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Pacific Islands Economies Unable to Encourage Sustained Growth

19 May 2010 By Bruce Gale, Senior Writer Straits Times BENEFITING in part from a resurgence in East Asian economies, most Pacific island nations are expected to emerge from recession this year. But with long-term growth…
VULNERABILITIES OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

10 MAY 2010 - The following information was released by the United Nations: Overdue commitments made to small island developing States (SIDS) must be fulfilled to enable them to survive climate change and other internat…
Willie the Private Sector Can Only Engage in Peace Building within a Democracy

May 10 2010 - A private sector representative may not quite be the person one would expect to find at a peace building workshop. However, Willie Kwansing, the General Secretary of the Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Indust…
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM STATEMENT TO NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE

The following information was released by the office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia: Mr President As the current chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, I have the honour to speak on behalf of Forum membe…
Chair of South Pacific Forum Speaks for Islands on Nuclear Non-Proliferation

The Australian and United States Governments have signed a new 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement that will govern Australia's continuing export of uranium to the world's largest nuclear power.Foreign Minister Stephen…
Bank of South Pacific Real Share Value in Doubt

6 May 2010 - THE Independent Public Business Corporation (IPBC) has sold one-fifth of its shareholding in Bank South Pacific (BSP) to the International Finance Corporation at a below market value. The sale at this time r…
U.S. OPENING STATEMENT AT NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of State issued the following statement: In her address to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York today, Secretary of State Clinton announced new Pres…
Pacific Islands Forum Boost Law Abiding Member Economies

Forum Trade Ministers have launched a major initiative to boost the ability of businesses in Forum islands countries to compete in global markets. The 2010 Forum Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Pohnpei, Federated Stat…
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), designed to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, comes up for review at a UN conference opening Monday and running through May 28. Its key features: . Seen as the cornerstone o…
President Obama Proclaims May 2010 Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Presidential Proclamation--Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 30 April 2010 White House Press Releases And Documents English Copyright (c) 2010 Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. Executive…