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International Paralympic Committee President hopes Oceania will establish multi-sport event after creation of EPC

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International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons hopes Oceania will follow in the footsteps of Europe by creating a continental multi-sport event. Parsons was here last...

Former Fiji PM Chaudhry flags Constitution as democracy hurdle

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Former Prime Minister and Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry claims that Fiji’s Constitution is a significant obstacle to democracy. Speaking at the inaugural session...

Pacific Islands Forum Troika Meet in Suva

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The Prime Ministers of the Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji met on Friday 11 August at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva to...

Vanuatu Opposition accuses PM Kalsakau of misleading statements on no confidence motion

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Vanuatu Opposition has accused Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau of not being entirely truthful in his address during a press conference last week after they...

Next steps for Weather Ready Pacific on the agenda at PMC-6

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A ten-year programme to strengthen the Pacific region’s ability to anticipate, plan for, and respond to high impact and extreme weather, water, and ocean...

Death toll reaches 96 as Hawaii mourns the dead

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Hawaii’s governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following the Maui wildfires as search crews go street by street through neighborhoods...

Fiji ready to assist Maui in relief efforts: PM Rabuka

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Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced that Fiji stands ready to provide assistance in relief efforts following the catastrophic wildfires that have ravaged...

Military leaders convene for the United States Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence meeting in Fiji

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Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said the Chiefs of Defence from the Asia-Pacific region meeting provided an opportunity for participants to strengthen people to...

USAID Administrator launches country representative office for PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

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USAID Administrator Samantha Power has officially inaugurated the elevation of USAID’s presence in Papua New Guinea from a regional satellite office to a Country...

Fighting, not sinking: The Pacific plea for Australian climate action

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By Miki Perkins and Eddie Jim As heat records tumble and the sea level rises, Fijians on the front lines of the Pacific climate...

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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role

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The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed. The Pacific Conference of Churches...

‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...

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For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...

Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations

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Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...