Thursday, 11 March 2021, 2:54 pm
Twenty-seven new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and
Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been
elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for
their distinction in research and advancement of science,
technology or the humanities. They are exceptional leaders
in their communities and their areas of research and
scholarship.
Being made a Fellow is an honour that
recognises distinction in research, scholarship or the
advancement of knowledge at the highest international
standards. Fellows can use the post-nominal ‘FRSNZ’
after their name to indicate this honour.
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Vishaal Kumar
Professor Steven Ratuva. Picture: FILE
FIJI is facing a dilemma at the moment regarding the University of South Pacific (USP) saga and the recent election of the new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum.
These were the sentiments shared by Fijian academic and director Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, Dr Steven Ratuva, while responding to a question raised by National Federation Party MP Pio Tikoduadua, during submissions to the 2005 Agreement Establishing the Pacific Island Forum to the Standing Committee on foreign affairs and defence on Tuesday.
Mr Tikoduadua had asked Dr Ratuva how Pacific island nations viewed Fiji in light of the USP saga, the withdrawing of grants, and that Fiji had put up an alternate candidate for secretary-general.
Vishaal Kumar
24 February, 2021, 11:30 pm
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres with Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Enele Sopoaga, Pacific Island Forum Secretariat Secretary-General Dame Meg Taylor, Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielega, and President of the Republic of Nauru Baron Waqa, with Pacific Island Forum Secretariat staff members at the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat in Suva on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU
PACIFIC Islands Forum members can withdraw at any time because the organisation is still very much a voluntary association of independent states.
This was the view expressed by renowned Fijian academic and director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury, Dr Steven Ratuva.
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