Advancing regional integration
Writing about the future of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in this magazine last month, I concluded: “Economic union will come in due course when we deepen regional integration, specifically regional
Day: March 1, 2019
Reward work, not wealth
At the close of 2018, all eyes were on international conferences in Poland and Hawaii, dealing with global commitments to climate change and fisheries management respectively. However Oxfam in the Pacific’s Regional
Shipping nickel to China
At a time Western security analysts are fretting over Chinese strategic influence in the Pacific, some local businesses are looking at opportunities for trade and investment with China. In the French
LTA boss on $0.5million salary
BY Netani Rika DOCUMENTS released today show that the head of Fiji’s Land Transport Authority is being paid over half a million dollars annually. Samuel Simpson was hired last year from the United Kingdom where he
Scanning the story of a fish
Imagine typing a code from a can of tuna into your phone as you stand in a supermarket aisle to find out where the fish in the can was caught, and the name of the ship which landed it. This is the
Tongan virtual blackout cause remains a mystery
Tongan authorities have not ruled out foul play as the country recovers from two weeks offline. Tonga’s international and domestic subsea cable lines were severely damaged on 20 January. Initial
ILO report scrutinises Fiji union conditions
Fiji ’s industrial relations mechanisms have come under the spotlight yet again in a new International Labour Organisation report. The Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application
