Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

The seventh round of Pacific Islands Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) trade in services negotiations concluded on 10 February 2012 in Nadi, Fiji. Forum Island Countries (FICs) had agreed to broaden the current PICTA to include commitments in trade in … Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

The seventh round of Pacific Islands Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) trade in services negotiations concluded on 10 February 2012 in Nadi, Fiji. Forum Island Countries (FICs) had agreed to broaden the current PICTA to include commitments in trade in … Read more »

Article – West Papua Media Alerts

Analysis: http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/articles/explaining-australia%E2%80%99s-fall-rsf-world-press-freedom-index Read more »

Speech – New Zealand Government

Hon Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Housing Tuesday 14 February 2012; 1pm Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa Trust – Handover of kaumatua complex to the Rauawaawa Charitable Trust It is with the greatest pleasure that I am able to mark my first official appointment … Read more »

Press Release – Australia West Papua Association

It is a snapshot of some of the incidents and military operations that occurred in West Papua in 2011. It is by no means exhaustive. The West Papuan people are now calling for peaceful dialogue with Jakarta, and although not unanimous, the will … Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

The Secretariat of the South Pacific Community (SPC) is poised to review its key strategic direction for the next fifty years. An independent, external review process will take place over the next three months. In Fiji after five days at SPC Headquarters … Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

Reporters Without Borders is concerned by a series of media freedom violations in Indonesia in the past few days. At the same time, it has learned of the death of Darma Sahlan , a journalist working for the weekly Monitor Medan , whose body was … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Ross Robertson, Labour MP for Manukau East and Assistant Speaker, will attend the Justice for All (10 Year Review of the ICC) Conference in Sydney this week, in his role as President of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). Read more »

Press Release – Citizens Constitutional Forum

The Citizens’ Constitutional Forum (CCF) notes that to garner confidence in the current regime, it must desist from ruling by decrees especially if they are determined and drafted without any real due process involving the views of the people and more … Read more »

Press Release – Office of the Chief Trade Adviser

Dr Edwini Kessie, a Geneva-based international trade law expert has signed to be the new Chief Trade Adviser (CTA) for the Pacific Island Countries and the head of the Port Vila-based Office of the Chief Trade Adviser (OCTA). The decision to appoint … Read more »