Tuvalu ain’t sinking
REMOTE island nations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have for many years been considered extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change and, in particular, rising sea levels. However, new research by the
Nanise Volau
Tuna Triumph! Independent ruling slams objections to PNA’s MSC re-certification
RELENTLESS tuna politics failed to deflate confidence within the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) camp following strong opposition from the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) to its recertification under
Fiji defends cyclone forecasting capability
WEATHER forecasting is a huge challenge and at most times mixed with complications. The former Director of the Fiji Metrological Services, Rajendra Prasad said forecasters try their best to lock in the correct report by
Petition for Pohiva’s dismissal
By: Netani Rika A PETITION has been distributed in Tonga to have Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva impeached and dismissed. Pohiva confirmed this at the opening of the 5th Pacific Media Summit in
New Navua Hospital health scare
Ministry of Health officials are scrambling to address a fault in the sewer outlet of the new hospital in Navua in order to avert a major health crisis. Residents near the hospital at Namelimeli on the Queens Highway
Rabuka wants constitution and Fijian name reviewed
By Anish Chand Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has said he will continue from where he left off in 1997 to ensure a constitution like the one his government enacted in 1997. In a speech at University of
Tourism Fiji video gaffe worsens
By Anish Chand Tourism Fiji’s global brand agency, Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand says it was not involved in the production of the promotional video that caused an uproar in Fiji over the wrong translation of
Ro Teimumu blasts Tourism Fiji video blunder
By Samisoni Pareti Fiji’s leader of opposition has expressed outrage at the embarrassing blunder by Tourism Fiji overnight when it posted a video that labels the church as the Fijian meaning of the word ‘toilet.’
Tourism toilet gaffe
By Samisoni Pareti Tourism Fiji, the marketing agency of Fiji as a tourist destination has been forced to issue a public apology following an embarrassing langugage blunder on one of its social media postings overnight.
Police probe ‘revenge rape’
By Anish Chand A woman in Savusavu has paid a huge price for the alleged action of her husband. Police are now actively investigating the case where a man raped the woman to punish her husband. The incident is related
Fiji pins $435 million on green bonds
By Anish Chand The Fijian Government has identified F$434.9 million (US$213m) worth of projects it says will be financed through the Green Bonds it recently issued at the London Stock Exchange. Seven sectors have been
3800 new Fiji citizens
By Anish Chand A total of three thousand 815 foreign nationals were granted Fiji citizenship for three and a half years between October 2014 and February 2018. Out of this, Australians topped the list as the most number
800 new Fiji citizens
By Anish Chand A total of three thousand 815 foreign nationals were granted Fiji citizenship for three and a half years between October 2014 and February 2018. Out of this, Australians top4ped the list as the most
Chinese seaman missing in Fiji waters
by Anish Chand A Chinese national is presumed dead after he reportedly fell over-board a fishing vessel in Fiji waters three weeks ago. And Fijian authorities have been made aware of the incident which is believed to
Magistrate’s house burgled
By Anish Chand Fiji’s Chief Magistrate has been targeted by thieves. Police are now actively investigating a burglary at the residence of Usaia Ratuvuli. The break-in is alleged to have taken place yesterday and
Islands Business April 2018 edition
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Fiji is the Pacific’s top tourist destination still
FIJI is still the number one tourist destination in the Pacific region attracting a little over 840,000 visitors last year with a total estimated earnings of US$4.3 billion from all countries in the
Terrifying TC Gita
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 will undoubtedly recalls a frightening and dangerous day for the people of Ono-i-Lau in Fiji’s southern Lau Islands. The damaging winds of Cyclone Gita battered through Ono-i-Lau
Fish with a story
Sandwiched between the Philippines and the Federated States of Micronesia, rising from the deep blue Pacific Ocean, sit the 200 or so limestone and volcanic islands that make up the idyllic paradise
May or October Poll?
THE burning question from April 2018 to October 2018 will be: when will Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama dissolve parliament to pave the way for the 2018 general election? According to Fiji’s 2013 constitution,
Hydrogen bomb test at Kiritimati
FOLLOWING three nuclear tests on Malden Island in 1957, the UK military relocated the testing site to Christmas Island (today known as Kiritimati). The decision to continue the weapons testing programme at the
Late reaction to a killer quake
ON the morning of 26 February, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the highlands of Papua New Guinea. The epicenter, according to seismology reports, was located close to the multibillion dollar
North brace for worst
By NETANI RIKA FIJI’s north and west has been warned to brace for flooding over the next three days as a tropical disturbance emerges from the farnorthwest of the group.A flood alert has been issue for