Monthly Archives: May 2023

Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival 2023-Vanuatu

Journalists, Glenda Willie and Kizzy Kalsakau, recently wrote an update for the Vanuatu Daily Post about how Vanuatu is gearing up to host the Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival (MACFEST) in July, an event that celebrates and promotes the unique and … Continue reading

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Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs Gathering

Radio New Zealand Pacific Senior Sports Journalist, Iliesa Tora, recently posted a story about how history will be created when an Indo-Fijian dance group will perform at the reinstatement ceremony of Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) – 16 years … Continue reading

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Celebrating Cultures at Lapita Conference 2023

The Fiji Sun recently reported that the University of the South Pacific (USP) will host one of the biggest and most significant historical and archeological conferences in the Pacific in recent years. The conference will be held at USP’s Japan-Pacific … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Book Fair 2023

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I will be at the Once Upon a Book Fair selling and signing my book, The Darklands: a Melanesian Experience. If you’re in Southern California, or happen to be in in … Continue reading

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Nine Vaka Completed by Cook Islanders

Radio New Zealand Pacific Journalist, Caleb Fotheringham, wrote an article about how the art of making vaka is being preserved in the Cook Islands after nine canoes built entirely of traditional materials set sail to the sound of drums in … Continue reading

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