‘Do we have to win everytime to be treated right?’: Fijiana captain calls out Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji's women's rugby captain Sereima Leweniqila has called on the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) to pay the Fijiana players what they are owed.
Leweniqila made...
Fiji, New Zealand sign agreement to boost defence ties
New Zealand and Fiji have signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to further strengthen the defence relationship between both Pacific partners.
New Zealand Defence...
Climate change can no longer be considered as a distant threat: Fiji deputy PM
Fiji's Minister for Finance Biman Prasad today highlighted that climate change can no longer be considered as a distant threat as it is happening...
Adventure and Cultural tourism will deliver bigger returns for the Pacific: World Bank
The Pacific region has a unique opportunity to redefine its tourism industry and foster more inclusive and sustainable growth, according to a new report...
Bougainville results to be tabled in PNG parliament this year
- Bougainville Affairs Minister Manasseh Makiba says the referendum results will be tabled in Parliament before the end of the year.
“In accordance with section...
No ‘cracks’ in Fiji Coalition Government, says deputy PM Kamikamica
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica says there is no division in the People’s Coalition Government; but adds the issues raised would be dealt...
Pacific Islands Forum: An enduring commitment – Australia PM Albanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will today meet Henry Puna, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, in Canberra.
As the pre-eminent institution of...
Fiji calls for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN Climate Talks in
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to the Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to Fossil Fuel Free Pacific in a statement during a...
Palau president visits Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called on Japan to raise the transparency of the decommissioning process at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
Japan should refrain from contaminating sea with nuclear waste: scholar
A scholar on Tuesday slammed Japan's planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
“The contamination...
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