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Life Skills for Women in the Informal Sector to be Economically Self Reliant

melabiz / June 17, 2021 / No Comments

The YSDDA Board in its Meeting No. 3/2021 last night approved more life skills training for women in all the four (4) LLGs of YS District. Our initial funding of such training has been overwhelmingly positive so we will continue in all LLGs. One of our District’s education policy is all schools must have uniforms. All uniforms... more →

Posted in: Papua New Guinea Tagged with: fresh produce, Melanesian mother, self-reliant, small business

Powerful small businesses – big impact

melabiz / March 27, 2019 / No Comments

“If you think small things don’t make a difference, try going to bed with a mosquito” Anita Roddick, founder Body Shop International. This series of articles is looking at how we get the biggest impact from our small businesses. This week I am focusing on the money – making it, managing it, understanding it, profit... more →

Posted in: Vanuatu Tagged with: generate income, small business

Kava exporter: it’s time to take advantage of high prices and grow the industry

melabiz / January 22, 2018 / No Comments

A Fijian kava exporter is urging Pacific people to focus on commercial operations rather than small subsistence farming following last month’s lifting of a European Union kava export ban. Lami Kava director Donny Jason Yee, whose family has been farming kava since the 1970s, said now is the time to take advantage of high kava prices... more →

Posted in: Fiji Tagged with: Fiji Kava, kava exporter, Kava Market, kava price, Melanesian entrepreneur, small business

Ralph Regenvanu: Melanesian Values in National Statistics July 13, 2021
The newly released “Well-being In Vanuatu” analysis report examines life quality through profiles of happiness, access, knowledge, physical health, and social resilience. The comprehensive report illustrates the diverse conditions conducive to living a good life in Vanuatu – insights that are valuable for communities, local authorities, and national policy and decision-makers. https://vnso.gov.vu/images It is truly […]
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West Papua’s ‘Silent Genocide’ mirrors past indigenous oppression July 4, 2021
By Calum Rosie INDIGENOUS people of various cultures are being oppressed and killed the world over. As with native populations past and present, the natural resources of their land are stolen and used to generate profit for various global corporations. Time and time again, corporations are allowed to act with impunity and violate the most […]
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Vanuatu parliament brouhaha awaits court resolution June 11, 2021
The Speaker of Vanuatu’s Parliament, Gracia Shadrach, has adjourned today’s session until Wednesday next week. Shadrach told parliament the adjournment is because of cases pending in the Supreme Court. This morning 19 government MPs returned after their seats had earlier been declared vacant by the speaker due to their absense on three consecutive days. The […]
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PM AND DPM SEATS DECLARED VACANT June 9, 2021
By Hilaire Bule – Vanuatu Daily Post Speaker of Parliament, Gracia Shadrack announced yesterday morning that the seats of 19 Members of Parliament (MPs) have become vacant. Shadrack said the 19 MPs’ own decision resulted in the vacation of their seats as they did not attend three consecutive sittings of parliament on the 1st, 2nd and […]
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Land Ombudsman hopes Minister won’t sign land leases June 9, 2021
Emil Mael says the latest proposed Land Amendments can go ahead to be passed by Parliament, as long as the Minister of Land has no power to sign any land lease. “We can make land reforms but as long as power does not return to the Minister responsible”, he says. “The Land Ombudsman Office must […]
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Interim President: Another bloody massacre in occupied West Papua June 9, 2021
Media Statement Indonesian colonial forces have committed another bloody massacre, adding to the hundreds of thousands of West Papuans killed during six decades of occupation. The entire population is being labelled ‘terrorist’ and is at risk of being wiped out by the Indonesian military and police. This time a husband and wife, Patianus Kogoya (45) […]
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