From our archives: Fiame's new chapter
As the official vote count continues in Samoa, we revisit our cover story from November 2020. "It’s very…
Olympics countdown: 101 days and different ways
It’s now 101 days to the long-awaited Tokyo Olympics. The uncertainties and delay in staging of the 2020…
Fiji Business Briefs: Fiji Kava, Thunderstruck,…
Thunderstruck mining company is discussing a joint venture arrangement with a shortlist of companies for its…
Opinion: Australia should advocate for developing…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited Australia, along with India and South Korea, to attend this…
Opinion: Chinese overfishing in the South Pacific…
Chinese fishing boats’ illegal overfishing in the South Pacific has been devastating some island economies.…
PNG’s largest bank to list on the Australian…
Shareholders have approved Papua New Guinea’s largest bank, Bank South Pacific, listing on the Australian…
Palau welcomes tourists, Cook Is still waiting
Quarantine free trouble has begun between Palau and Taiwan with the arrival of Palau’s first inbound tourism…
Worldwide whitewash?
Worldwide anti-corruption rankings – or first world whitewash? Long-standing questions about the fairness of…
Fiji Business Briefs: Company registration, EFL,…
The deadline for digital registration of existing companies, foreign companies and business name holders has…
Fiji business briefs: BSP, Pleass, Fiji Hotel and…
Bank of South Pacific (BSP) plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). BSP has given notice…
Severe drought and water crisis in Banaba
The Office of the President in Kiribati has today responded swiftly to desperate pleas for fresh water…
FNPF to sell EFL shares
Barely a year after it bought a 20 percent stake in Energy Fiji Ltd (EFL), the Fiji National Provident Fund…
March 25, 2021
Things fall apart
in March
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I was only two years old when Nigerian author Chinua Achebe published his novel, Things Fall Apart, in 1958. Achebe’s novel focused on the struggles,…
March 25, 2021
The art of listening
in March
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At the celebration of Sir Michael Somare’s life at Suva’s Sacred Heart cathedral this month, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong spoke about the willingness…
March 25, 2021
Farewell to the Chief
in March
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After three weeks of mourning, Papua New Guinea’ founding father, Sir Michael Somare, was laid to rest at Kreer Heights in Wewak, East Sepik Province…
March 25, 2021
Tuvalu's digital ambitions
in March
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Tuvalu has become the first country in the world to choose Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) blockchain to help it migrate to a fully digital economy, a…
March 25, 2021
Mountains of hydro trouble
in March
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Mountain communities in Fiji are thwarting plans by the country’s power monopoly to build a multi-million hydro power plant. The people of Nubu and…
March 25, 2021
Pacific farmers have their say
in March
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Were you one of the many Pacific Islanders who spent the first few weeks of the coronavirus pandemic with soil under your nails? The introduction of…
March 25, 2021
Minoru Nishi on business during COVID
in March
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For farmers and producers like Tonga’s Minoru Nishi, Managing Director of Nishi Trading Company, COVID-19 has been a double-edged hoe. “Our exports…
March 25, 2021
Local produce, local menus
in March
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When 116 farmers in Fiji’s western division received 'Cash for Cultivation' from the government, Agriculture Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy told them:…
March 25, 2021
From tree to bar to table
in March
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Kokomana is a small artisan ‘tree-to-bar’ chocolate maker and social enterprise run by Richard and Anne Markham in Savusavu, northern Fiji. The…
March 25, 2021
Can mining dig Fiji out of COVID hole?
in March
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Fiji's minerals sector is tipped to lead its post-COVID economic recovery, with gold production expected to strengthen later this year and interest…
March 25, 2021
Facebook and Pacific news
in March
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The importance of Pacific news on Facebook was thrown into sharp relief by the stand-off in January between the Australian government and Facebook…
March 24, 2021
Big Audit Fail
in March
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Nearly six years out of date. Not leaked audit reports from the Cook Islands, as exposed by Islands Business last month, representing hundreds of…
March 24, 2021
Pacific water woes
in March
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Earlier this month the world learnt of the plight of Banabans, who had been living without fresh water for a year according to residents. A social…
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March 25, 2021
Farewell to the Chief
After three weeks of mourning, Papua New Guinea’ founding father, Sir Michael Somare, was laid to rest at Kreer Heights…
December 15, 2020
Pacific People 2020: Bartering for…
Marlene Dutta is the brains, and the heart, behind Barter for Better Fiji. She is also our Pacific Community Champion…
December 15, 2020
InDepth with Greg Casagrande
South Pacific Business Development founder, Greg Casagrande is a “serial social entrepreneur”, founding not only the…
December 15, 2020
"It's all about honesty" says Susana
“[For] us women, there are always ways to earn money,” says Susana Silikiwai, a SPBD member from Kalokolevu village on…
December 15, 2020
Remember me for nation building:…
Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has earned plaudits at home and abroad. Known for his world-renowned environmental…
November 10, 2020
Fiame's new chapter
"It’s very liberating. I haven’t felt this excited about politics for a long time,” says Samoa’s former Deputy Prime…
