Fiji Rugby welcomes change in World Rugby eligibility rule
Fiji Rugby has pledged to continue to invest in its local players and development pathway players.
Following the announcement by World Rugby to approve the...
Fiji welcomes first Australian tourists in 20 months amid Omicron concerns
Fiji has thrown open its doors today to tourists for the first time in 20 months, despite fears over the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
The...
Marshall Islands moves to reduce world’s strictest Covid-quarantine
The Marshall Islands is one of only a handful of nations never to have experienced a single case of community transmission of Covid-19.
Its border...
Australia’s commercial kava importation pilot officially launched
Pacific kava farmers and producers will now have direct access to the Australian market under Phase Two of the Morrison Government's Kava Pilot, recognising...
Wanting to be watchdogs: Pacific journalists and their views
By Shailendra B. Singh, Folker Hanusch
While global scholarship on the professional views of journalists has expanded tremendously in recent decades, the Pacific remains a...
NZ is the latest to join foreign intervention mission to Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has announced that New Zealand officers will now join three other countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Australia...
Bougainville President commends PNG intervention in Solomon Islands
The current troubles in the Solomon Islands must not be seen as an opportunity by Bougainvilleans to prey on the nation's instability says Bouganville...
COVID-19: WHO’s Tedros criticises ‘blunt’ Omicron measures
The head of the UN health agency has criticised “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the...
Unease builds over New Caledonia referendum
There is growing unease over the French decision to hold New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum on 12 December.
Pro-independence parties and groups decided...
Fiji’s international borders re-open today
Fiji’s international borders will reopen today after almost two years.
This has brought in much excitement for the people of Fiji as the first tourist...
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Pacific Economic Ministers remain cautious on Iran-U.S deal as fuel price uncertainty persists
Pacific countries are not placing significant confidence in the emerging Iran-United States agreement and will continue preparing for fuel market volatility as uncertainty in...
Forum expands effort to tackle Correspondent Banking challenges across Pacific
Forum Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa says the Pacific’s Correspondent Banking Relationship (CBR) office is now fully established and working to address banking challenges...
Pacific Private sector warns Ministers of rising costs as fuel crisis dominates talks
Rising energy costs and the impact of the Middle East fuel crisis dominated discussions between Pacific finance ministers and private sector leaders during a...