Movers and Shakers
GOVERNOR Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Fa’alana’ipupu Taase Sagapolutele as Acting Police Commissioner, following the resignation of Ta’aga Saite
2026
Oil crisis options
THE fuel crisis will impact heavily on the stretched and strained maritime service industry, even as Fiji and the Marshall Islands host the inaugural PBSP Ministerial Council meeting in Majuro.
We declare: Energy crisis fuels call to action
BEHIND the polished communiqués and diplomatic language that came out of the Sixth Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting (PRETMM6) in Port Moresby, one message echoed repeatedly.
Race to save crops
TRADITIONAL crops, giant swamp taro, breadfruit, local yams, and banana varieties are disappearing from Pacific homes – not because people have stopped caring, but because the conditions that once made them ordinary
Writing on the wall: Why Pasifika rugby is in trouble
FOR rugby union fans in Samoa, Tonga and other Pacific Islands, the news that Moana Pasifika will be disbanded at the end of the 2026 season would have come as a big disappointment.
Milestone for Niue: Elected women signal new era of Pacific leadership
NIUE has marked a historic milestone in its democratic journey, with the election of seven women into Parliament.
Devi’s gold
AT 38, Archana Devi’s graduation was more than a personal milestone; it was a moment of healing, pride and long awaited
Island squabble: Disbelief in Paris over native detente
DIFFERENCES between the French State and the independence movement were again highlighted last month over the status of Umaenupne (Matthew) and Umaeneag (Hunter) – two uninhabited volcanic islands located to the east
When time is up
PAPUA New Guinea and Fiji have started preparations for general elections – the former in 2027 and the latter this year or early in 2027.
Disability inclusion: Less talk, more action
DISABILITY inclusion can end up being just a requirement to be fulfilled, and that is not good enough, according to Kumon Tarawa.
When the badge becomes heavy
AT the end of a shift in Fiji, the police badge may come off, but the work often does not.
Tahiti’s nuclear shadow: Health costs that never ended
BY the time the nuclear tests stopped in 1996, the Pacific had already carried the burden for three decades.
Investing in Pacific eye health
ACROSS the Pacific, more than one million people live with avoidable blindness. And cataracts are the leading cause. A 20-minute surgical procedure can fix the problem, and the impact is felt immediately.
Pacific must act on RHD now
RHEUMATIC heart disease (RHD) continues to place a significant burden on Pacific health
When the badge becomes heavy
AT the end of a shift in Fiji, the police badge may come off, but the work often does not.
Afflict the Comfortable
“IN all life, one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.” — John Kenneth
A country burns: Meanwhile, chiefs argue over a name
IN April, I caught up with a close friend in Melbourne, an Indo-Fijian woman who left Fiji 30 years ago in search of a better life.
Building a better world: Safe, fair, inclusive
IS it any wonder people are in thrall to the power and vicarious thrill of digital technologies when many acclaimed films and TV series extol the apparent virtues of digital surveillance?
We must unite: Regional approach to fuel crisis
A FLEMISH proverb often attributed to Benjamin Franklin says: “We must hang together, else we shall most assuredly hang alone.”
No other way
RALPH Regenvanu has consistently spoken out on the issue of climate change at home in Vanuatu, in the region and on the global stage.
France will try
LAST month, France missed the chance to win the Rugby Six Nations Championship Grand Slam, but it continued strengthening its
