Niue’s villages are the focus of Internet Niue’s current sponsorship programme. The IUSN Foundation that funds Internet Niue presents a $500 grant to each village council at the village’s annual show day. Foundation chief executive Per Darnell says the wifi service is free to villagers, but transmitters are normally hosted on land or buildings under … Read more …
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Speaking up for the Pacific
20 April 2013Internet Niue and its service provider RockET Systems have been speaking up in international forums on behalf of internet users in Niue and the wider Pacific. RockET director Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui says it’s important that the global internet community is constantly reminded of the internet access issues faced by small Pacific Islands. “Satellite connections such as … Read more …
Linking with our Pacific friends
22 November 2012Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui, director of Internet Niue’s service provider RockET Systems Limited, has been elected to the board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the world-wide Internet Society (PICISOC). He will also serve as PICISOC secretary for two years. The chapter, which represents the interests of Oceania-Pacific internet users, seeks to provide impartial and relevant advice … Read more …
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Medical services in Niue
Lord Liverpool Hospital, Alofi Photo: Pacific Insights
High-quality (Western) biomedical care is available free of charge in Niue. Emergency services and in-patient care for surgical conditions are provided at Lord Liverpool Hospital in Alofi. Patients requiring specialist care are sent by air to nearby countries.
Herbalists and traditional healers (taulaatua) are also patronised by locals. Some taulaatua deal only with minor ailments in their own village. A handful deal with major health problems all over the island. The herbs they use and the methods of preparation are secret.
Source: www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Niue.html and The Cultural Context of Ageing, edited by Jay Sokolovsky, Praeger Publishers 2009, ISBN 978-0-275-99302-3
