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Fiji defeated England for the first time in their history, scoring three sensational tries in their 30-22 victory at Twickenham. Fiji had lost all seven previous match ups since 1988 by an average score of 41-16, but showed great discipline to beat England on Saturday. Allied to their natural flair and power, Fiji finally prevailed. Jonny May raced over to given...

Civil society organisations agree with the statement made by Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat General that it will hold the government of Japan “accountable” should anything go wrong with the releasing of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant. On Thursday, Henry Puna said that since the discharge has commenced, the forum will do...

By Rowena Acraman Amid the commencement of the Fukushima nuclear waste water disposal Thursday, a large crowd of protestors gathered in Suva, Fiji Friday to ‘march and voice’ their collective opposition to Japan's nuclear waste water disposal strategy. Elaine Chandra, Justice Pacific CEO and climate activist offered strong criticism against the Fukushima nuclear waste disposal plan, deeming it “barbaric” and morally...

By Rowena Acraman Pacific Islanders have expressed their worry and have utilised social media and protests aiming to voice their concerns to Pacific leaders about the 1.3 million tons of Fukushima waste water being discharged into the Pacific oceans. Forum Secretary General Henry Puna stressed that the Forum Leaders have given priority to the significance of “international consultation, adherence to international...

Papua New Guinea Opposition has taken the U.S-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to the Supreme Court to seek legal interpretation. Opposition Leader Joseph Lelang said that the Office of the Opposition filed a Supreme Court Reference pursuant to Section 18 of the Constitution, seeking the court’s interpretation as to the constitutionality of the DCA which Papua New Guinea entered into...

Japan has started releasing treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday at 1pm Japan Time (4pm Fiji Time), despite diverse views and opinions both from Pacific and abroad. The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) said it plans to carry out the first round of release continuously around the clock for...

Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu and Semi Radradra will for the first time pair up in the midfield as Head Coach Simon Raiwalui named his match day 23-member squad for the match against England. This is the first time in this campaign the duo will feature together forming one of the lethal midfield pairs in the Flying Fijians backline. Raiwalui said...

Japan has begun discharging more than 1m tonnes of tainted water into the Pacific Ocean from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a move that has sparked protests and import bans from China and Hong Kong, and anger in nearby fishing communities. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), pumped a small quantity of water from the plant on...

Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has confirmed that he is getting good support from Pacific Climate Ministers as Australia bids to host the 31st Conference of Parties. The Australian Minister attended the Pacific Small Islands Developing State Dialogue on Climate Change and said he met some of the ministers who were present. Bowen said hosting COP31 will...

Fiji’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs has criticised Japan’s plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater from its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. Ambassador Kaliopate Tavola expressed his disappointment, questioning why Japan did not take any alternative possibilities for the treated wastewater when its own fishing community were against the dumping...