Rebekah Rasmussen

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Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure

Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four decades, recognising growers as the industry faces pressure from declining yields, rising costs, labour shortages and cl...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 27, 2026
National Environment Week drives local action across Samoa

Samoa has launched new biodiversity, invasive species and environmental communication tools as part of National Environment Week. The week was held under the theme "Local Actions for Global Impact" an...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 26, 2026
PNG renewable energy deal targets climate finance gap

Papua New Guinea's National Energy Authority has signed a new agreement with the Global Green Growth Institute to strengthen climate finance support for renewable energy development.

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 26, 2026
Pacific workshop targets risk of losing global banking access

Pacific nations are working to protect access to global banking services amid concerns that the loss of correspondent banking relationships could affect remittances, trade, tourism payments and wider...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 26, 2026
New Starlink access reaches 4,000 people across remote PNG villages

A new Starlink connection has brought reliable internet and phone access to approximately 4,000 people across remote villages in Papua New Guinea, ending years of poor communication access for communi...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 18, 2026
The Nature Conservancy appoints Palauan leader to guide Pacific conservation work

Palauan conservation leader Keobel "KB" Sakuma has been appointed executive director of The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Micronesia and Polynesia business unit.

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 15, 2026
Fiji unions urged to tackle violence against women

Fiji's Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran, has urged trade unions to take a stronger role in preventing violence against women, arguing workplace safety, fair wages and ge...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 15, 2026
Fiji puts communities at centre of climate resilience push

Fiji is moving to link national climate targets, Pacific-led funding and on-ground adaptation through a USD $5.7 million project supporting 14 vulnerable coastal communities.

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