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By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Fiji’s Prime Minister and current chair of the Pacific Islands Forum Frank Bainimarama has thanked his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in the creation of Infrastructure Resilience for Small Island States, IRIS in a side-event on the second day of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Being the brainchild of the Indian-led Coalition of...

By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow “To all leaders here; the message of the Pacific is simple: Our canoe is sinking. “Pick up your buckets and start bailing now before it’s too late.” That simple message of canoe voyaging and the urgency to bail water was Frank Bainimarama’s message to world leaders that are currently in Glasgow, Scotland this week for COP26. As...

A group of more than 50 Olympians and Paralympians have called on world leaders to deliver on climate action during the COP26 summit in Glasgow in a video backed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The athletes, including Kenyan marathon star Eliud Kipchoge and retired Spanish basketball legend Pau Gasol, warn of the impact of climate change on...

It's been eight years since the Northern Marianas were awarded hosting rights for the 2021 Pacific Mini Games. Super typhoons, the withdrawal of government support and Covid-19 have combined to throw plenty of caution to the, err, wind - so much so that the event will now take place in 2022. But with the government back on...

The Digicel Fiji national women’s team gathered in camp at the end of last month, spending some valuable time together before the players headed back to their respective clubs for the resumption of the Digicel Women’s Super League last weekend. Twenty-eight players attended the camp at the Fiji Football Association (FFA) Academy in Vatuwaqa, with...

A month after being dethroned by South Africa, New Zealand are back on top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings. Saturday’s 54-16 win over Wales earned them 0.39 of a rating point which was enough to take them above the Springboks, who now trail New Zealand by 0.23 of a point. Fittingly, Beauden Barrett produced a man-of-the-match...

By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama took to the podium at the COP26 opening in Glasgow with another brusque and no-nonsense attack against leaders who make pledges without plans, or those he said pursue a policy of appeasement. Bainimarama dropped no names in his fiery three-minutes address at the first part of the High Level Segment session...

By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow The two days World Leaders’ Summit on Climate change opened Monday with UN Secretary General António Guterres calling for greater ambition on mitigation and immediate concrete action to reduce global emissions by 45 percent by 2030. “The science is clear. We know what to do. “First, we must keep the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius alive. “This...

By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna has called on everyone to work together to save the ocean, save ourselves, our children and our future. “This is our legacy.” Puna made the remarks at the High level launch of the ‘Third Because the Ocean Declaration’ that was held at the University of Edinburgh on Sunday, as part of...

By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Tuvalu’s disappearing islands has led to the tiny Pacific nation to sue major developed nations for the severe damage caused by climate change. Tuvalu and Antigua and Barbuda signed a pact Sunday to hold large nations accountable for climate change damage. The development comes as world leaders are meeting in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate...