Report out on deep sea mining
MINING for deep sea mineral deposits is yet to commence anywhere in the world. Pacific Island countries are among the pioneers in this emerging field. Countries like Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and
Report out on deep sea mining
MINING for deep sea mineral deposits is yet to commence anywhere in the world. Pacific Island countries are among the pioneers in this emerging field. Countries like Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and
After TONG who will it be?
Kiribati election race – overcrowding, social woes overshadow the climate change issue PRESIDENT Anote Tong is leaving office next year because the country’s Constitution restricts presidential
Who is to blame
Island teams seek answers to World Cup failure THE next four years will determine the future of Pacific rugby following the disastrous exits of Samoa, Fiji and Tonga from the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Caught out
Fiji Opposition move forces Bainimarama’s hand MAJOR-General Jioji (George) Konrote has been feted as Fiji’s first non-iTaukei President but he is, in fact, much more. The
Church on a mission for WEST PAPUA
THE Catholic Church in Pacific has placed the issue of West Papua firmly in its sights after an impassioned plea from regional civil society groups. Next month, Bishop Jean Bosco Baremes of the Diocese of Port
Insult to the Pacific
Minister’s visit draws leaders’ ire AS Indonesian Minister Yohana Susana Yembise attempted to woo Fiji’s women, church leaders in her home were calling for justice. Father Neles
Drought hits Vanuatu
AT least two young children have died of malnutrition in Tanna as the El Nino drought worsens in Vanuatu. One child less than a year old from Lautapunga village in White Sands after the family was
PNG BUBBLE bursts
AFTER years of unassailable sustainable growth, the Papua New Guinea economy is in trouble. The once hailed as the Pacific’s tiger economy is struggling to stay afloat because of a spiraling