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The Wallabies will be on high alert after Fiji's narrow Rugby World Cup loss to Wales according to former Australian international Stephen Hoiles. Fiji fell agonisingly short in their opening Pool C fixture, downed 32-26 in a thriller at Bordeaux. With the clock into overtime, a cut-out pass to Fiji winger Semi Radradra wound up with the former NRL player dropping...

More than 23 Fijians will be in action when our side takes on the Wallabies in their second Rugby World Cup pool match in Saint Etienne, France on Monday. Seven players with links to Fiji are part of the Australian side which includes Suliasi Vunivalu, Marika Koroibete, Isaac Fines Leleiwasa, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Samu Kerevi, Rob Valetini and Langi Gleeson, Flying Fijians...

Opinion by Gregor Paul  One week into what has otherwise been a compelling tournament, the World Cup has found itself embroiled in a refereeing furore following the performance of England's Matthew Carley in the Fiji-Wales game. Except, while everyone is calling it a refereeing scandal, it may in fact be something much deeper and uglier - a signal that rugby has...

Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the test of the ‘Samoa Agreement’ is in its implementation and flexibility to incorporate, adjust and realign to any future changes made by our 2050 Strategy Implementation Plan. “We are at an important juncture of our relationships with the OACPS as the Members collectively execute the revised Georgetown Agreement that installs the ACP Group...

By Elenoa Dimaira The Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Dr Filimon Manoni has pleaded for strong leadership and governance, backed by sound policy, science and traditional knowledge in the management of our ocean. Speaking at the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Pacific Islands Conference on Ocean Science and Ocean Management, which began yesterday in Nadi, Fiji, the commissioner said he would “solicit” Forum Leaders commitment...

The Pacific Islands Conference on Ocean Science and Ocean Management was opened Monday in Nadi with around 200 delegates from across the region and the world attending. In his keynote address, Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni said that the conference is an important one where participants will be able to share and discuss over the course of the week...

For generations, the people of Fiji have built their lives around the country's rich coral reef ecosystems. The ocean provides sustenance, while the dazzling marine life brings tourists from around the world. But climate change is threatening this way of life. Sea level rise is forcing coastal villages to relocate, with many more in peril. More frequent natural disasters have taken lives and...

The Office of the Vanuatu Speaker of Parliament has confirmed that there will be no Extraordinary Session of Parliament before 20 September. The Speaker’s Office said the government’s motion to dethrone the current Speaker of Parliament, Seoule Simeon, is an ordinary motion and not a motion of no confidence against a Prime Minister (PM). They explained that an ordinary motion needs...

The heads of small island states most vulnerable to climate change have criticised “endless” climate change negotiations at the start of an unprecedented maritime court hearing. During the opening of a two-week meeting in Hamburg to clarify state duties to protect the marine environment, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne told the International Tribunal for the Law of...

It’s the dawn of a new era in Solomon Islands as the country officially gazetted a regulation to ban certain types of single-use plastics. Starting from 01 September, the import, manufacture, distribution, supply and sale of plastic shopping bags, plastic straws, cups, plates and cutleries, polystyrene takeaway products and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for drinking water that can contain less...