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Two VAT rates from August: Fiji Finance Minister

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Effective from 01 August there will only be two rates of Value Added Tax (VAT) says Fiji's Finance Minister, Professor Biman Prasad. The good news for all Fijians is that the 21 items that were zero rated will continue. To this list of zero VAT rating, the government has added prescribed medicines as well, increasing the list to 22 items. The items...

Pacific Island countries drive agrifood systems transformation at FAO – led high level event in Rome

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Government Ministers from many Island Nations in the Pacific Island countries have convened in Rome today, headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), to urge the world to join them in taking urgent action to help island states transform their agrifood systems to mitigate the negative effects of climate change and resolve nutritional deficiencies...

‘Misleading statements on Bougainville cannot be taken lightly’: ABG Attorney General

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Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Attorney General and Minister for Bougainville Independence Mission Ezekiel Masatt has delivered a detailed Ministerial statement in parliament this week in response to the recent statements made in the National Parliament by the National Minister for Bougainville Affairs Manasseh Makiba and Prime Minister James Marape. “The parliamentary statements on 13 June 2023 by Minister for Bougainville...

Rarotonga Treaty could be ‘undermined’ if Pacific leaders don’t oppose Japan’s nuclear dump

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An international law expert says Pacific leaders, including Australia and New Zealand, could be undermining the objectives of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, otherwise known as the Rarotonga Treaty. Duncan Currie said regional leaders were walking a fine line by not opposing the imminent release of radioactive wastewater by Japan into the Pacific Ocean. Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) secretary...

Gulf oil states on a Pacific charm offensive

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Gulf oil states are using their vast wealth to build influence across the far-flung South Pacific, experts have told AFP, tearing a page straight out of China's Belt and Road playbook. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- two of the world's biggest crude oil producers -- have been ramping up efforts to shed their reputations as global climate...

Australia ready to extend security presence in Solomons

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Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia is ready to provide an ongoing security presence in the Solomon Islands. Marles, who is also the defence minister, was speaking on Thursday from the Pacific Island nation's capital Honiara, where he reaffirmed Australia's commitment to regional security. “We made clear that if it was the Solomons' wish for SIAF (Solomons International...

IAEA chief to visit South Korea, Cook Islands, NZ over Japan’s treated nuclear plant water

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The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to visit South Korea, the Cook Islands and New Zealand in July, regarding the ocean discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, several government sources said. Rafael Grossi is expected to brief each country on the contents of a comprehensive report, which will include...

Fiji police investigating source of leaked document calling for military intervention

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Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua has confirmed that Police are investigating a leaked unsourced seditious document being circulated on the social media. The concerning document is calling on the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to intervene after some decisions made by the coalition government. Following the confirmation by Tikoduadua, Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations (ACP/O) Livai Driu said the...

Quarter Finals draw made as Fiji and Cook Islands win final group matches

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The quarter final draw has been made following the completion of the Group stage at the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji. Group A runner up Samoa will play Tahiti in the first quarter final and HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on Saturday. The second quarter final on Saturday will feature Group A winner New Caledonia against hosts Fiji who finished...

Players benefit from Media Training at OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji

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It’s not just on the field players need to perform to their best at the OFC U-19 Women’s Championships in Fiji. Off the field players from the 10 competing nations have taken part in Media Training sessions with the OFC Media and Communications team in Lautoka and Suva. The interactive sessions have been aimed at making the players comfortable when they...

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Milestone for Pacific/U.S Tuna Treaty

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Former Fiji PM Bainimarama granted absolute discharge, Qiliho fined

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Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth’s October meeting in Samoa

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