Pacific News In Brief For 9 March

The Solomon Islands government says the country will again contribute to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, this time to ...

Drive To Evict PNG Settlement Communities Runs Into Problems

A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG's capital.
Family Destinations Guide

This Offbeat Maryland Town Is Unlike Anywhere Else In The State

If Maryland had a quirky younger sibling who refused to follow the rules but somehow turned out amazing, it would be Takoma ...
Ecofin Agency

South Africa Moves to Stabilize Public Broadcasting with Budget Support for SABC–Sentech Debt

Government allocates about $37.8m to help the SABC repay part of its debt to Sentech and prevent risks to national broadcasting signals. Funding also supports dual illumination during South Africa’s ...

Ethiopia experiments with 'smart' police stations that have no officers

The vision is for Ethiopia's smart police stations to be unmanned - but giving more people access to police services [BBC] ...
Biometric Update

Integrated Biometrics fingerprint scanners facilitate digital ID for inclusion in Ethiopia

Kojak fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are playing a major role in the enrollment of citizens for Ethiopia's ...
USA Today

Bracket Challenge

View your bracket and final ranking on the leaderboard. The Phoenix Suns (37-37) and Milwaukee Bucks (27-36) square off Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Let's analyze ...