Female-led businesses suffer more under COVID-19
“From capital to develop and export goods like coffee, to training and support with digital platforms,…
Traditional values underpin Kanaloa Rugby
A new rugby franchise to the US national competition may provide a life-line for some Pacific islands rugby…
Neighbours: Australia and New Caledonia boost…
Eighty years ago, fearful of Japan, Australia sent a diplomat and a warship to New Caledonia. Today,…
Women's empowerment, COVID amongst career fair…
The University of the South Pacific (USP) recently invited 30 employers to engage in a two-day exposition at…
Poetry anthology gives voice to human rights
“My voice does matter, someone will listen, we can make a change whether do write poems or not. What you do…
Fashion incubation centre encourages…
“It is people, their skills and abilities who will rebuild our economy post COVID-19,” Fiji’s Minster for…
Westpac won't speculate on Pacific sale
Westpac says it will not respond to speculation in Australian media this week that it is on the verge of…
Fiji welcomes World Bank business ranking review
The Fiji government has welcomed the World Bank’s decision to pause publication of its 2021 Doing Business…
EU funds projects to "put food on people's plates"
The European Union (EU) and the South Pacific Community (SPC) have launched three separate projects for the…
“You sir are muddying the process once again,"…
Nauru’s President says moves by University of the South Pacific’s Pro-Chancellor to schedule an Executive…
Bula Force will not be forgotten
The ‘Bula Force’ has been awarded the Australian Chief of Defence Force Commendation Medal for their service…
Fiji inks first loan deal with China-led…
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its very first loan approval for Fiji last week,…
August 27, 2020
Jobless numbers soar in Fiji
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Unscripted and unplanned, Fijians have returned quietly to the land and the sea over the past months as the impacts of job losses brought about by…
August 27, 2020
Fiji tourism prepares for a COVID-safe future
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As Fiji’s largest foreign exchange earner pre-COVID-19, the tourism and hospitality sectors went into free fall when international borders closed due…
August 27, 2020
How will Vanuatu ride out COVID and cyclones
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There was no social distancing evident as tens of thousands of Vanuatu citizens marched through the capital to celebrate the nation’s 40th…
August 27, 2020
COVID-19 to bring 'prosperity' to Vanuatu
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The Presbyterian Church Chairman of Vanuatu’s Christian Council, Pastor Alain Nafuki, has thanked COVID-19 for enabling the country to focus hard on…
August 27, 2020
PNG economy, health hit hard
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The impact of COVID-19 is accentuating trends that had already developed over the last decade, says University of Papua New Guinea lecturer in…
August 27, 2020
Strengths and stresses: economic responses to COVID
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A prominent Australian economist says it is “scary” to see COVID-19 put at risk so many of the gains Pacific island countries have made over the last…
August 27, 2020
FEMM seeks money for COVID, money for climate
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“For the Pacific, the impact of climate change will remain as the greatest threat to our Pacific people in the longer term. You can quarantine…
August 27, 2020
Community action on climate finance
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Despite all the international pledges for climate adaptation, Pacific governments and civil society want more action on reducing greenhouse gas…
August 26, 2020
COVID-19, the Pacific vuvale, and Pacer Plus
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In a world devastated by COVID-19, enlightened leaders throughout the world have been thinking "out of adversity comes opportunity", a wise saying…
August 26, 2020
Fuelling faith and climate action during a double crisis
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As a teenager, the atmosphere in our household every Sunday morning could either be described as a war zone, or a fiesta. It really depended on my…
August 26, 2020
What is to become of USP?
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The dust may have settled in some aspects of the saga at the University of the South Pacific (USP) campus. Vice Chancellor and President Pal…
August 26, 2020
A rebel and a traditionalist: Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora 1934-2020
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Apisai Tora, a scion of the old guard of Fiji’s politicians, who dominated Fiji’s political stage for almost five decades, passed away on August 6.…
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August 26, 2020
A rebel and a traditionalist: Apisai…
Apisai Tora, a scion of the old guard of Fiji’s politicians, who dominated Fiji’s political stage for almost five…
July 21, 2020
Back to farming Fiji goes
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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…
