Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s inaugural FDC Pacific Lecture
Op-ed by Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa
Talofa Lava and warm Pacific greetings. I'm honoured to be given the opportunity to deliver this Pacific Lecture, as has...
China assures Solomon Islands of timely delivery of Pacific Games infrastructure
China has assured Solomon Islands that all funded Games Infrastructure will be completed and ready in time for the Sol2023 Pacific Games this year.
The...
Tuwai is Fiji’s Sportsman of the Year
Double Olympic Games gold medalist Jerry Tuwai has been named the 2022 Fiji Sports Awards Fiji Tattslotto Sportsman of the Year.
This is the second...
Fiji remittance inflow from sports over $30M
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States must step up climate action now, before it is too late: UN expert
States must take drastic action and accelerate climate ambitions without delay, in line with recommendations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a...
U.S. aims for over US$7 billion in aid for 20-year Pacific islands compacts
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Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns
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China vows its Pacific Games projects in Solomon Islands will be ready in August
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Fiji Media organisations call on the government to repeal the Media Industry Development Act
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Pacific nation’s concern over Australia’s coal plans
Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa has expressed her concern over Australia’s potential to launch new gas and coal projects ahead of the country’s...
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