IMF: Fiji among PICs that will face longer period of recovery from COVID-19 impact
Fiji is among other Pacific island countries that will face a longer period of recovery from the impact of COVID-19 because it has depended...
Private sector could help access millions more in climate funding
By Brian Lezutuni
Climate finance brings in big money – more than SBD$1.1 billion SBD (US$159.6 million) in the past 10 years.
If initiatives to...
Samoa’s caretaker PM Tuilaepa accused of desperate attack on rule of law
Samoa's caretaker HRPP administration and its leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi have been accused of an unprecedented attack on the rule of law.
The call comes...
Chinese vaccine launched in Port Moresby
The Chinese vaccine, Sinopharm, that arrived in Papua New Guinea last month was launched Tuesday at the Port Moresby General Hospital.
This means that it...
Take stock, discuss policy options, consider ways forward to address post-COVID-19 economic challenges: Forum SG to FEMM 2021
Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Pacific economies and exacerbated the Pacific region’s vulnerabilities to external shocks as...
Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world...
Talks on repatriation of stranded Nauruans in Fiji
Nauruans stranded in Fiji because of COVID-19 border restrictions could be making their way home soon.
Discussions were being held between the Nauru COVID-19 Taskforce...
Global talks on Fisheries subsidies must target big subsidisers not development
Civil society organisations from around the world are calling on trade ministers to ensure that negotiations on fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation...
Fiji forwards coach Jason Ryan fires warning ahead of second test
Fiji forwards coach Jason Ryan has promised the All Blacks another fiery reception in the breakdowns during the second test in Hamilton on Saturday...
Moana Pasifika Super Rugby licence confirmed
Moana Pasifika has been granted an unconditional licence to join an expanded Super Rugby competition next year.
New Zealand Rugby awarded the franchise a conditional...
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Pacific leadership at UNEA-7, advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet
If multilateralism is to prove its worth, it must deliver first for those who have the most to lose. Our islands, our people, and...
A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report
Fresh approaches to facing complex environmental challenges are revealed in the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) new global outlook released on Tuesday.
The agency calls the...
AFP Commissioner announces historic organised crime summit
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett has reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to working alongside Fiji to combat organised crime, announcing that the AFP and...