Can sharing the joy of tax increase government…
Around the world, tax compliance is a serious problem with big consequences. The case is no different in…
Presidential leadership for post referendum…
Bougainville is going through a major political metamorphosis ending one political status and entering into…
Australia appoints its first Indigenous person as…
Australia first Indigenous Consul-General, Benson Saulo says he’s keen to share Australia’s Indigenous…
USP students protests continue across region
Solidarity action for change continues today in a number of University of the South Pacific campuses around…
USP student across the region protest, police on…
A “support good governance” protest organised by the University of the South Pacific Student Association…
Fired USP manager wants his job back
Sacked University of the South Pacific senior manager Hasmukh Lal is not challenging claims of plagiarism…
Secret report reveals widespread salary and…
Senior academics and staff at the University of the South Pacific in Suva are accused in a special audit…
Executive Committee suspends Pal, launches…
The Executive Committee of the University of the South Pacific's Council has resolved that an independent…
Nauru calls for special USP Council meeting
Nauru's President and incoming chancellor of the University of the South Pacific has called for an urgent…
Staff back Pal
A fresh protest at the University of the South Pacific's Laucala Bay Campus in Suva was quickly stopped by…
Thompson quiet on USP meeting
The controversial Chair of the University of the South Pacific Council, Fiji's Winston Thompson, has declined…
Pacific countries will access future COVID-19…
Pacific island countries will be able to access a future COVID-19 vaccine through a new funding mechanism…
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Reading Fiji's change of tack
French Prosecutor pursues independence leader
Delving into PICTA
June 30, 2020
Kiribati: Maamau promised a cash windfall and won
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Kiribati gave Taneti Maamau a resounding victory at the island nation’s presidential poll on 22 June, rewarding him with a second and final four-year…
June 26, 2020
PIF boss: Four contenders and a call to defer the vote
in June
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Tuvalu has asked Pacific Leaders to consider deferring the formal appointment of the new Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum until a…
June 25, 2020
Pacific spearheading global conservation efforts for sharks and rays
in June
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Sharks are iconic in the cultures, beliefs and traditions of Pacific people. Their sense of identity of place is reinforced through totems. From…
June 25, 2020
The USP saga: What's next? Why it matters.
in June
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When University of the South Pacific Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Pal Ahluwalia walked back onto USP’s Suva campus on June 22, he was…
June 25, 2020
Reading Fiji's change of tack
in June
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“We call for the immediate suspension of the individuals who are holding current positions at USP and further investigation about the matter,”…
June 25, 2020
French Prosecutor pursues Temaru
in June
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In French Polynesia, long-time independence leader Oscar Manutahi Temaru is again locked in battle with the French legal system. Last month, Temaru…
June 25, 2020
Surveying the damage: The COVID effect
in June
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It is a season of surveys across the Pacific. Governments, international organisations, industry bodies and chambers of commerce are surveying the…
June 25, 2020
Resetting the Pacific Blue Continent: Towards 2030
in June
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A mere decade before the Pacific Island Countries join the rest of the world to account in terms of what we have done collectively to deliver the…
June 25, 2020
FNPF ponders telco investment
in June
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An invitation by Amalgamated Telecom Holdings(ATH) to existing shareholders to buy up more shares is still being considered by the Fiji National…
June 25, 2020
Fisheries Fray
in June
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The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association (PNGFIA) wants to widen the scope of its fishery products and fishing vessels covered by its recent…
June 25, 2020
Lessons in resilience in the Pacific
in June
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The global impacts of COVID-19 are unprecedented and extend beyond the realm of health into the social, economic and psychological aspects of…
June 25, 2020
Vanuatu's PM puts faith at the centre
in June
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Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Bob Loughman prompted the congregation of Malasitapu Presbyterian Church in the suburbs of Port Vila to clap with joy…
June 25, 2020
Delving into PICTA
in June
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In the last issue of Islands Business, I discussed the abysmal state of the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) and concluded that there…
June 25, 2020
Departure Lounge
in June
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Boarding pass International Civil Aviation Organisation Secretary General Dr Fang Liuhas says regional cooperation will be critical to air transport…
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April 23, 2020
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April 23, 2020
InDepth: Pacific Islands Forum…
Around the region, Pacific governments are introducing border controls and health regulations to limit the spread of…
April 23, 2020
A tribute to Ratu Finau Mara
The death of Ratu Alifereti Finau Mara (June 9, 1957 – April 15, 2020) occurred in Suva after a short illness. He was a…
April 23, 2020
FNU seeks to leap into first place
Fiji National University is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a national university, but 150th anniversary as an…
March 22, 2020
InDepth:COVID-19- Managing the myths…
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