TC Mona’s weak and slow
Unconventional cloud structure is causing havoc among meteorologists in monitoring and tracking Tropical Cyclone Mona which has been hovering northwest of Fiji in recent days. Weather app Windy has been showing a loose,
Samisoni Pareti
TC Mona picks up speed and strength
By Samisoni Pareti As Tropical Cyclone Mona makes its slow track to landfall in Fiji, the island’s airline Fiji Airways says it is grounding all its domestic flights from tomorrow, save for its Nadi to Suva air
Fiji batters down for TC Mona
By Samisoni Pareti Air and sea travel have almost grounded to a halt in Fiji as the island nation batters down for the approaching tropical cyclone now named Mona. Fiji Airways’ domestic operator, Fiji Link
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D Day for Fiji’s Talanoa
By Samisoni Pareti at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. Katowice, Poland – By this time tomorrow, the world will know whether Poland’s hosting of COP24 has succeeded in delivering a strong outcome, and by extension
Diplomatic dance around Japanese delicacy
By Netani Rika in Honolulu, Hawaii IN the Japanese port of Ishigaki, the long line fleet has braced for the impact of the decision of a tiny Pacific state to ban fishing in its waters from January 1, 2020. The fate of
Finned sharks bite back at tuna talks
By NETANI RIKA in Honolulu, Hawaii AS Pacific nations gathered at Waikiki to talk about fisheries conservation methods this week, Japanese fishermen were charged with trafficking shark fins in and out of Hawaii. Sharks
SODELPA files petition on PM and Fiji First
By Netani Rika A PETITION has been served against Fiji’s Prime Minister, Rear-Admiral Frank Bainimarama, in a legal move contesting the outcome of the November General Election. The petition was published in The
It’s all about political will – Talanoa Dialogue report
By Samisoni Pareti in COP24, Katowice, Poland Internews-Earth Journalism Network Fellowship Katowice, Poland – Political will is the key to achieving net zero CO2 emissions globally by 2050, a preliminary report
Fiji First MPs hide from bailiff
By Netani Rika FIJIAN Opposition parties believe they exhausted all avenues to serve election related High Court documents on Fiji First Members of Parliament. Bailiffs and Opposition MPs waited outside Suvavou House
Bailiffs hunt Cabinet to serve court papers
By Netani Rika BAILIFFS have laid siege to Suvavou House in an effort to serve election-related court papers on Fiji’s Cabinet ministers. Key members of the ruling Fiji First Party have been inside the
Oceania’s the worst emitter per capita
By Samisoni Pareti in COP24, Katowice, Poland. Katowice, Poland – Per capita, Oceania is the worst carbon emitter by continent, a study by a leading research centre on climate change in England has shown.
New Caledonians vote no to independence, but the FLNKS are still smiling
In a crucial referendum on self-determination, more than 141,000 New Caledonians went to the polls on 4 November to determine the political status of the French Pacific dependency. After twenty years transition under
Going combo
November was an incredibly busy month where it saw Papua New Guinea stood tall in marketing itself and the rest of the Pacific with it to the world by hosting what’s deemed to be the largest ever conference to be
APEC’s dramas and theatrics
What was supposed to be the summit that showcases Papua New Guinea to some of the world’s powerful economies ended up being the show ground for a US-China power struggle in the largest island in the South Pacific. It
Regional body works on valuing rights
This month’s visit to Fiji by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, is another chapter in the Pacific’s long history with the Commonwealth. This association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states, has brought many
Addressing Increasing Inequality
Dame Meg Taylor, PIFS Secretary General, presented the Keynote Address at the Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the 6th Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development on 24 September 2018 at the Nadi Tanoa International
Fiji pearl producer goes for blue pledge
Derailed by the huge devastation wrought by super-cyclone Winston in 2016. Fiji’s exclusive J. Hunter Pearls is back on the path of restoring what it lost and at the same time doubled up on its efforts in ocean
Dr Ian Fry – the island negotiator
Indepth (Id) talks to long time climate change negotiator for the Tuvalu Government, Dr Ian Fry as the world meets in Katowice, Poland this month to finalise the rule book of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Dr Fry
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UN Rapporteur to visit Fiji
By Anish Chand The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment, David Boyd will visit Fiji from 7th to 18th December. This will be an official visit where Boyd will speak to
QANTAS eyes Nadi flights
By Anish Chand Australia’s national airline, Qantas has made an application to fly to Fiji again. The airline looks to start its Fiji service in 2019 if the application is approved.
NFP leader walks out of parliament
By Anish Chand The National Federation Party leader has written to the Speaker of the House, questioning “why is the Opposition side not even allowed to challenge the government on basic facts?”