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In the context of an intensely demanding Pool B, this proved to be a near-perfect night for Ireland in Nantes. An attacking bonus point was secured by half-time, the game all but won. The inspirational and insatiable captain, Johnny Sexton, crossed for his third try of the tournament, overtaking Ronan O’Gara to become his country’s leading points scorer. A try,...

Fiji have pulled off a major upset with a 22-15 win over the Wallabies in Saint Etienne. It's their first win over the Wallabies since 1954 as they kept their World Cup hopes alive. They started perfectly, with the boot of Simione Kuruvoli giving them a 12-8 lead at the break. Player of the match Josua Tuisova latched onto a loose ball...

While Fiji and other Pacific World Trade Organisation (WTO) members celebrate their influence in the partial Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies last year in Geneva, one regional organisation claims the agreement fails to target the big fishing nations. Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) Campaigner, Adam Wolfenden says these big fishing nations have the historical responsibility for overfishing and yet they are...

The Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders meeting supports Fiji's proposal to host an extraordinary session of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in 2025, with funding and secretariat services provided by the Pacific Community (SPC). This proposal will now be presented to the CEDAW Secretariat and the UN High Commissioner for Human...

The Australian government has reduced the visa processing time for Fijians visiting Australia. Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong said this is a good start following the plea from the coalition government to have Fiji as one of the visa-free countries in Australia. Wong said the visa processing time is reduced to eight days compared to 36 days. “Australia doesn’t have...

Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown has sent his well wishes to the Pacific teams competing at this year's Rugby World Cup in France. Brown made the remarks at the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting (FFMM) in Suva, Friday. “I know I speak for us all here when I send the full support and encouragement of the...

Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown has emphasised the importance of member states to ‘work together’ as Forum Foreign leaders meets in Suva Friday to prepare for the upcoming Forum Leaders Meeting in November. “It is important to remember that in order for Pacific regionalism to work, we must be willing to work together to...

Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). UN Secretary-General António Guterres echoed that message, warning that record temperatures and extreme weather were “causing havoc” around the world. The global response has fallen “far short”, Guterres insisted, just...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Climate Ready project has mobilised US$562 million from Climate Finance Organisations to support Pacific Island countries meet their climate change adaptation goals and become more climate resilient. This amount includes 17 large projects to improve health, food and water security, marine ecosystems, biodiversity protection, conservation, and natural resource management. “Over the last seven...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown met with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa in Suva this week ahead of the upcoming Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting (FFMM)to be held today at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Brown supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Secretary Tepaeru Herrmann, met with PM Mata’afa at the Samoa High Commission in Suva. During their...