There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
The Koo's 102 purse seine fishing boat is a 62 metre vessel built in Taiwan in 2005 but carries the Marshall Islands flag.
Posted on - 2019-09-08
There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
The Koo's 102 purse seine fishing boat is a 62 metre vessel built in Taiwan in 2005 but carries the Marshall Islands flag.
Posted on - 2019-09-08On 13 – 16 August, Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Christian Leffler led the EU delegation to the 50th Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meetings in Funafuti. The Partners Dialogue session and bilateral meetings with the Pacific countries’ leaders and senior officials in the PIF summit margins provided the possibility to address the strategic priorities, which the EU supports and wants to see reflected in the future Pacific - EU partnership.
Posted on - 2019-09-08The climate crisis will be far-reaching for all people and nations, but Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are at the forefront of its impacts. It also stands to wipe out trade gains of these vulnerable islands if not addressed now.
This reality has brought the world’s island nations, the trade community, policy-makers, and the United Nations’ top agencies together for the first-ever United Nations Trade Forum slated for 9 to 13 September.
Posted on - 2019-09-08