By Ana Uili of MEIDAC, Tonga

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Coordinate regional ocean and climate research and observation to meet regional needs is the call from the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) to stakeholders and officials at the Pacific Meteorological Council (PM).

Mr. James Movick made the comment during his presentation on an overview of FFA’s observer programme at the 4th PMC meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

By: Joshua Lafoai of National University of Samoa School of Journalism

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Samoa is one of many Pacific Island countries still in the process of meeting required standards to provide aviation weather services.

Aviation weather support is a big part of meteorology services in the world and it is one of the 19 checklists points required to be met by a country to host a civil aviation service.

By Priya Chand Islands Business Magazine & Pita Ligaiula PACNEWS, in Honiara, Solomon Islands

By Yvette T D’Unienville of Tuvalu Broadcasting Services

By Pita Ligaiula of Pacific Island News Association (PINA)

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The tiny nation of Niue’s long term goal is for the island nation’s meteorological service to operate on a 24 hour basis.