McGarry barred from Vanuatu
Vanuatu Daily Post journalist Dan McGarry has been stopped from re-entering the country by Vanuatu…
Australia probes alleged exploitation of Fijian…
(ABC news) This report was produced in collaboration with Islands Business, Fiji. Australian authorities are…
O'Neill matter still tied up in courts
The arrest warrant against former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill has been withdrawn by police…
Police after former PM O’Neill
By Samisoni Pareti There is a standoff in Papua New Guinea today over new plans by the country’s police…
Marshall Islands off EU blacklist No joy yet for…
Reuters European Union finance ministers have agreed to remove Marshall Islands from the bloc’s lists of…
Pōhiva Tu‘i‘onetoa sworn in as new Tongan Prime…
Pōhiva Tu‘i‘onetoa is officially the prime minister of Tonga. King Tupou VI signed the warrant appointing…
FNPF members urged to buy cane farms as sugar…
Fiji’s Sugar Cane Growers’ Fund (SCGF) is calling on Fiji’s working population to buy sugar cane farms, as…
PNG-Papua border closed
By Netani Rika INDONESIA has closed its border with Papua New Guinea as violence continues in Papua. Shots…
Is Fiji Out of the Playoffs?
By Alipate J Pareti A very poor performance by the Flying Fijians in the first spell of the game saw Uruguay…
Manu Samoa wins first game at RWC
By Alipate J Pareti Samoa became the only Pacific Island team that won its first game during the Rugby World…
More Papua Students Protest
By Netani Rika PAPUAN students have staged a sit down protest after they were racially abused today. Riot…
Tuvalu Chief Judge Suspended
By Samisoni Pareti The Chief Justice of Tuvalu, Australian Queens Counsel Charles Sweeney has been suspended.…
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October 23, 2019
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One of Fiji’s biggest insurance companies says the cost of reinsurance is hitting the bottom line of insurance companies operating in the Pacific.…
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October 23, 2019
Death of Pacific Regionalism?
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THE theme going into Tuvalu’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ meeting from 12-16 August 2019 was: ‘Securing our Future in the Pacific.’ This was to be…
October 23, 2019
Finding her avengers
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October 23, 2019
Pacific factor shines in World Cup Rugby
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October 23, 2019
Whispers
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No UN trip for Marape PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape gave the United Nations General Assembly meeting a miss in September, saying it would cost…
October 23, 2019
‘I’ve fulfilled my obligations’
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Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva died at the Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand, on 12 September 2019 after he had been medevaced from Tonga the day before.…
October 24, 2019
Movers and shakers
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Professor Sushila Chang is the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fiji. Professor Chang came from Cardiff Metropolitan University where she was…
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July 26, 2019
Keeping our seafarers safe
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June 15, 2019
A rocky start for USP’s new Vice…
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May 09, 2019
Not for sale
FIJI’S iconic flower, the Tagimoucia, is not for sale. Fijian authorities have made this statement to Islands Business…
March 27, 2019
A murky mix of vested interests
AN oil spill in Rennell, Solomon Islands is turning into a disaster of catastrophic proportions, threatening the…
March 01, 2019
Choosing crypto over tax free ‘utopia’
Will the decision by the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) to become the world’s first country to issue its own…
October 29, 2018
Blockchain finds a home in the Pacific
The blockchain conversation has finally touched down in the Pacific. Not only is it a major buzz in tech circles here,…
