Making a point: Rosy Akbar on sexism in Fijian parliament
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
On the eve of the first Pacific Women Leaders meeting, Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar has...
Micronesian members will stay in Pacific Islands Forum
By Samantha Magick
“I think that big dark, dark cloud that has been hanging over the Pacific has evaporated from this meeting.”
That was Federated States...
Fiji PM Bainimarama officiates at the opening of the Samoa High Commission in Fiji
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama opened the new Samoan High Commission at Clarke Street in Suva Tuesday.
“Your new High Commission shows how serious Samoa...
‘We should focus less on what China is doing’: Australia’s new Pacific minister outlines plans
Australia's new Pacific Minister Pat Conroy said his government is keen to revamp its relationship with the Pacific, but not as a result of...
Negotiations on tuna treaty underway
The formal negotiations on the tuna treaty are underway says U.S Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, Mark Lambert.
The treaty is...
PRNGO Alliance launched a Blue Economy Paper to mark the beginning of oceans week
A Framework on the Blue Economy, touted as a way forward, by the Pacific Regional Non- Governmental Organisations Alliance (PRNGO) was launched at the...
We’ll let the big boys play: Forum SG Puna
Pacific leaders are aware that the region is being used as a strategic space for power-plays by powerful countries like China, Australia and the...
PM Ardern denies NZ is asleep at wheel as China pushes into Pacific
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied New Zealand is asleep at the wheel as China continues its push into the Pacific.
New Zealand has been...
‘We can do better, we must’ declares departing UN climate change chief, as COP27 looms over horizon
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27,...
Pacific Island Forum’s leadership crisis comes into focus as leaders arrive in Fiji to resolve tensions
Several top Pacific Island leaders will today sit down for an extraordinary meeting that they hope will resolve the leadership crisis threatening to split...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
- Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among...