Fiji constitution review report tabled, major reforms proposed
Fiji’s Constitution Review Commission Report has been tabled in Parliament Tuesday, opening the next stage of consideration of sweeping proposed changes to the country’s...
UNODC urges Pacific to follow the money to disrupt organised crime
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific governments need to strengthen proceeds-of-crime laws, identify the real owners behind companies and share financial intelligence across borders to...
PINA eyes restructure for greater reach
By Anish Chand in Savusavu
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president Kalafi Moala says the organisation needs to consider restructuring and expanding its reach...
New Zealand’s Pacific diplomacy has created new choices: Foreign Minister Peters
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand has undertaken the most intensive programme of Pacific diplomacy in its history, with the government...
UNODC urges Pacific to build anti-corruption safeguards into disaster planning
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific governments need to build transparency, accountability and anti-corruption safeguards into disaster preparedness before emergencies strike, the United Nations...
Pacific Journalists urged to put inclusion at centre of corruption reporting
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific journalists need to look beyond the corruption itself and examine how corruption and climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women,...
Giving the ocean a voice: Pacific journalists gather ahead of PINA summit
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti in Savusavu
“We all are in this canoe trying to do what our ancestors did centuries back, settling into new...
Fiji calls for climate finance to match Pacific needs
Fiji has called for climate finance to move from commitments to implementation, warning that Pacific island countries need funding at the scale, speed and...
“Don’t miss a beat” in heart health push: Serevi urges Fijians
Fijian rugby great and PSH Hospitals Brand Ambassador Waisale Serevi is urging Fijians to take heart health seriously, warning that delaying medical checks could...
Corruption in Tonga has shifted into Civil Service: PINA President Moala
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Veteran Tongan journalist and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala says corruption in the Pacific is no...
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Solomon Islands rejects 41 recommendations in UN human rights review
Solomon Islands has supported 140 of 181 recommendations made during its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR), while noting 41 recommendations covering sensitive social and...
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Indonesia rejects claims of systematic right violations in Papua
Indonesia rejects unilateral allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua, emphasising that credible claims are addressed seriously through national institutions and legal mechanisms,...