Local media to be kept away from Royals
BY Lice Movono WHEN the British royals, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit Fiji beginning Tuesday October 23, local journalists will reportedly be barred from covering the historic event up close, Islands
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Ouvea – looking back, looking forward
By Nic Maclellan in Fayaoue, Ouvea, New Caledonia My legs haven’t seen much sun after a long Melbourne winter. So it’s always dangerous to end up on an atoll like Iaai (Ouvea), one of four making up New
Billboard attacked again
BY Netani Rika TWO weeks into the election period and despite police investigations, vandals continue to attack billboards bearing the image of Fiji’s Prime Minister, Rear-Admiral Frank Bainimarama. On Monday
Tachiiri heads ADB in Fiji
BY ADB MEDIA The Asian Development Bank has appointed its new Regional Director for the Pacific Subregional Office in Suva, Fiji. Masayuki Tachiiri will serve as theADB’s focal point for
Marching and singing for independence
By Nic Maclellan in Noumea, New Caledonia A small but vibrant group of women marched through the streets of downtown Noumea on Saturday, calling for a ‘Yes’ vote in New Caledonia’s referendum on
Be neutral, Fiji University warns staff
BY Anish Chand Fiji National University staff have been told that they must be politically neutral in the lead-up to the 2018 general election. In a message to all staff, Vice Chancellor Nigel Healey says being a public
Boundaries for election observers
BY Anish Chand The Multinational Observer Group (MOG) in Fiji’s 14 November general elections will be required to seek a feedback from the Electoral Commission and the Fijian Elections Office before publishing any
Billboard attacks continue
BY Netani Rika VANDALS have mounted a third attack on Fijian Prime Minister Rear-Admiral Frank Bainimsrama’s election billboards. Overnight the vandals hurled mud at a billboard at Vugalei between Suva and Lami.
Royal visit itinerary unveiled
BY Anish Chand The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial in Suva and unveil a statue of SAS’ hero Talaiasi Labalaba in Nadi as among their engagements while in Fiji for
Billboard probe begins
By Samisoni Pareti Police have begun an investigation into the incident overnight in which a billboard of the ruling Fiji First Party was vandalised. IB has established that police investigators called on several
Vandals strike at FFP
BY Netani Rika VANDALS have defaced a billboard bearing the face of Fiji’s Prime Minister, Rear Admiral Frank Baimimarama. The billboard at Vugalei between Suva and Lami was attacked last night. Close inspection
Kiribati fishermen rescued
By Samisoni Pareti Two i-Kiribati men are thanking their lucky stars for their successful rescue after being adrift in a small boat in open waters for four straight days. Reports from Tarawa – the capital of Kiribati
FNPF buys out GPH partners
Unconfirmed reports have emerged that the Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH) in Fiji is now fully owned by the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF). The historic building, local landmark and well known icon of South Pacific
Publisher’s Note
When Malaysia’s Prime Minister-inwaiting and leader of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Anwar Ibrahim spoke at the Singapore Summit on 15 September to talk about the state of his country, the lessons he shared were
Step Up War Against Drugs
Parcels of hard drugs washing up on the shores of some remote and isolated islands in Fiji, the numerous arrests of drug dealers in Tonga and now the detention of what’s believed to be an armoured boat in the
Keep the China/Taiwan spat in check
THE controversy surrounding the ejection of China’s head of delegation from a meeting between Pacific leaders and donor partners at the 49th Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru was unfortunate as much as it was avertable.
Victory for Nauru 19
Nauru ’s justice minister David Adeang’s conduct in a case involving 17 men and two women charged in connection with a protest outside the island parliament more than three years ago was a shameful affront to
Will Australia abandon the Pacific on climate change?
The reaction in Pacific Island capitals to the leadership coup on 24 August that deposed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was much the same as that of many Australians. Shock, incomprehension and a degree of
From the Balkans, to the Pacific
In August, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held two very public events in Fiji which signaled a new proactive approach in their work in Fiji. One was the launch of a new study it produced, funded by the
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Naivalurua for politics
By Netani Rika FOREIGN Affairs Permanent Secretary, Brigadier Ioane Naivalurua, is expected to stand for Parliament on a Fiji First ticket. Naivalurua will replace Defence Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, who will not
Assistant Minister forced to resign
BY Netani Rika Fiji’s Assistant Environment Minister has been forced to resign after investigations into a family company. Lorna Eden’s resignation was announced in a statement by the office of Prime
Forum poses climate and security as central concerns
By Islands Business correspondent Nic Maclellan, at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru Pacific leaders face a growing and complex agenda, in the era of Trump, Brexit and rising Chinese economic power. That may explain