Fiji Airways calls for united action on tourism growth

FIJI Airways, Fiji’s National Carrier, has issued a clarion call for collective action to unlock the next phase of growth for the country’s vital tourism

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Tourism industry stabilizing globally: Tourism Fiji CEO

GLOBAL tourism is moving into a period of stability after the post-COVID

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Fiji leads the regional hotel market

FIJI’s hospitality sector is outshining regional heavyweights like Thailand and French

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Tourism remains central to Fiji’s economy – Gavoka

TOURISM remains the engine of Fiji’s economy, with the sector recording a milestone 986,367 visitor arrivals in

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Third Fiji Tourism Convention kicks off

TOURISM remains at the heart of Fiji’s economy and will continue to drive national progress, declared Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame

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People First party registered

LOYALIST members of deposed Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama’s Fiji First, have formed a political party to contest the next general

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New Caledonia agreement signed in Paris

AFTER four days of talks in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and five parliamentary groups from New Caledonia have signed the Elysée-Oudinot Accord – an agreement on constitutional and economic change for the

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IFC names Asia-Pacific vice president

SARVESH Suri is the International Finance Corporation’s Regional Vice President for Asia and the

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PNG holds back on Bougainville’s freedom

SIX years ago, the people of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New

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Tonga launces probe into false flag ships

TONGA has launched investigations into claims that 10 ships operating illegally in the East and South China Seas are falsely flying the kingdom’s

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Take charge, Papua media owner tells scribes

A WEST Papuan media owner has urged journalists in his country to become key players in covering major issues in Papua, rather than mere spectators dominated by foreign

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Gun amnesty and police changes over PNG weapons concerns

PAPUA New Guineans in possession of illegal weapons face life in

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Marape seeks investors at world forum

PAPUA New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, heads for Switzerland with a list of projects he hopes will draw international

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Oceans treaty: Countries start work on new protections

JUST days after the historic High Seas Treaty officially took effect, governments and ocean experts have started the process of putting the agreement’s commitments into

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Fiji Airways among safest airlines

FIJI’s national carrier has been recognised among the world’s safest full-service airlines for 2026 by

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Solomons academic joins China debate 

SOLOMON Islands academic, Professor Tacisius Kabutaulaka, is one of 22 fellows in China’s Transpacific and Asian Dialogue - an initiative on the Future of US–China

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Former Samoan PM calls for action, not church activities

FORMER Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called on the government address medical supply shortages and power blackouts instead of creating a Christian

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US envoy to PNG, Solomons, Vanuatu returns home

THE U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, Erin Elizabeth McKee Yastishock, has returned home after two years in the

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US puts hold on immigrants from Fiji

THE United States has suspended immigration visas for Fiji

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Cable boosts American Samoa’s connectivity

AN undersea cable will increase American Samoa’s connectivity to the

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Samoa to open Jerusalem embassy

SAMOA will be the third Pacific country to open an embassy in

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BBNJ pact now in force

THE BBNJ Agreement has officially entered into force, marking a new era for the world’s oceans.

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Canada funds Pacific women climate resilience

WOMEN leaders in the Pacific region are poised to take centre stage in climate resilience and sustainable development, thanks to a new initiative funded by the Government of

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Defending ambition in Belém: a Fijian negotiator’s reflection on COP30

FOR Small Island Developing States (SIDS), climate change is not a distant or theoretical concern. It is already reshaping coastlines, undermining food security, and forcing communities to confront

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