A Pacific Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is expected to start its operations later this year.
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Saturday 15 March 2014
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Nadi, Fiji

Tuesday 4 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand will contribute $13.89 million (NZD) in funding to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from 2014 to 2016.

Wednesday 30 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Trade Pasifika 2014, a three-day trade expo to be held in Suva, Fiji, from April 2-4 next year will be supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) which has agreed to assistance in technical areas, such as marketing and event promotion, to provide a showcase for Pacific enterprises.

Monday 30 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan women alumni of the Community Education Training Centre last week celebrated the 50th Golden Anniversary of a service that has helped to develop the skills of many Pacific Islands women.

Tuesday 18 June 2013
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Scientific and public health experts including Tonga's Chief Surgeon and former Minister of Health Lord (Dr) Viliami Tangi is part of a new Scientific and Technical Expert Group of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Public Health Division that met in Noumea on June 17-18.

Monday 22 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Government who is afraid of the media is a government that is afraid of its people - everyone has the right to information and the government has accepted these rights to information, said the Acting Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu today.

Thursday 11 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australia is granting AUD$18 million to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The grant is part of Australia’s commitment to its partnership with the Secretariat and the development of South Pacific Island Nations.

Wednesday 22 February 2012
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Noumea, New Caledonia
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is pleased to announce the launching of Tonga's first community FM radio station on Niuatoputapu, a remote island in northern Tonga. The historic launch took place on 25 May this year.

Tuesday 13 September 2011
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Auckland, New Zealand
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) will set up a sub-regional office in Tonga to cater for climate change and the environment.

Wednesday 30 March 2011
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Suva, Fiji
PACIFIC Island countries and territories are challenged by the necessity to update their maps to reflect the current day realities.

Saturday 13 March 2010
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Twenty scientists gathered recently at an International Tuna Tagging Workshop held at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) headquarters in New Caledonia. The world's largest ever tuna tagging project has released over 250,000 tagged tuna into the equatorial Western and Central Pacific Ocean and 35,000 tags have already been recovered. The data being collected will help in sustaining and protecting the world's largest resource of tuna.

Friday 18 December 2009
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Copenhagen, Denmark
The German Government will commit another 10 million euros to climate change programmes in Pacific countries, it was announced in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Saturday 6 December 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Four courageous Pacific Islanders were yesterday, Dec 6 honoured with this year...s RRRT/SPC Pacific Human Rights Award to mark the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Wednesday 29 October 2008
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Noumea, New Caledonia
The World Health Organization WHO and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community SPC have signed a new four-year Memorandum of Understanding MoU designed to improve collaboration between the two organizations and to seek innovative solutions to assist Pacific Island countries and territories to achieve better health outcomes.

Wednesday 11 June 2008
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Mr Ian Thomson has been appointed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to coordinate its work on the Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) and Oceania One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) projects.

Thursday 5 June 2008
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Noumea, New Caledonia
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has just released its 2008 Pacific Island population estimates, with updated demographic indicators and trends for the period 2008-2030.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Noumea, New Caledonia
This year's theme for International Women's Day on 8 March, Investing in Women and Girls, provides an opportunity to review the situation in the Pacific region regarding financing for gender equality.

Monday 25 February 2008
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Apia, Samoa
A consultative workshop on agricultural commodities will be held in Samoa at Hotel Kitano Tusitala, 27-29 February, 2008.

Sunday 18 November 2007
Apia, Samoa
Visitors to American Samoa for the 2008 Pacific Festival of Arts should not expect to be able to hire or use four-wheel drives or pick-up trucks. with the American Samoa Government putting a tight leash on the importation of vehicles that emit ozone-depleting substances that contribute to global warming and climate change.
Thursday 15 November 2007
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Apia, Samoa
Tonga will host the 6th Pacific Community Conference, to be held in 2009, with the hope of drawing attention to the needs of the island kingdom.
