Pacific Economic Ministers call for debt relief…
Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers are asking development partners to provide debt relief, and increase…
‘A little bit of maybe’ on easier Australian…
Australia’s Assistant Treasurer says in the post-COVID environment Canberra is willing to re-examine its…
The triple challenges of the Blue Pacific: …
Current global forecasts envision a 5.2% contraction of the global economy in 2020 – the deepest global…
Remember Hiroshima…and the Pacific
In Japan, they’re called hibakusha – the survivors of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945,…
Hope on labour mobility
There's good news for Vanuatu’s seasonal workers this week with the announcement that 170 workers will be…
5-way race for Forum leadership
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor has declined to comment on the negotiations over her…
French nuclear tests: ‘I bury people nearly every…
The day began with a video, showing a disparate collection of arresting images – the drowned Greenpeace…
COVID-19, geopolitics and the Pacific Way – Dame…
The Pacific today faces three crises: a health crisis, an economic crisis and the ongoing climate crisis, and…
ADB releases loans, grants for Pacific
The Asian Development Bank has announced a series of grants to Pacific nations. US$13.3million has been made…
Yachtie calls on Aust, NZ to set up Blue Lanes
The skipper of a yacht that has just been cleared under Fiji’s ‘Blue Lane’ program says Australia, New…
F$25m price tag for Beachcomber Island Resort
One of Fiji’s oldest island resorts is now on the market. Beachcomber Island Resort in the Mamanuca islands…
PNG: COVID cases up, POM locks down
PNG’s Acting Health Secretary has announced another suspected death from COVID-19 in the Nation's Capital. Dr…
July 22, 2020
Opinion: Building the Pacific the Pacific Way
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The Pacific Way was coined by the late Fijian and Pacific Islands stateman, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, in which people of different races, opinions and…
July 21, 2020
We Say: Culture cannot excuse violence
in July
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When news emerged of 20-year-old Jenelyn Kennedy’s death in Port Moresby in late June, Papua New Guineans and people across the region were…
July 21, 2020
Back to farming Fiji goes
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Fresh from a 10-day tour of Viti Levu - Fiji’s main island - our July cover story shares what we saw as Fijians adjust to the economic and social…
July 21, 2020
Connecting the Pacific :ICT promises and challenges
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For the past several months if you are working in business, in government, for regional organisations or studying, you have almost certainly expanded…
July 21, 2020
High-speed low-cost internet access hopes
in July
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Remote areas of the Pacific, including New Zealand, are about to get cheap and easy access to the internet. Richard Broadbridge, from communications…
July 21, 2020
Vanuatu celebrating 40 years
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Red, Green, Yellow and Black are the four colours that distinguish the Flag of the Republic of Vanuatu from other national colours. Red symbolises…
July 21, 2020
PNG Mining: Layoffs and laws
in July
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The Parliament of PNG has passed a series of amendments targeting the mining, oil and gas industries, which give the Minister greater flexibility in…
July 21, 2020
New team in Paris faces urgent Pacific crises
in July
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Just three months before New Caledonia’s next referendum on self-determination, French President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his Cabinet in Paris,…
July 21, 2020
Adapting ecosystems to climate realities
in July
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A major evaluation of climate adaptation projects in the Pacific argues that bottom-up, community-led projects have performed better than many…
July 21, 2020
Sir Toke Talagi: A Pacific icon
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Former Niue Premier Sir Toke Talagi will be laid to rest on Monday 27 July. Sir Toke Talagi passed away after a prolonged illness, soon after…
July 21, 2020
Re-negotiated PACER Plus for post-Covid-19 Pacific regionalism
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Globalism is being threatened in the post-Covid-19 global order. However, there is still ample common sense around to counter such a threat. Those…
July 21, 2020
Departure Lounge
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Boarding Pass The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the UN body responsible for aviation, has agreed to ease airlines’ obligations to…
July 21, 2020
Coach Coffa looks to Japan 2021
in July
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When it comes the sport of weightlifting in the Pacific, outside of the star competitors, the other name that immediately comes to mind is coach Paul…
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July 21, 2020
Back to farming Fiji goes
Fresh from a 10-day tour of Viti Levu - Fiji’s main island - our July cover story shares what we saw as Fijians adjust…
July 21, 2020
Coach Coffa looks to Japan 2021
When it comes the sport of weightlifting in the Pacific, outside of the star competitors, the other name that…
July 17, 2020
Fiji resilience: Chef Shain
Seeing Shain hold and play with her daughter, and you can tell that 4-year-old Sarah is her world. Her job was another…
July 17, 2020
Fiji Resilience: Losana
Sitting in the hot sun, Losana does not seem to mind the humidity and the busy carpark beside her as she stacks heaps…
July 17, 2020
Fiji resilience: Shree Ram the…
Volunteers like Shree Ram are ensuring 2,000 school children in Nadi are eating well in schools. He is one of about 20…
July 17, 2020
Fiji resilience: Sigatoka's Masi Lady
From the masi (tapa) making island of Vatulele is Anareta Ketenilagi, pictured here at her stall inside Sigatoka's main…
