Fiji leads the region in digital finance: Trade Minister
Fiji is a key facilitator of Digital Financial Services (DFS) in the Pacific, says Minister for Industry and Trade Faiyaz Koya.
Speaking during the World...
Fijian Drua player Vularika’s contract terminated for disciplinary reasons
Serupepeli Vularika has been terminated from the Fijian Drua team for disciplinary reasons.
This was confirmed in a statement which states the Fijian Drua and...
Blackrock, a huge responsibility: Fiji Defence Minister
Fijian Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu says taking over funding of the general operations of the multimillion dollar Blackrock peacekeeping and humanitarian response facility in...
Chinese police training arrangement in Honiara setting off alarm bells in Canberra
A Former Australian high commissioner to Solomon Islands says the involvement of Chinese officials in training local police is setting off alarm bells in...
Tongan King consents to relocate tsunami affected people in royal estates
Tongan King Tupou VI has consented to relocate people from his estates who were affected by the volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai and...
Nauru accused of rushing test for controversial seabed mining
A seabed minerals company has been accused of rushing a landmark mining test in the Pacific.
It comes as the company Nauru Ocean Resources prepares...
Cook Islands in tourism battle
Cook Islands’ exclusive access to New Zealand’s tourism market is over and the country has to once again compete with the biggest rival in...
New high seas treaty to fill vital gap in ocean protection
The world’s countries are currently negotiating a new agreement to protect marine life and govern impacts of activities in the high seas.
These discussions will...
Australia acknowledge Fiji’s position on Russian invasion
Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Zed Seselja has thanked Fiji for the robust and principled international position on Russia’s unjustified invasion...
Two pro-independence parties in New Caledonia vow to continue fight
Two parties of New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement have restated their intention to attain the territory's decolonisation from France after last December's referendum in...
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Forum Leaders face major decisions on Regional Architecture, Security and Partnerships
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will next week consider major decisions on regional architecture, political leadership, security, partnerships and regional...
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By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
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‘Keep Leaders accountable, Public informed’: Forum SG Waqa tells Pacific Media
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
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