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On 18 - 19 September, former Fijian Ambassador to the UN and Carnegie nonresident senior fellow Satyendra Prasad will joining the Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue in New York. Dr Satyendra Prasad is a nonresident senior fellow in the South Asia and Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Programmes at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. What is the most pressing issue for small island...

By Kite Pareti, Islands Business Very little attention has been given to addressing human rights violations within the fishing industry in the Pacific, according to new research unveiled at a first-of-its-kind ocean science meeting underway in Nadi, Fiji this week. A study titled, ‘Fishing Practices in Pacific Island Countries: A human rights perspective’ is currently in review stage but academics from...

Papua New Guinea Authorities have denied that there is a warrant of arrest for Prime Minister James Marape. Minister for Internal Security Peter Tsiamalili Jr and Police Commissioner David Manning have brushed aside any queries raised on the alleged warrant. On Monday, the Post Courier was made aware of several attempts by alleged police officers to execute a warrant on PM...

The UN Secretary-General had a clear message on Wednesday to world leaders arriving in New York next week: “This is not a time for posturing or positioning.” “Action is what the world needs” he said defining the gathering of 193 Member States for the UN General Assembly High Level Week as a “one of a kind moment” to both assess...

Fiji's Minister for Immigration and Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua says it is unfortunate that the Grace Road Group Fiji is being dragged in the matter involving some of its senior members who have been declared as fugitives and are wanted by the South Korean Government and Interpol. Speaking to FijiLive, Tikoduadua said the removal order was for seven people that...

Tongan rugby fans "are getting warm" as the 'Ikale Tahi' (Sea Eagles) prepare for their Rugby World Cup opening match with world ranked number one Ireland in Nantes on Saturday, said captain Sonatane Takulua. The 32-year-old scrum-half knows this because they have apparently started the by now familiar ritual of painting his name on to cars and property in his...

The Fiji Flying Fijians will have to be more clinical against Australia in their second Rugby World Cup pool match on Monday. This is according to veteran hooker Sam Matavesi but he believes they can be better against the Wallabies. Matavesi says they played some good rugby against Wales, they worked hard but sometimes they dropped the ball or gave away...

Strike centre Samu Kerevi is hungry for more game time as the Wallabies prepare to tackle Fiji in a critical Rugby World Cup clash in Saint-Etienne. On the comeback from serious hand and knee injuries, Kerevi was eased back into action in Australia’s opening pool match in Paris against Georgia, playing only 41 minutes. Coach Eddie Jones said the plan was...

The Wallabies front-row stocks to face Fiji have taken a hit with key strike weapon Taniela Tupou under an injury cloud ahead of their crucial Rugby World Cup pool match in Saint-Etienne. Tupou was one of Australia's best in their tournament-opening win over Georgia in Paris but didn't train with the team on Wednesday due to a hamstring complaint. The Wallabies...

A small group of countries is driving new oil and gas expansion, and if allowed to proceed, would lock in climate chaos and an unlivable future, a new report by Oil Change International reveals. Twenty countries have been exposed as being responsible for nearly 90 percent of carbon dioxide pollution threatened by new oil and gas fields and fracking wells...