‘I’ve fulfilled my obligations’
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. He was the 16th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga and the first
Day: October 23, 2019
Whispers
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 US$352,800 to send him and 55 officials. Marape told local media he
Pacific factor shines in World Cup Rugby
Pacific Island teams will be disappointed with their showing at the Rugby World Cup, which saw a shock loss by Fiji to Uruguay and Samoa and Tonga not living up to the hopes of fans. The tournament has seen strong
Finding her avengers
Business profile: Stella Muller New Zealand-based Samoan entrepreneur and marketer Stella Muller has learnt some difficult lessons about when to hold on and when to loosen the reins as she has built her
Death of Pacific Regionalism?
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 uniquely focussed and framed around climate change. Even the
Unseaworthy and reckless
Inquiry into Butiraoi sinking is damning The release of a Commission of Inquiry report into the tragic sinking of the MV Butiraoi in Kiribati last year has brought fresh grief to the nation, as
The digital revolution
Is the Pacific still stuck in the trenches? Is the Pacific taking full advantage of the digital revolution? Are we prepared for the risks that come with such rapid change, and how can
Natural disasters push up premiums in Fiji
One of Fiji’s biggest insurance companies says the cost of reinsurance is hitting the bottom line of insurance companies operating in the Pacific. Premium hikes in Fiji’s general insurance market are largely blamed
Fiji’s Constitution, a 16-year-old suspect and acts of impunity
THE following opinion piece by Fiji solicitor, Filimoni Vosarogo is a response to the reported detention and questioning of a 16-year-old boy for allegedly writing vulgar language on the back
InDepth: New Caledonia’s President Thierry Santa
Common interests New Caledonia’s President wants closer regional ties THIERRY Santa attended his first Pacific Islands Forum in August, just weeks after his election as president of the Government of New
We say – ‘We’re no pawns in your chess game’
There was no joy for Taiwan in September, as it lost the support of two of its Pacific island supporters in quick succession in Solomon Islands and Kiribati. The Solomons, under the leadership of newly-elected Prime
