Championing women’s safety
IN a country where 64 per cent of women have experienced some form of violence, Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children and Social
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Briefs
THE Port Administration in American Samoa has launched the PAAS 2030 Vision, a 50-year framework to modernise airports,
We Say: Have we sold out?
JUST weeks ago, United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau flew out of the Pacific after signing deals and
Whispers
SO which diplomat funded a university conference on ‘Sovereignty in Oceania’, but then didn’t like the line-up of
We’re under threat
FOR families waking up to cold winter mornings in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, or North America, the allure of the
People before profit
SOLOMON Islands is reshaping its tourism sector, putting people, culture, and sustainability at the heart of
What’s under the waves?
FOR decades, the Cook Islands have sold a dream of ‘paradise’ – a sanctuary of vibrant coral reefs and crystal-clear lagoons that
Under the pump: War to impact the innocent
THE saying goes: You shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket. But the fact is that for many countries in the
Giants of paradise: The unsung heroes of tourism
THEY have been swimming in our Blue Pacific Ocean for generations, their invisible highways quietly sustaining life, culture and economies. Today, these blue corridors are more than ecological pathways; they have become
Time to recover
FOR more than five years, New Caledonia’s tourism industry has been battered by a series of shocks: from the closure of
Sharing is key
A GROWING call for shared leadership between men and women is emerging across the Pacific, as women leaders push for stronger representation in decision-making and governance. One Pacific leader advocating for this
Flip the script
FOR decades, in Maumi Village in Tailevu, about an hour's drive from Fiji's capital,
Time to thrive
WHEN Hilda C. Heine was elected President of the Marshall Islands in 2016, she did more than make history – she challenged longstanding barriers facing women in Pacific politics. As the first woman to lead an
The new sheroes: Women drive fish industry
“WOMEN have always been at the heart of Fiji’s fisheries, but their stories too often go untold,” Women in Fisheries Network-Fiji
Movers and Shakers
GOVERNOR Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Abigail Marie Poyer as the first Commissioner of American Samoa’s newly established
Briefs
CONGRESSWOMAN Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen is optimistic that federal funding for critical port improvements in American Samoa will ultimately be
Time to do better
THE outpouring of vitriol before, during, and after the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant should be a matter of concern to leaders throughout the
Whispers
WHAT’S happening at the regional institution from which people seem to be taking flight? First, an esteemed Fijian
What is truth?
FIJI changed forever on May 14, 1987 when LieutenantColonel Sitiveni Rabuka strode into Fiji’s Parliament at the stroke of 10 and removed the elected government of Dr Timoci
Village faces climate change head-on
“WE will never leave this land, no matter what. It is a vow we made to our paramount
From bad to worse
CLIMATE change is here to stay. After years of denial, this global disaster is unfolding on Pacific
Tech solutions for climate response
THE Solomon Islands sees technology as key to proactive climate response, moving beyond descriptive data to predictive