| Date |
Events |
| 25 October |
Project Implementation Training
SPSO kicks off a 10-day Project Implementation Training Seminar for project managers involved in ADB projects in Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Fiji Islands. The seminar aims to improve Pacific project implementation performance by upgrading the management skills of project teams. SPSO's Thomas Gloerfelt-Tarp leads the training seminar. |
| 13 October |
Strengthened King's Wharf Inaugurated
The strengthened and improved busy King's Wharf was inaugurated on 13 October. The wharf project under an ADB loan has established the port as a lifeline access facility. Read the opening remarks by Sirpa Jarvenpaa, Regional Director, SPSO. |
| 15-16 August |
Consultation Workshops held at SPSO on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Two days of consultation with the public and private sectors were held on 15-16 August 2005. Key stakeholders were asked to comment and provide feedback on draft policy of PPP projects. Furthermore, the government had agreed that PPP is a good solution to the need for cost efficient and effective methods of providing public infrastructure and related services.
The consultation is part of the technical assistance for the Fourth Fiji Road Upgrade Program (FRUP IV) in line with promoting PPPs in financing infrastructure and other services. Results of the consultation will be used to formulate new policy and legislation.
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| 7-8 July |
Pacific Regional Workshop on Leadership Development Held in Suva About 60 leaders from the Pacific developing member countries and other international development agencies attended the Leadership Enhancement and Advancement Program workshop last 7-8 July. Ms. Meeja Hamm, ADB's Principal Project Specialist, presented the perliminary results of the training needs analysis. The workshop was co-organized by the University of the South Pacific and the New Zealand aid for International Development.
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| 29 June |
ADB Loan Signed to Help Develop Alternative Livelihoods for Fiji's Farmers  SUVA, FIJI ISLANDS (29 June 2005) - ADB and the Fiji Government today signed a US$25 million loan to help protect and improve the standard of living of rural people in the Fiji Islands whose livelihoods are at risk in the impending restructuring of the sugar industry. Full story.
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| 21 June |
Private Sector Roundtable
Sirpa Jarvenpaa, Regional Director of the South Pacific Subregional Office discussed ADB's Private Sector Assessment with the business community, pointing out that a strong, thriving private sector is the only way to to "achieve sustained growth that will eliminate poverty, by providing a sustainable source of employment growth." Read the full presentation.
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| 5 June |
Opening of Lautoka Queen's Wharf Extension
 Philip Erquiaga, Director General of the Pacific Department, participated in the official opening of the Lautoka Queens Wharf Extension, a component of the ADB-funded Ports Development Project in the Fiji Islands.
The wharf extension will help improve Fiji's competitiveness, expand trade, and enhance opportunities for private sector investment. Prior to the extension, the port has already seen increasing cargo loads and rising maritime traffic due to growing export volumes as well as imports to the hospitality sector. The project will also enhance environmental protection by reducing container traffic between Lautoka and Suva - the main land access artery - thus reducing congestion in the Nadi-Suva corridor.
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