Hola heads for Vanuatu

By NETANI RIKA  RESIDENTS of a number of remote Vanuatu communities have battened down as Tropical Cyclone Hola bears down on the South Pacific republic. The provinces  of Sanma, Penama, Malampa and Shefa

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Saluting our brave aviators

Fiji’s small knit aviation community was engulfed in grief and lots of sadness early in the month when a trainee pilot and her instructor died in a plane crash in Fiji’s north. Just like the death of pilot David

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We Say

“We need to realise something: Either we speak up now and draw a clear line under freedom of speech, or we write it off in the Pacific region” IT’S becoming far too common: Journalists and whistle blowers are

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Whispers

No to Sundancer movie The length to which authorities can go to make life miserable for political foes is, well breath-taking to say the least. This is so true for the former head of the republic of Kiribati Anote Tong

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Tuvalu rejects NZ study on expanding land

FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu — The government of Tuvalu has rejected findings of a research conducted by scientists at the Auckland University that says the tiny island nation may not be sinking due to the impact of climate

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Fiji newspaper on notice

By NETANI RIKA   THE pro-government Fiji Sun newspaper has been put on notice for allegations made against Opposition Member of Parliament, Parmod Chand. Accused of making racist comments, the National

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The Big Threat

Organised crime creeps into the region A NEW crime wave looms over the region – this time on the back of motorbikes. As Australia and New Zealand crack down on the illicit trading activities of Outlawed Motorcycle

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‘At the dawn of a new day’

FLNKS Congress calls for “full sovereignty” AS New Caledonia’s FLNKS independence movement met in congress last month near the northern town of Poum, the theme highlighted the importance of the coming year: “Yet

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The new Aussie assertiveness

A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Canberra has highlighted the Turnbull government’s new assertiveness in the Pacific islands as it pushes back against the growing regional influence of “nontraditional”

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Closing the gender gap in the Pacific

IB’s Status of Women in the Pacific Report As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on 8th March, at least two Pacific countries have not ratified the popular instrument dedicated to eliminate any form of

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Some gains, some losses on women in the Pacific

WOMEN including girls in the Pacific still got some way to go to improving their status in the islands although a lot of gains have been achieved especially in the area of education and health for some of the countries

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Plans to address HIV-AIDS stigma

AT least 747 new cases of people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have been diagnosed in Fiji since February last year. Jokapeci Tuberi, Regional Coordinator for HIV Stigma Index of the Fiji Network of

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