Countries and territories of the Pacific Islands and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached a milestone today with the launch of the humanitarian air service in the region. The first flight, from Nadi, Fiji, to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, completed this morning, delivered three tonnes of essential medical supplies that will be…
InternetNZ is pleased to announce its security product, Defenz DNS Firewall, is now consuming CERT NZ’s local threat feed. Defenz DNS Firewall protects Internet users from phishing attacks, malware, ransomware and botnets helping to manage online security risks. Defenz already draws on an international cyberthreat feed curated by Akamai which analyses global DNS traffic. The…
Vodafone Fiji has appointed Ronald Prasad as Acting Chief Executive. Prasad has over 14 years’ experience in the telecommunications and ICT industry and has been instrumental in the transformation journey to position Vodafone as a trusted and respected ICT solutions provider. He previously held Chief Commercial and Operating Officer positions in the company and has…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (10 July 2020)— Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Solomon Islands Minister of Finance and Treasury and ADB Governor Harry Kuma today discussed how ADB can continue to support the country as it addresses the health risks and economic fallout from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “Solomon Islands must be commended…
The University of the South Pacific becomes a Member of the Pacific GIS Remote Sensing Council. This comes after the formalization of a long term working relationship with the signing a Memorandum of Agreement with the Pacific GIS RS Council. The Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC) was established in 2017 to oversee the…
Acknowledging scepticism over digital currencies, Visa stated intent to address concerns by working closely with leading companies and the public sector Global payments technology company Visa is placing its bets on cryptocurrency to expand its “network-of-networks to support new forms of commerce,” the company said in a blog post titled ‘Advancing our approach to digital currency’. The…
This is the dawn of a new era for Samoa and the Pacific. Although there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in any of the four countries and territories our office is supporting, the restrictions on international travel and public transport, including the suspension of inter-island ferries, have triggered changes in social dynamics, suspended business…
Small island states are sinking, and it’s not just from sea level rise: we are sinking in debt, exacerbated by the collapse of our tourist industries. Read the article as it originally appears on Climate Home News We are at a high risk of entrenching our public debt vulnerability, and the result could turn back…
Digicel, Tonga’s leading telecommunication and entertainment provider today announced the completion of a major TOP $1.8 million network upgrade. Now all sites are upgraded to LTE network and Digicel Tonga is the first operator to achieve this on the island.Digicel Tonga CEO, Anthony Seuseu said; “We simply want to give every Tongan the best mobile…
Nationwide connectivity, trunking, mobile back haul, marine and back-up services Funafuti, Tuvalu, 22 July 2020 – Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has signed a five-year agreement with the Government of Tuvalu to provide the Pacific Island nation with high-speed broadband internet connectivity via satellite. The bandwidth, supplied by Kacific’s high-throughput satellite Kacific1, will connect agencies, businesses, and communities…