Media repression in Melanesia
Friday
17th January
2020
I was exceptionally fortunate to be invited to attend the recent Melanesia Media Freedom Forum at the…
Category Archive: Feature series
The long road home
Tuesday
25th February
2020
Originally published by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy, this 2013 appreciation of Andy Ayamiseba’s life of activism…
The importance of media freedom as a foundation for democracy in the Pacific
Tuesday
3rd March
2020
Pacific nations are on the frontline not only of climate change impacts but also of competition between opposing…
Shifting electricity generation from non-renewable to renewable sources in Vanuatu
Monday
23rd March
2020
Vanuatu’s National Energy Road Map (NERM) 2016-2030 lists targets and objectives that the Government, through the Department…
Finding and reporting news in Solomon Islands: the early days
Monday
27th April
2020
Initially, I ran Solomon Toktok single-handedly: collecting and writing stories, soliciting for advertisements, delivering papers at newspaper outlets, taking photographs,…
Covid-19, Governance and the Role of the Opposition
Tuesday
5th May
2020
The uncertainty about COVID-19 and its impact on our economies makes it even more important that governments do the right…
Gender based violence in Papua New Guinea
Monday
24th August
2020
Fiona Hukula discusses gender based violence in Papua New Guinea as part of the Asia Pacific Women thought leadership series.
Responding to the economic fall-out of COVID-19 in Pacific island countries
Wednesday
2nd September
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating havoc in Pacific island countries (PICs). Within eight months, countries in the region have seen…
As the pandemic ravages global economies, how are things going in the PICs?
Wednesday
9th September
2020
The effects of COVID-19 on global economies is described very well in just one word—one which now has become synonymous…
New Caledonia – towards a new Pacific nation?
Wednesday
30th September
2020
On 4 October, the Pacific Nation of New Caledonia will take part in, a referendum to determine their political future.