   Cook Islands prepares for economic crisis talks in Vanuatu 01 Feb 10   VAT refund scheme to lift Fiji’s profile 01 Feb 10   Bank South Pacific plan to be ‘biggest regional bank’ 01 Feb 10   IMF plans 100 billion fund to help poor mitigate climate impact 29 Jan 10   Newcrest boosted by PNG gold find 29 Jan 10   Solomon Airline downsizes in cost cutting exercise 29 Jan 10   Air Vanuatu to retain Brisbane flight to Santo 29 Jan 10   Tuna industry reels from Pacific ban, jobless workers on the rise 28 Jan 10   New rules for mud-on-floor airlines 28 Jan 10   Australian travellers returning to Samoa 28 Jan 10   World Airlines suffer record drop in traffic in 2009 28 Jan 10   Palau Tourism takes a nosedive 27 Jan 10   Three new markets opened in Bougainville 27 Jan 10   Tourism Fiji lauds tax refund idea 27 Jan 10   Global economy to grow 3.9% in 2010: IMF 26 Jan 10   Flight school proposed at Saipan airport 26 Jan 10   Roads and bridges improvement in Makira to be improved under Solomon Islands improvement project 26 Jan 10   Palau House of delegates approves tax incentives for employers training Palauans 26 Jan 10   Multi-billion dollar gold find in Fiji 26 Jan 10   Fiji signs Air service agreement with Solomon Islands 25 Jan 10   Airfare concessions on French links to Pacific territories 25 Jan 10   Cook Islands lowers fishing license fees 25 Jan 10   Mobile phone banking to take off in Samoa 25 Jan 10   Fishing firms draw up commitments to ensure Coral Triangle sustainability 22 Jan 10   As World Economy slowly recovers, developing world faces scare financing says World Bank 22 Jan 10   Global economic crisis conference to prepare the Pacific for the future 22 Jan 10   SPC working on a regional agreement for Search and Rescue 21 Jan 10   BeMobile gets operation licence in Solomon Islands 21 Jan 10   Building up small businesses in Tonga 21 Jan 10   New agreement to expand PNG telephone, internet links 21 Jan 10   World could see 'double dip recession' 21 Jan 10   Tuvalu wants to trade root crops with Rotuma 20 Jan 10   Financial crisis threatens to set back education worldwide, UN report warns 20 Jan 10   FSM looks into fiber optic cable options 20 Jan 10   Philippines eyes Timor-Leste as possible source of tuna 20 Jan 10   Melanesian Spearhead Group to visit New Caledonia 19 Jan 10   Gold found undersea in PNG 19 Jan 10   NZ PM rules out $15 an hour minimum wage this year 19 Jan 10   ANZ leaders visit Pacific as economic recovery continues 18 Jan 10   PNG economy set to grow in 2010 18 Jan 10   Pacific Youth and Children Prepare to Address Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis 18 Jan 10   Continental Airlines connection excellent replacement for the Air Pacific service 18 Jan 10   Tongan officials still looking for replacement ferry 15 Jan 10   Incoming EU trade chief sees WTO deal by 2011 15 Jan 10   Pacific Forum Line merge 15 Jan 10   Vanuatu landowners strike gold prospecting on Pentecost 15 Jan 10   Business NZ against tougher rules for new companies 15 Jan 10   Solomon Islands can count on us. Bemobile 15 Jan 10   'Airline Oscar' goes to Air NZ 15 Jan 10   Fiji Mobile and landline charges to decrease 13 Jan 10   Fiji suspends Part Two of PACER, seeks redress from Vienna Convention 06 Jan 10   Fiji Garment industry eyes 6000 jobs 06 Jan 10   Cook Islands Tourism marketing efforts pay off 06 Jan 10   US announces small grant initiative for FSM women 04 Jan 10   Fiji Bank rules change 04 Jan 10   $3.5m boost to agriculture in Cook Islands 04 Jan 10   Parties to the Nauru Agreement office established   2009   2008   2007