SIDS Coalition for Nature launched with Call for Action at biodiversity negotiations
As negotiations to secure an ambitious landmark framework to protect and restore nature around the world continue at COP15, several Small Island Developing States...
NZ and Pacific urged to ‘step up’ against Japan’s nuclear plan
Japan’s decision to discharge nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean for the next 30 years has been condemned by a Pacific alliance.
And the group...
14 days wait for next government
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) is in no rush to choose the next government as it is being courted by the ruling Fiji...
Fiji to get a coalition government, Members of Parliament named
Four political parties will represent the Fijian voters in Parliament for the next four years after the counting of votes was completed Sunday afternoon.
No...
Fiji’s military will respect electoral process – Kalouniwai
The Fiji military commander has rejected a request by opposition party leaders to intervene in a dispute over the country's election process.
Speaking to RNZ...
Peoples Alliance maintain leads
People's Alliance Party still leading vote count with 21,810 a total of 43.41 percent from the 470 polling station counted out of 2,071 as...
Votes from Fiji police and military officers split between Rabuka and Bainimarama
Early final results indicate that People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka is gaining a lot of votes from polling stations where police officers cast their...
Fiji PM Bainimarama’s party trails in results from national election
Counting in Fiji's national election on Friday showed Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama's party trailing the opposition in election results from the island nation’s elections...
Vote counting is manual: Fiji Supervisor of Elections
Fiji's Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has responded to political parties calling for full manual counting of votes.
In a press conference Thursday, Saneem highlighted...
Australia support Fiji’s election process: Foreign Minister Wong
Australian foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has commended Fiji's General election on Wednesday that was conducted in a peaceful manner.
Wong was responding to Fiji's...
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