Macron wins re-election, but most New Caledonian voters stay home

President Emmanuel Macron has won re-election in the second round of the French Presidential poll, held on Sunday. Macron is the youngest President in French history and the first to win a second term of office in 20

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The spiralling debt crisis, and what to do about it

Global debt has reached an unprecedented high, surpassing levels experienced in the infamous 1980s crisis. For debt-burdened countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted their repayment capacity due to

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ATH launches new PNG broadband telecommunications network

Vodafone PNG is now live following the rollout of its 4G+ mobile broadband network. Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (ATH) and Vodafone Fiji were the primary investors in the new network construction

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Fiji: WWF study shows fish decline on Fiji’s Great Sea Reef

Additional marine protected areas and new fishing limitations should be implemented if the steep decline in fish stocks on the Fiji Great Sea Reef are to be arrested, a latest study on the world’s third largest

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Dialogue is key in Fiji seascape management

Dialogue is key to ensuring the durability and sustainability of marine conservation parks, was the consensus of a panel of experts at the second day of the Fiji Seascape Symposium. Providing space for civic actors to

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Ocean action the rallying cry at Fiji Seascapes Symposium

“There is no climate action without ocean action” was the rallying cry from Fiji President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere at the start of a three-day symposium on ocean conservation in Suva this week. “As we

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Josephine McComber: SPBD Businesswoman of the Year

Josephine McComber from Taveuni is the SPBD Fiji Businesswoman of the Year, 2020. The award is a dream come true for McComber: “I feel happy and proud, I was desperate to become the next SPBD Businesswoman of the Year

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Time for UBS to come clean on PNG loan

Swiss investment bank, UBS, needs to lift the transparency around how the sovereign lending sausage it sold to the PNG government was made, and what it earned from making it. UBS can respond in one of two ways to the

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COVID-19:Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific

For countries in Asia and the Pacific, meeting the challenge of COVID-19 is challenging due to deeper structural economic

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Concerns raised as Vanuatu, Palau explore crypto projects

The recent greenlighting of cryptocurrency projects in Vanuatu and Palau have raised concerns over the lack of an advisory body in the

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Super W finals locked in, Fijiana Drua to feature

The Fijiana Drua have locked in their place at the Super W finals on Saturday 23 April at 2 pm, having finished first in the regular

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Macron in the lead, as contest for French President impacts Pacific

In a contest with significant implications for the Pacific, French President, Emmanuel Macron topped the poll in the first round of voting on

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