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Palau businesses brace for potential minimum wage hikes

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Palau’s national congress, the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), is considering two proposals to raise the minimum wage. The government has advocated for an increase for the past three years, recently granting a US$3,120 annual raise to public sector employees. Two bills are on the table: House Bill 11-49-5S, HD2, and a supplemental budget proposal submitted by President Surangel Whipps Jr on...

Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

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Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows. Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending everyday life for millions and inflicting many billions of...

Sexual harassment of Fiji’s women journalists ‘concerningly widespread’ – research

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Sexual harassment of women journalists continues to be a major problem in Fijian journalism and “the issues of power lie at the heart of this”, new research has revealed. The study published in Journalism Practice by researchers from the University of Vienna and the University of the South Pacific highlights there is a serious need to address the problem which...

Pacific countries trained to better manage public debt using Commonwealth Meridian

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Officials from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu have completed expert training to manage their sovereign debt using the Commonwealth Meridian system. The Commonwealth Secretariat partnered with the Government of Fiji to host a regional training workshop in Nadi from 28 February to 08 March 2024. The training was designed to equip officials from finance ministries...

New Caledonia elections to be delayed, ahead of crucial constitutional reforms

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France's national assembly has voted on postponing provincial elections in New Caledonia that are a prerequisite for constitutional reforms that are supposed to review the electoral system in the French overseas territory. On Monday – following the vote's validation by the Senate – members of the French parliament are now considering what will be a very brief legislation, that will...

U.S officials say pact with strategically key Pacific island nations underscores American commitment

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U.S officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which comes amid warnings China is actively trying to pry them away from Washington’s sphere of influence. The renewal of funds for the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic...

Japan, Pacific islands begin second defence ministerial talks in Tokyo

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Japan on Tuesday began its second ministerial-level defence meeting with Pacific island nations in Tokyo, aiming to counter China's expanding military clout and maritime assertiveness in the region. At the two-day talks through Wednesday, Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and his counterparts will reaffirm the importance of a free, open and sustainable maritime order based on the rule of law,...

Fiji Military launches new rapid response infantry unit

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Fiji's Military Chief of Staff Land Force Command, Colonel (Col) Viliame Draunibaka, officiated the launch of the new established unit under the Third Battalion of Fiji Infantry Regiment (3FIR), called the Rapid Respond Infantry Company Group (RRICG), Monday at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks (QEB), Nabua. This initiative is in line with the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces...

Bendigo Bank delays exit from Nauru as Chinese state-owned bank emerges as replacement

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Bendigo has temporarily delayed its plan to pull out of Nauru and close the Pacific Island country's only bank after a Chinese state-owned bank signalled it might be willing to fill the void, setting alarm bells ringing in Canberra. Bendigo Bank announced late last year that it would quit the country by December 2024, saying it wanted to “reduce complexity...

Blog: Why gender matters in climate finance

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By Keshav Dash, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisor to Tuvalu and Dr Deepa Pullanikkatil, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisor to Fiji Climate change and gender Climate change exacerbates existing inequalities. However, when gender, class, race, sexuality, age or disability intersect, they further hamper the capacity of marginalised people to cope with and adjust to the impacts of climate change....

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Solomon Islands PM in Australia for bilateral talks, visit China to ‘reaffirm’ ties

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Solomon Islands new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is in Australia on his first state visit since taking office. A meeting with Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese...

New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France

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U.S offers direct assistance in war against drugs

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The American Government is prepared to provide direct assistance to Fiji in combating the escalating cases of drug trafficking in the country. U.S deputy Secretary...