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Pacific Periscope Weekly: 8 July 2011
Pacific Periscope Weekly: 8 July 2011
A weekly update of trade and investment in the Pacific Islands region brought to you by Pacific Islands Trade & Invest (PT&I).
How to tap funding for renewable energy
A capacity building programme for officials of Pacific Island governments to help them tap funds for renewable energy and other ecologically friendly programmes.
Cook Islands sets ambitious renewable energy target
What better opportunity to announce an ambitious renewable energy programme than at a workshop for proposal writing for funding such projects?
Renewable energy attracts Pacific commercial banking sector
Last week, the Samoan Parliament passed into law the bill to change the country’s time zone to bring it in line with the same day as its major trading partners in the South Pacific.
Nauru’s street lighting goes solar
The Micronesian island nation of Nauru has hooked almost the entire complement of street lighting around its main urban area on to solar power.
Tonga government warns unlicensed business operators
The Tongan government has said it will enforce the law for businesses to operate under a valid licence more stringently.
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Stories compiled & written by Dev Nadkarni
Pacific Islands Trade & Invest 2011
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Richard D. Wolff, IMI: Political Economy Contradictions As We Lurch Into 2025
People with Disability Australia - PWDA: CMHA And PWDA Demand Justice And Urgent Reform Following Death Of Simon Cartwright At Silverwater Jail
UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: Vanuatu Quake - UNICEF Aotearoa Launches Urgent Fundraising Appeal For 40,000 Children In Need
New Zealand Defence Force: Surveillance, Aid, Responders And Evacuees Covered By RNZAF Vanuatu Flights
Leonard C. Goodman, IMI: The Democratic Party Faces Its Day Of Reckoning
APEC: Korea Sets Ambitious Priorities For APEC 2025 - Building A Sustainable Tomorrow