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October 29, 2018
2018 October
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,…
October 29, 2018
2018 October
France prepares for New Caledonia…
A month before New Caledonia’s referendum on self-determination, local mayors from around the country gathered on 4…
October 29, 2018
2018 October
I survived the PX073 crash
Once aboard, my seat, 24F on the right side of the rear of the plane was comfortable and the flight attendants were…
October 29, 2018
2018 October
PNG breaks away from Pacifical
ONE of the pioneers behind the establishment of a commercial partnership between the Parties to the Nauru Agreement…
October 29, 2018
2018 October
Give the Pacific a ‘fair go’
THE recent disparaging remarks made by Australia’s Environment Minister, Melissa Price, to former Kiribati President…
October 29, 2018
2018 October
Report of hope for Pacific
As we are faced with darkness there is hope. The special report from the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
FNPF buys out GPH partners
Unconfirmed reports have emerged that the Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH) in Fiji is now fully owned by the Fiji National…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
Publisher's Note
When Malaysia’s Prime Minister-inwaiting and leader of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Anwar Ibrahim spoke at the Singapore…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
Step Up War Against Drugs
Parcels of hard drugs washing up on the shores of some remote and isolated islands in Fiji, the numerous arrests of…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
Keep the China/Taiwan spat in check
THE controversy surrounding the ejection of China’s head of delegation from a meeting between Pacific leaders and donor…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
Victory for Nauru 19
Nauru ’s justice minister David Adeang’s conduct in a case involving 17 men and two women charged in connection with a…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
Will Australia abandon the Pacific on…
The reaction in Pacific Island capitals to the leadership coup on 24 August that deposed Australian Prime Minister…
September 24, 2018
2018 September
From the Balkans, to the Pacific
In August, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held two very public events in Fiji which signaled a new…
August 30, 2018
2018 August
Cabling the Pacific
Fast, reliable and affordable Internet has quickly become such an essential part of our lives these days that to…
August 30, 2018
2018 August
‘Defend the people, not the States’,…
For four years, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been taking…
August 30, 2018
2018 August
‘New Chinese’ a threat to Pacific…
The acquisition of land on a large scale by ‘new’ Chinese in the Pacific region could potentially be a trigger for…
August 30, 2018
2018 August
Migration not the answer to rising sea…
CLOSE to a year after COP23 in Bonn and the Pacific-led talks on climate change, atoll communities are no closer to a…
August 30, 2018
2018 August
Kanak leader lobbies for regional…
As New Caledonia moves closer to a referendum on self-determination on 4 November, Kanak leader Daniel Goa has been…
July 20, 2018
BSP Life pays F$21m in bonuses
in 2018 July
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BSP Life investment portfolio is now valued at $660m (USD315.29m), positioning the life and health insurance provider as one of the largest leading…
July 20, 2018
A growing to-do list for Manu Tupou-Roosen beneath that tropical exterior is a steely resolve to get the work done and an attitude that no challenge is unsurmountable
in 2018 July
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WE wish the Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, every success in the challenging task ahead. With years of…
July 20, 2018
Today, Solomon Islands stands on the cusp of a bright future supported by a growing private sector
in 2018 July
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THE Solomon Islands celebrated 40 years of independence this month. Despite four decades of tumultuous and often debilitating national events the…
July 20, 2018
Rein it in PM Hou
in 2018 July
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It was a bitter-sweet kind of an anniversary for the people of Solomon Islands this past month when drug shortage in its main public hospital in the…
July 20, 2018
Tonga’s Taufa in anti-cancer compound discovery
in 2018 July
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Recent scientific research in Tongan waters has unearthed significant findings that could lead to new cure for cancer. The research was carried out…
July 20, 2018
Nauru’s legal wrangle
in 2018 July
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A huge legal battle looms in Nauru over the trial of 19 people some of whom former opposition parliamentarians with the Baron Waqa Government opting…
July 20, 2018
Tuvalu seeks declaration on resource ownership
in 2018 July
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AS the sun sets over Tuvalu, children shriek in the lagoon of the main atoll - Funafuti. This is the way life has been in the Pacific for as long as…
July 19, 2018
Tonga's Dr Tupou-Roosen is new FFA Boss
in 2018 July
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DOCTOR Manu Tupou-Roosen, Director General-designate of the Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency plans to bring to the role a strong commitment to empower…
June 14, 2018
ICE AGE
in 2018 June
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METHAMPHETAMINE has raised the red flag higher as more raids and discoveries take place in the hub of the Pacific. Border control agencies and police…
June 14, 2018
A win for Fiji Times
in 2018 June
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Fiji’s High Court in a landmark decision last month cleared the Fiji Times of sedition charges and declared its three newspaper executives free men.…
June 14, 2018
Power Sale Blackout
in 2018 June
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Critics decry ‘secrecy’ in sale of Fiji’s power utility Why the rush and secrecy behind the sale of Fiji’s power utility? This is the question on the…
June 14, 2018
‘Macron-ising’ the Pacific
in 2018 June
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As French President Emmanuel Macron visited Australia and New Caledonia in May, France consolidated its standing across the Pacific. President Macron…
June 14, 2018
Fiji’s going Green on Bonds
in 2018 June
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In October last year, Fiji made a historic series of firsts in the international financial markets. It became the first emerging economy, first…
June 14, 2018
Usp: lamenting what we have lost!
in 2018 June
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Congratulations to the University of the South Pacific on its 50th anniversary. Everyone who has been to USP should be proud of it.The University…
Jun 14, 2018
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NCD impacts insurance payout
BSP Life has stamped its mark as one of the Pacific’s leading life insurance supplier with a record payout of F$58.6…
Jun 14, 2018
2025
We Say - FFA continue to showcase and celebrate locally grown talent and expertise
By appointing from within the Pacific to provide able and inspirational leadership, agencies like the SPC and the FFA…
Jun 14, 2018
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We Say - Global Climate Finance
Relying on the much-touted global climate finance mechanisms provided for under the Global Environment Fund or the…
Jun 14, 2018
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So long Professor Bill
How he went was not in proportion to the huge impact he has left behind is one way of describing the quiet passing away…
May 09, 2018
Ceiling’s a barrier no more - Dr Hilda Heine - President of the Republic of Marshall Islands
in 2018 May
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President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Dr Hilda Heine is the first woman to head an independent Pacific Island state. Dr Heine’s journey…
May 09, 2018
Media freedom under attack
in 2018 May
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WITH the trial of three newspaper executives underway in Fiji in May on charges of sedition, the assault of a newspaper journalist in Papua New…
May 09, 2018
Tuvalu ain’t sinking
in 2018 May
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REMOTE island nations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have for many years been considered extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change and,…
May 09, 2018
Tuna Triumph! Independent ruling slams objections to PNA’s MSC re-certification
in 2018 May
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RELENTLESS tuna politics failed to deflate confidence within the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) camp following strong opposition from the…
May 09, 2018
Fiji defends cyclone forecasting capability
in 2018 May
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WEATHER forecasting is a huge challenge and at most times mixed with complications. The former Director of the Fiji Metrological Services, Rajendra…
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