Islands Business partners

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

A quiet transformation is underway across Fiji’s clinics as Taiwan helps bring the nation’s health system into the digital age. Through technology, training, and trust, two flagship initiatives—the SOVA NI BULA digital health platform and Mackay Memorial Hospital medical missions—are improving healthcare delivery, recordkeeping, and staff skills across the islands.

SOVA NI BULA replaces paper records with smart digital systems, allowing doctors and nurses to track patient information more efficiently and plan community care more effectively. Meanwhile, Taiwanese medical teams visit Nadi Hospital twice a year to share expertise and build local capacity, leaving lasting impact beyond their visits.

Read more about how this partnership is shaping Fiji’s healthcare at https://t.ly/VzDcK

26/11/2025

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄!

𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Fiji Airports has strengthened its commitment to operational excellence, safety, and future-focused technical leadership with the appointment of key roles across its airport network.

William Tamata has been appointed as the new Manager, Electrical & Mechanical Services, while Alisi Bulamaibau has been promoted to the position of Aerodrome Maintenance Engineer.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/gXh83

25/11/2025

AS climate change continues to threaten food security, the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in Fiji is taking a hands-on approach to help farmers build resilience and sustainability through innovation and training.

At the forefront of these efforts is Shi-Chian Shiau, Team Leader of the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) Fiji Mission.

Read more in our latest issue: https://shorturl.at/DOgiT

24/11/2025

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄!

𝐔𝐒𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

Professors Bibhya Sharma and Sushil Kumar, distinguished academics from The University of the South Pacific (USP), are among thirteen leading Pacific researchers and innovators elected as new Fellows of the Pacific Academy of Sciences (PAS).

Their election recognises not only their outstanding contributions to science, education, and leadership across the region but also underscores USP’s pivotal role in advancing Pacific research and innovation.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/fJQYi

22/11/2025

𝐄𝐍𝐁𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

The East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) marks a major shift for Pacific fisheries, strengthening regional control so more tuna benefits stay in Pacific communities.

Read more to see how it is driving action and unlocking greater economic gains across the region: https://tinyurl.com/ye4b73bt

17/11/2025

16/11/2025

𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄!

𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐥é𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Belém, Brazil – Today, during COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil, more than 50,000 people took part in the People’s March for Climate, including a group of Pacific Island activists in Brazil for the UN climate talks. The action brought together Indigenous peoples from across Latin America, activists from around the world and over 100 organisations, and has already been recognised as one of the defining moments of the conference.

The march featured indigenous communities from across the Amazon and the world, various civil society organisations, and movement art pieces such as giant coffins representing coal, oil and gas, large suns and wind turbines, over 80 jaguar performers, a 30-metre serpent and more than 100 artists — symbolised the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/B3yXa

14/11/2025

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