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A great day for the Fiji media industry as years of enduring harsh media laws is finally over. Fiji Times Pte Ltd general manager Christine Lyons summed up the mood at the company after the Media Industry Development Act (MIDA) was repealed by majority vote in Parliament Thursday. “It is a great day for all media companies and journalists in Fiji...

Hundreds of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, cocooned within one of the U.S Navy’s most technologically advanced pieces of equipment, Rear Admiral Jeff Jablon is clear-eyed about the two biggest challenges his team faces. “In today’s world, we are facing two nuclear peer adversaries where we’ve never had that before,” he explains on board the USS Mississippi,...

Palau President Surangel Whipps Junior said he wanted the seabed mining practice temporarily suspended until at least 2030. “The ocean for us is life. We depend on it for sustenance, we depend on it for our economy – without it, we would not be able to survive,” he said. “Whether they're dredging it or clawing at the bottom and the plumes...

Junior Tooma was only a month old when a deadly disease quickly took over his body - and one his family feared would eventually take his life. The youngster, his three siblings and their parents live in one of the remotest places in the world in South Tarawa, Kiribati, in the central Pacific Ocean. The country is made up of 32...

Young people in the Pacific have proposed an action plan on how they can bring about change in society building on the Youth Vision for a Corruption-Resilient 2050 Blue Pacific. They discussed strategies for gathering momentum for the Pacific youth anti-corruption movement through the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the only legally binding...

Seeking to retain the status quo on the Federated States Micronesia’s (FSM) diplomatic relations with China, the FSM Congress weighed in on a resolution urging outgoing President David Panuelo to suspend his plan to switch ties to Taiwan. “Our nation’s diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China is an example of hard work, consultation and study by our Department...

Fiji's media fraternity breathed a sigh of relief Thursday following parliament’s decision to repeal the Media Industry Development Authority Act (MIDA) of 2010. The Fijian Media Association (FMA) stated that the MIDA Act subjected editors and journalists to terror, violence, intimidation, censorship, and fear. FMA General Secretary Stanley Simpson said the Act is a reality that has crippled the media industry...

The men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 has made the journey south from Hong Kong to Singapore this weekend. And with crucial points up for grabs in the race for the Series title, Olympic qualification and battle against relegation, the 10th HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens is sure to be one to remember. Every match at the tournament will be streamed...

Applications for the Sol2023 Pacific Games Volunteer Programme will open on the 15th of April. This kick starts the process the Games Organising Committee (GOC) is embarking on to recruit and train over 2500 volunteers to join the Games Collective Workforce. Those interested can apply for a variety of Games time roles that support the delivery and operations of the Sol2023...

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says today’s repeal of the 2010 Media Industry Development Authority Act (MIDA) is encouraging in the restoration of democracy. He said the country goes right back to the freedom they have always enjoyed, and they self-regulate. Speaking to FBC News after Parliament, Rabuka expressed his joy as all his members of Cabinet were one in voting...