At both the local and the global level, the crisis we have faced up to together has shown the importance of making the right decisions at the right time.
The United States Embassy in Suva, Fiji is requesting grant proposals between US $25,000-$40,000 to support economic resilience in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu at the grassroots level during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To gain a better understanding of the impacts of COVID-19 on Pacific businesses, the Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) network of offices in Australia, China, Europe and New Zealand collaborated on a joint initiative to survey business’ coping mechanisms.
Embarkation on cruise ships is likely to be much quicker as cruise lines adopt more self check in technology and paperless documeyation post the Covid crisis, says one leading cruise practitioner in New Zealand.
Celestyal Cruises has further suspended its sailings until July 30th, 2020 due to the ongoing travel restrictions and temporary port closures within the region in which the cruise line operates.