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Food Security is Vital to Development of our Human Capital

Food Security is fundamental to the efficient and effective use of public revenue expended on developing our Human Capital. They are NOT mutually exclusive. In any event what has happened to the ADB "emergency loan" ?…
Australia to Lead Democratic Pacific Island Nations at G20

The following information was released by the Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Assistant Treasurer of the Australian Federal Government:Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry has met with Economic Ministers from across…
Economic Doom in the South Pacific - ADB

Economic growth in the Pacific will slow sharply in 2009, with five economies in the region expected to contract as the global economic slump continues to erode incomes from tourism and remittances, says a major new repo…
Barack Obama Joe Biden Free Fiji from Fear and Want

We had followed Barack Obama’s election campaign trail with much enthusiasm seeing that this was going to be an unstoppable train of Change for America and for the first time it put the greatest country on earth in the…
NEW ZEALAND TELL FIJI BUSINESSES LIKE IT IS

Thank you for the opportunity to address members of the NZ Fiji Business Council today. Last year two-way trade between New Zealand and Fiji totalled $434 million, with New Zealand exports to Fiji accounting for $3…
Australians have Pacific Islanders at Heart

The following information was released by the office of the Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs of Australia:The Australian Institute of International Affairs provides an important forum for debate and d…
Corrupt illegal Fiji Officials attend ADB/OECD Seminar

Strengthening the independence and accountability of anti-corruption agencies is key to poverty reduction and sustainable development in the Asia and Pacific region, participants at an anti-corruption seminar in Manila h…
India Purchase $10bn IMF Bond - RBF Hold their Breath in Hope

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Saturday welcomed India’s commitment to buy $10 billion worth of IMF bonds.“I welcome the announcement by India of its intention to support the Fund’s lending capacity thr…
Impoverishing our People and missed Opportunities

Ok Let us see what all the kufuffle is about. We get an "emergency loan" of $17.5 from ADB supposedly to build infrastructure damaged by the floods, which we all know will not be used for that in any event.Then we beg M…
The UN or BRIC's: A Revolution or Mirage?

It is with too much ease that we all sometimes use the word 'revolution'. Because all too often the change being championed is one that too many others simply do not notice. But that isn't the case here: the change push…