Secretary-General launches innovation awards for sustainable development

The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards were launched today to celebrate the most outstanding innovators and innovations from any of the 53 Commonwealth countries.   For more information about the Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards, or to enter the competition, please visit http://cominnowealth.org/the-commonwealth-innovation-awards/

Scholarship at the East-West Center for the 2019 academic year

We are pleased to announce the following opportunities for study and scholarships at the East-West Center (EWC) for the 2019 academic year. For fifty-eight years, East-West Center student participants have developed lifelong relationships and a powerful sense of community with others who share an interest in and commitment to the Asia Pacific region. Graduate students from…

President Tsai Ing-wen met the new ambassador to Taiwan from Kiribati

President Tsai Ing-wen met the new ambassador to Taiwan from Kiribati, Tessie Lambourne, as she presented her credentials at the Presidential Office. Taiwan and Kiribati have held diplomatic relations since 2003. President Tsai said there have been over 100 cooperation projects between the two sides in the past 15 years. Tsai said Taiwan places great…

Kiribati Head of State President Taneti Maamau has appointed two new Heads of Missions for the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Fiji.

David Ateti Teaabo is the new High Commissioner of the Republic of Kiribati to the Republic of Fiji. Teaabo is the fourth High Commissioner to Fiji and he replaces Ambassador Reteta Nikuata Rimon. Tessie Eria Lambourne, who most recently held the position of Secretary to Cabinet, has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the…

ITEC training courses

Invitation to ITEC training courses under the ITEX Programme of Government of India from April 2018 to March 2019. The brochure for the training courses is available online at: https://www.itecgoi.in/downloads/2018-2019.pdf As stated on the note, applications will be made online by the applicants themselves at: https://www.itecgoi.in/index.php Applications should be submitted one month before the start date…

Long term Training Opportunity: “The Pacific Islands Leadership Partnership with Taiwan, PILP”

“Pacific Islands Leadership Partnership with Taiwan, PILP” PILP co-organized by the East-West Center in Hawaii and the Republic of China (Taiwan), that is to be held in Hawaii and Taiwan from 20 August to 24 October 2018. The program objectives are to enhance the leadership capacities of individuals in the Pacific Islands region and build…