'Sickened', 'saddened' and 'a bit angry': US…
The outgoing US Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu and Tonga says he was sickened, saddened and a…
UN Human rights role impasse continues
A vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council this week could resolve a stalemate over the body’s…
Fiji jobs, lending, tax revenue down
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has released another series of sobering figures, and says the coronavirus pandemic…
COVID-19 lessons for the Pacific in 2021
Opinion: From COVID-19 containment to suppression in the Western Pacific Region: 2020 Lessons for 2021…
Australia, China and other aid donors must…
Covid-19 has only catalysed the growing geopolitical interest in the Pacific Islands. Donors have been…
Business confidence grows: PTI
Pacific Trade Invest says 78% of respondents to its latest survey of Pacific businesses are confident their…
New Caledonia’s fight over nickel
The young people gathered early in Noumea, preparing for action. Soon the main road along the waterfront in…
ADB further downgrades Pacific growth expectations
Economic growth expectations for the Pacific have been downgraded to decline by 6.1% for 2020. The Asian…
Forum to hold virtual climate summit
The Pacific Islands Forum will hold a two hour virtual summit tonight, dubbed “Kainaki II to COP 26 - a…
Fiji optimistic of growth as economic decline…
Fiji’s central bank is projecting the country’s economic growth to climb back into positive territory next…
Large Sigatoka iron sands results a "game…
The Chair of Dome Gold Mines has told shareholders that additional drilling work and analysis at its Sigatoka…
From coconut crab to chicken
Every household in Vanuatu’s Torres islands in Torba Province will be provided with chicken wire to farm…
December 15, 2020
Pacific People 2020: Our health frontliners
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When Marnette Aggabao died from apparent COVID-19 related complications in Guam recently, she joined a tragic tally of health workers all over the…
December 15, 2020
Pacific People 2020: Palau's health frontliners
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It is almost the end of 2020 and Palau has remained one of the handful of countries globally which have not registered a single case since the…
December 15, 2020
Pacific People 2020: Bartering for betterment
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Marlene Dutta is the brains, and the heart, behind Barter for Better Fiji. She is also our Pacific Community Champion for 2020. Early this year, as…
December 15, 2020
Pacific People 2020: Nauru's young gun
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Nauruan Lionel Aingimea is our leader of the year. The Nauruan leader’s unwavering determination, grit, and a burning desire to save the USP earned…
December 15, 2020
Worry for PNG business leaders
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At a brief sitting of Papua New Guinea’s parliament in November – with all Opposition MPs absent – the James Marape government passed its 2021…
December 15, 2020
Cometh the hour, cometh the man
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Rabuka turns his back on Parliament – again After losing the 1999 General Election to the Fiji Labour Party under Mahendra Pal Chaudhry,…
December 15, 2020
Unity Fiji's Narube persists
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Fiji’s next national election may be some time off, but political leaders of all persuasions have been meeting constituents across the country in…
December 15, 2020
Reimagining Pacific regionalism
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A rare conjunction of events is emerging. The events are both directional and prescriptive. The conjunction’s rarity is evocative. The conjunction…
December 15, 2020
InDepth with Greg Casagrande
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South Pacific Business Development founder, Greg Casagrande is a “serial social entrepreneur”, founding not only the SPBD microfinance network 20…
December 15, 2020
"It's all about honesty" says Susana
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“[For] us women, there are always ways to earn money,” says Susana Silikiwai, a SPBD member from Kalokolevu village on Viti Levu. Susana was one of…
December 15, 2020
Remember me for nation building: Remengesau
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Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has earned plaudits at home and abroad. Known for his world-renowned environmental initiatives, including the…
December 15, 2020
Hell hath no fury
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One thing for sure about leisure fishing…it gives the human brain and the “mind’s eye” time to reflect, mentally review, contemplate, “analyse” and…
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December 15, 2020
Pacific People 2020: Bartering for…
Marlene Dutta is the brains, and the heart, behind Barter for Better Fiji. She is also our Pacific Community Champion…
December 15, 2020
InDepth with Greg Casagrande
South Pacific Business Development founder, Greg Casagrande is a “serial social entrepreneur”, founding not only the…
December 15, 2020
"It's all about honesty" says Susana
“[For] us women, there are always ways to earn money,” says Susana Silikiwai, a SPBD member from Kalokolevu village on…
December 15, 2020
Remember me for nation building:…
Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has earned plaudits at home and abroad. Known for his world-renowned environmental…
November 10, 2020
Fiame's new chapter
"It’s very liberating. I haven’t felt this excited about politics for a long time,” says Samoa’s former Deputy Prime…
November 10, 2020
Local competitors conquer Eco-Challenge…
After paddling, hiking, sailing, biking and climbing as part of the World’s Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji, how does…
