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Events provide way for Pacific women to voice issues: Maelanga

By Moffat Mamu

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, Dec. 3, 2013) – Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Manasseh Maelanga says the staging of such top regional events like Miss South Pacific Pageant show provides a platform for Pacific women to showcase their talents and raise issues affecting them.

DPM highlighted this on Sunday night at the official launching of the weeklong top regional women’s event.

He said such an event helps to highlight the contributions by women in our region.

"Our women represent our future and events such as the Miss South Pacific Pageant, gives us the opportunity to emphasis the contributions of our women to our economies, our societies and our families.

"It is an opportunity to shine the spotlight on our cultures individually and as a region and celebrate together ‘Our Women, Our Pride.’

"This is also a significant event for the...

Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i

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Chuuk Advisory Group on Education Reform Weno, Chuuk, FSM

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Chuuk Advisory Group on Education Reform focused on the issue of improving education infrastructure in the state during its fourth quarterly meeting here, during the week of Nov. 4, 2013.

The advisory group is assisting the Chuuk State Board of Education and the Department of Education to follow through on reform commitments that were made at the high-level meeting on education reform held in Nov. 2012, with representatives from the FSM national government, the U.S. government and the Chuuk state government.

Thomas Bussanich, the director of the division of budget and grants management in the Office of Insular Affairs-United States Department of the Interior, and Patrick Tellei, the president of Palau...

Concerns remain for public project contract processes

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Dec. 4, 2013) – Under fire on a number of fronts related to the management of the economy and public funds, Papua New Guinea’s government has been praised for its financial prudence in some areas and long-term economic planning.

The Peter O’Neill-led government tabled the 2014 national budget last month, PNG’s biggest ever at 15 billion kina, or US$5.6 billion.

While for the second consecutive year the PNG budget is running a large deficit - around US$900 million - the Treasurer Don Polye says the government is setting foundations for PNG’s future growth.

Johnny Blades has more:

The remarkable economic growth that PNG experienced over the last decade slowed down over the past year. With the depreciating kina and shrinkage of capital inflows as construction of the major LNG gas project nears completion, PNG’s government has had to tighten...

Leaders present opening remarks, suggestions for focus

By Alexie Villegas Zotomayor

SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety, Dec. 5, 2013) – People make the difference. This was what Northern Marianas Governor Eloy S. Inos told his fellow Micronesian chief executives yesterday at the opening of the 19th Micronesian Chief Executives Summit (MCES) at the Fiesta Resort Saipan.

Governor Inos, the 19th MCES chairman, invoked the legacy of the Micronesian ancestors in his welcoming remarks.

"We can look back at our history and learn from the fortitude of our ancestors. If there’s one thing they left us to learn from, it is that people make a difference," Inos.

He asked his fellow chiefs and the members of the audience to carry on this legacy and "be the people who make a difference. This is it. This is our opportunity to raise the standards and improve the quality of life for all."

Inos recognized the parallel histories and cultures in the region as he...