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Fiji should know today which party will form government: Gavoka

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Fiji should know by later today who will be forming the next government. Social Democratic Liberal Party’s (SODELPA) representative Viliame Gavoka has confirmed this to the media as the countdown to the 2pm Management Board meeting continues. The top most hierarchy from FijiFirst and The People’s Alliance are expected to be part of the last-minute presentation teams who will front the...

Hiroshima survivor pleads for halt of radioactive waste dump in Pacific Ocean

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Japan is standing its ground over the planned discharge of treated radioactive waste from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean in 2023 despite strong opposition from Pacific leaders. The country said in April that the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) would discharge more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water in stages after treatment and dilution, starting around spring 2023. The contaminated...

Opinion: Climate justice delayed is justice denied

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By Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC and Dr Nazia Mintz Habib FRSA, Founder of the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development. At COP27 there was a multitude of competing interests and voices that sought the world's attention. But one thing that became clear was the chorus of small and often vulnerable states demanding justice now and at scale to address...

UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity

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The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 percent of the planet’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by the end of the decade. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework also aims to cut food waste in half. COP15 was originally set to be held in Kunming, China, in October 2020...

Fiji kingmaker party divided on coalition choices

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The kingmaker in Fiji's general election, the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA, is split over who it should align with to form a new government. Party leader Viliame Gavoka said they had received proposals from the incumbent FijiFirst and the bloc of the People's Alliance (PA) and the National Federation Party (NFP). The Sodelpa management board met on Monday, but after...

Six women elected into Fiji Parliament

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Six women have been elected into Fijian Parliament for the next four years. Four Members of Parliament have served before while two will be entering the august house for the first time. People’s Alliance Deputy Leader Lynda Tabuya, National Federation Party Vice President Lenora Qereqeretabua and former ministers Rosy Akbar and Premila Kumar are the returning MPs while NFP’s Sashi Kiran...

Palau’s president wants greater inclusion of Taiwan on world stage despite Chinese pressure

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A tiny Pacific nation that has felt the wrath of Beijing for its continuing ties to Taiwan is urging global leaders to also work closely with the democratic island that China claims as its own territory. Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has restated his country's unwavering diplomatic recognition of Taiwan while hosting a bipartisan Australian parliamentary delegation led by Foreign...

Punching above its weight, Pacific pushes for ship polluters to pay

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By Robert Iroga in London Punching above our weight has been the statement echoed in London this week to describe the tiny Pacific’s bold push against some of the global heavyweights to have polluters (ship) pay-up for their pollution. This proposal is in addition to Pacific’s drive at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ensuring its members decarbonise by 2050. The powerful...

Fiji Basketball men’s team secures spot in 2023 Pacific Games

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Fiji's Basketball men’s team has secured a spot in the 2023 Pacific Games through a wild card entry. Fiji is among one of the eight teams that has been included alongside FIBA Micronesian cup champions Guam, Melanesian Cup winner New Caledonia, silver medallist Papua New Guinea, FIBA Polynesian Cup gold medallists, Tahiti and silver medallists, Tonga and host nation Solomon...

SODELPA to decide Wednesday who it will support to form the new government in Fiji

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The people of Fiji wait with bated breath to see which way the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) will move – to form the new government after last Wednesday’s national election. SODELPA’s three winning candidates comprising Party leader Viliame Gavoka, Ifereimi Vasu and Aseri Radrodro – hold the balance of power to the 26 seats each to FijiFirst and the...

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