2012 NEWS ARCHIVE

There was a lot on my mind on Thursday as the winds of Cyclone Evan were howling all around us. I was most concerned for the staff and students of the Australia Pacific Technical College (APTC). Our international students have come to Samoa from across the Pacific for training, and were now stranded in our accommodation with a cyclone looming.

In a country such as Fiji with a large population of very young children, good nutrition is vital. One place it can most effectively be taught is in early-childhood learning centres – kindergartens. This means the future teachers of very young children need to be made aware of what constitutes good nutrition and of how children and their parents can apply this information to their daily life.

The Prime Minister, the Honourable Willy Telavi, was the keynote speaker when the 17 Tuvalu citizens graduated from the Australia-Pacific Technical College in a ceremony at the Tuvalu Government Conference Room.