Tag Archives: Samoa

Pacific studies @ ANU in Samoa 2013!

Posted on Friday 6 December 6 2013 by Nicholas Mortimer

From the Samoa Observer – The Australian National University (ANU), the National University of Samoa (NUS) and the University of the South Pacific (USP), Alafua Campus have partnered in a So’o Collaboration. Focusing on exchanging views and perspectives through Research … Continue reading →

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‘The Pacific Adventures of the Climate Crab’

Posted on Tuesday 6 August 6 2013 by Mike Cookson

“A new animation video has been launched aimed at supporting communities across the Pacific to be better prepared for climate change and disasters.

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Launch of Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978

Posted on Saturday 3 August 3 2013 by Kylie Moloney

Charles Morris Woodford, First Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate, c.1885. The Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978 was  launched on 25 July 2013. Professor Clive Moore from the University of Queensland (UQ) has been working on the Solomon Islands … Continue reading →

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New World Bank project for Samoa

Posted on Saturday 20 July 20 2013 by East Asia and Pacific | Projects | World Bank

The project Samoa Development Policy Operation is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database The objective of the Development Policy Operation (DPO) Program for Samoa is to support Sam… Continue reading →

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RAMSI: all good things must come to an end

Posted on Friday 5 July 5 2013 by Benjamin Malao Afuga

As the saying goes, “all good things must come to an end”. RAMSI’s good intentions and blessings to the people of Solomon Islands will eventually… Continue reading →

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World Bank updates website

Posted on Friday 28 June 28 2013 by Mike Cookson

The World Bank has updated significant portions of its website, including its pages for Papua New Guinea and for the Pacific Islands (for the World Bank, this includes – Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon … Continue reading →

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New Pacific Islands Field School course at ANU

Posted on Wednesday 19 June 19 2013 by Katerina Teaiwa

This new Pacific Studies course introduces students to the Pacific through practical engagement with the islands. The emphasis is on integrating formal learning with first hand experience. The in-country work will include fieldtrips, practical assignments and formal classes and tutorials … Continue reading →

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Navigating Pacific Studies

Posted on Wednesday 19 June 19 2013 by Jack Corbett

Semester Two 2013 will see the introduction of an entirely online course into the Bachelor of Pacific Studies syllabus – a first for Pacific Studies at the ANU. PASI 1011 / 6001: Navigating Pacific Studies has been jointly developed by Dr Roannie … Continue reading →

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Second Chance for Pacific Island Countries to Avoid the Intellectual Property Straightjacket

Posted on Monday 17 June 17 2013 by Miranda Forsyth

Last week it was reported that the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS Council have given Least Developed Countries (LDCs) an exemption from implementing any intellectual property laws until 2021. So what does this mean for the Pacific Islands?  Simply put, it … Continue reading →

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Job: Systems Administrator for PIF Secretariat

Posted on Friday 14 June 14 2013 by Mike Cookson

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Administrator to join their Corporate Services team in Suva, Fiji on a full time basis.

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Australia Awards Fellowships (Round 14 closes 19 June 2013)

Posted on Friday 7 June 7 2013 by Mike Cookson

Applications are currently open for Round 14, for Australia Awards Fellowships beginning in 2014 (close 19 June 2013). Visit AusAID’s AAF page for more information. Australia Awards Fellowships provide senior officials and mid-career professionals from developing countries with the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Update on GEF IWRM projects in Pacific Island Countries

Posted on Thursday 30 May 30 2013 by Mike Cookson

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Pacific Implementing Sustainable Water Resources and Wastewater Management in Pacific Island Countries project recently issued progress snapshots for: Fiji, FSM, Majuro Atoll (Marshall Islands), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

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Pacific Missionary George Brown 1835-1917: Wesleyan Methodist Church

Posted on Monday 29 April 29 2013 by Mike Cookson

by Margaret Reeson. This publication is now available in  PDF View Online ePub mobi or print copy formats from ANU Epress. George Brown (1835-1917) was many things during his long life; leader in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australasia, explorer, linguist, political activist, apologist for the … Continue reading →

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Politics, development and security in Oceania

Posted on Monday 8 April 8 2013 by Mike Cookson

Edited by David Hegarty and Darrell Tryon. This publication, Volume 7 in the Studies in State and Society in the Pacific series, is now available in  PDF View Online ePub mobi or print copy formats from ANU Epress. “The chapters in this volume canvass political … Continue reading →

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European Investment Bank backs remote aviation investment in the South Pacific

Posted on Tuesday 2 April 2 2013 by What was new before

“The European Investment Bank has agreed to help examine safety improvements, upgrading of terminal facilities and more efficient power use at airports in the Cook Islands and Samoa. The USD 1.1m technical assistance programme (EUR 850,000) will be used to … Continue reading →

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