Fiji PM conveys Pacific’s unwavering commitment to the historic UN Food Summit
In a historic event convened by the United Nations today, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) delivered a...
UN SG’s António Guterres remarks at virtual meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders
Thank you for the opportunity to once again address the Pacific Islands Forum.
Your nations are confronting a dual crisis of climate change and the...
Household Income and Expenditure Survey clarity
By Kemueli Naiqama, former Fiji Bureau of Statistics chief
I note that there has been much debate since the release of the 2019-2020 Household Income...
Forum Leaders to meet with UN Secretary-General Guterres
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will meet with the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in the margins of the 76th Session of the UN General...
UN chief appeals for countries to sign nuclear test-ban treaty
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday again urged eight key countries which have not yet signed or ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), to...
Marshall Islands president urges UN to monitor geopolitical tension in Pacific
The Marshall Islands president has urged world leaders at the United Nations to monitor geopolitical tensions in the Pacific.
Addressing the UN General Assembly in...
Fiji records 177 new cases of COVID-19, four new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 177 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths Thursday, increasing the total number of cases to 50,377 and 581 deaths...
Marshall Islands leader urges UN to end ‘shameful silence’ in excluding Taiwan
Marshall Islands President David Kabua on Wednesday urged the UN to put an end to the “shameful silence” on Taiwan’s exclusion from the UN...
Kina: Westpac Pacific business sale off
The sale of Westpac’s Pacific Business in Papua New Guinea and Fiji has been terminated.
Kina Bank, in a market announcement Wednesday, con-firmed that both...
Fiji’s Climate Change Bill passed into law
The Climate Change Bill has been passed by Fijian parliament Thursday, marking a historic milestone in Fiji’s global fight.
It is a comprehensive piece of...
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Ma’ohi Church opposes U.S bid to abolish UN decolonisation committee
The Ma’ohi Protestant Church has warned that a United States proposal to abolish the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation would silence colonised peoples...
Australia, PNG move to implement landmark defence alliance
Australia says it is already implementing its security agreements with Papua New Guinea, including the Pukpuk Mutual Defence Treaty, as the two countries strengthen...
Japan, Micronesia reaffirm Pacific unity ahead of PALM 11
Japan and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Pacific regional unity and cooperation ahead of next year’s Pacific...