Team Fiji names team to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
FASANOC’s Executive Board is making the following recommendations for Athletes and Officials to represent Team Fiji at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
National Federations have been...
PNG Election dates approved
Papua New Guineans are expected to go to the polls to elect the 111 parliamentarians on 11 June 2022.
Nominations will be received at 4pm...
PTI Australia delivers record Pacific investment deals through COVID-19
Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia, an agency of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, has launched its 2020 Annual Report, highlighting more than AUD$20 million...
We’ll resolve Samoa’s crisis using ‘Pacific way’: Puna
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says they are using the “Pacific Way” to assist Samoa resolve its two-months-running constitutional crisis.
In his...
FAST swearing-in unlawful but Parliament must sit: Supreme court
The Samoa Supreme Court has declared the swearing in of the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party on the lawns outside Parliament...
Forum Secretary General welcomes civil society forum 2021
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary general Henry Puna has welcomed the input of civil society leaders to regional policy, saying that regional stakeholders must...
COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make ‘epidemic curve exponentially’
The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to...
How do we stop the plunder of the Pacific? A panel of experts give their solutions
Over the last month, the Guardian has run a major investigative series examining the extractives industries – mining, logging, fishing and the nascent industry...
Fiji 7s team crowned Oceania Champions
Fijian 7s team was crowned the PacificAus Sports Oceania 7s champions after remaining undefeated and urging All Black 7s 17-7 in their final match...
Maori All Blacks too strong for rusty Samoa
A rusty Samoa suffered a setback at the start of their preparations for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Tonga when they were trounced...
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More political parties reflect healthy democracy, Fiji needs time for constitutional changes, says Ratuva
The emergence of more political parties ahead of Fiji's next General Election should be viewed as a sign of a healthy democracy rather than...
Palau Justice Minister calls for turning Regional Security aspirations into action
By Kambes Kesolei
Palau’s Minister of Justice, Jennifer Olegeriil, has urged Pacific leaders to ensure that the commitments made at high-level summits and dialogues are...
Governor General warns climate change is Solomon Islands’ most existential threat
The Governor-General, Sir David Tiva Kapu, says climate change is Solomon Islands’ “most existential threat” and is already washing away shorelines, adding that it...