scholarly journals Six Oceania microstates: The genesis of media accountability

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
The Media ◽  
Pacific Island Countries ◽  
Similar Body

Media accountability systems (M*A*S) have been slow to take root in Oceania. Apart from Papua New Guinea, Fiji is the trend-setter in the region. Following the establishment of the Fiji Media Council in the mid-1990s, several other South Pacific island countries were keen to the follow the lead. Tonga now has a similar body with a code of ethics and which includes public members empowered to receive and adjudicate on complaints against the media. In Samoa, a study has been carried out in order to establish a media council-type body. The Solomons Islands Media Council (SIMC) is an industry organisation that does not yet have a complaints procedure. It is considering including this mechanism in line with the Papua New Guinea Media Council with which it shares a website and has a cooperative agreement. This article examines the debate in six South Pacific island countries that have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, self-regulatory M*A*S mechanisms following government pressure. They are the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. The article also argues that there are other M*A*S that regional media can adopt besides media councils and this action would make it harder for governments to intervene and introduce regulation.

scholarly journals Investigative journalism: Challenges, perils, rewards in seven Pacific Island countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
General State ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
Cook Islands ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

This article appraises the general state of investigative journalism in seven Pacific Island countries—Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu—and asserts that the trend is not encouraging. Journalism in general, and investigative journalism in particular, has struggled due to harsher legislation as in military-ruled Fiji; beatings and harassment of journalists as in Vanuatu; and false charges and lawsuits targeting journalists and the major newspaper company in the Cook Islands. Corruption, tied to all the major political upheavals in the region since independence, is also discussed. Threats to investigative journalism, like the ‘backfiring effect’ and ‘anti-whistleblower’ law are examined, along with some investigative journalism success case studies.

Potential of ethno-veterinary medicine in animal health care practices in the South Pacific Island countries: a review

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 2193-2203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archibold G. Bakare ◽  
Shipra Shah ◽  
Vingelle Bautista-Jimenez ◽  
Jahangeer A. Bhat ◽  
Suchindra R. Dayal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The South ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

scholarly journals Potentiality of Vermicomposting in the South Pacific Island Countries: A Review

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 876
Author(s):  
Randy Carlie Pierre-Louis ◽  
Md. Abdul Kader ◽  
Nandakumar M. Desai ◽  
Eleanor H. John
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Perionyx Excavatus ◽  
Plant Growth Hormones ◽  
Earthworm Species ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

Incorporation of vermin culture in the composting system produces “vermicompost”, an enriched biofertilizer known to improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil. It is applied in granular form and/or in liquid solution (vermiwash), and in both open fields and greenhouses. Vermicompost has been shown to contain plant growth hormones, which stimulate seed germination and improve crop yield, the ‘marketability’ of products, plant physiology, and their ability to fight against disease. In recent years, South Pacific island countries (SPICs) have placed an increasing emphasis on the importance of organic agricultural practices as a means of achieving more sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices. However, vermiculture is not practiced in South Pacific island countries (SPICs) largely due to the lack of awareness of this type of application. We consider the inclusion of vermiculture in this region as a potential means of achieving sustainable organic agricultural practices. This study represents a systematic review in which we collect relevant information on vermicomposting and analyze the applicability of this practice in the SPICs based on these nations’ physical, socioeconomic, and climatic conditions. The tropical climate of the SPICs means that they meet the combined requirements of a large available biomass for composting and the availability of earthworms. Perionyx excavatus and Pontoscolex corethrurus have been identified as potential native earthworm species for vermicomposting under the conditions of the SPICs. Eisenia fetida, a well-known earthworm species, is also effectively adapted to this region and reported to be an efficient species for commercial vermicomposting. However, as a new input into the local production system, there may be unforeseen barriers in the initial stages, as with other advanced technologies, and the introduction of vermiculture as a practice requires a steady effort and adaptive research to achieve success. Further experimental research is required to analyze the productivity and profitability of using the identified native earthworm species for vermiculture using locally available biomass in the SPICs.

scholarly journals The relationship between China-South Pacific island countries tourism and trade in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-92
Author(s):  
Fang Ye ◽  
Jaepil Park ◽  
ChunLin Li ◽  
Yixiong He
Keyword(s):  
South Pacific ◽  
Export Trade ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Econometric Methods ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Equilibrium Relationship ◽  
Chinese Tourists ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
Pacific Island Countries ◽  
The Relationship

In the context of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), China attaches great importance to tourism diplomacy with the South Pacific Island Countries (SPIC). The study of the relationship between tourism and trade is therefore of great significance for the further development of bilateral political and economic cooperation. This paper selected data on the inbound and outbound tourism, as well as import and export trade, between China and SPIC in the period 1998-2017, and used econometric methods to demonstrate the interconnections. The results show that there is a positive long-term equilibrium relationship between passenger flow and import and export trade of China and SPIC. Under the influence of policies, the interaction between inbound and outbound tourism and import and export trade is characterized by periodic fluctuations. China’s outbound tourism to SPIC plays a stronger role to import trade than to export trade. From the analysis of two sections, major events have a moderating effect on the proportion of SPIC tourists and trade dependence on SPIC, while both of the proportion of Chinese tourists and their trade dependence on China are on the rise, and these two have a pulling effect for each other.

scholarly journals Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 and P. vivax Kelch 12 Genes in Parasites Collected from Three South Pacific Countries Prior to Extensive Exposure to Artemisinin Combination Therapies

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karryn Gresty ◽  
Karen Anderson ◽  
Cielo Pasay ◽  
Norman C. Waters ◽  
Qin Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Artemisinin Resistance ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Combination Therapies ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Artemisinin Combination Therapies ◽  
Kelch 13

ABSTRACT The South Pacific countries Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) adopted artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in 2008. We examined Kelch 13 and Kelch 12 genes in parasites originating from these countries before or at ACT introduction. Four Kelch 13 and two Kelch 12 novel sequence polymorphisms, not associated with artemisinin resistance, were observed in parasites from Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. No polymorphisms were observed in PNG parasites. The findings provide useful baseline information.

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