Prime Minister Rabuka approves return of USP Vice-Chancellor, and Dr Padma Lal
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has moved quickly to ensure exiled University of the South Pacific Vice Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, returns to Fiji as...
For the second time, SODELPA votes to side with PA/NFP coalition to form next...
For a second time, the Management Board of the Social Democratic Liberal (SODELPA) in Fiji has thrown its support behind the People’s Alliance (PA)...
14 days wait for next government
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By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
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Fiji Election: Commonwealth Secretary General voice of the people will be heard
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has offered her best wishes to the people of Fiji as they go to...
Fiji on black out period before polls
Fiji goes on a 48-hour blackout period at midnight tonight before its General Election on Wednesday, 14 December.
The blackout period means there will no...
Luanda hosts 10th Summit of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
Angola’s capital Luanda will this week will host the 10th Summit of Organisation Head of State and Government of...
Nations come together as historic climate justice vote draws near
Thursday’s release of the question to be voted on at the UN General Assembly as part of the bid for an International Court of...
MSC certification issue not in Tuna Commission agenda at WCPFC19: Teo
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The outgoing executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) says the threat by Marine...
Climate change to be a permanent regular item for WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, in Vietnam
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has adopted a resolution for climate change to be part...
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The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
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