Top Sugar Man Quits
By Anish Chand Fiji Sugar Corporation’s (FSC) Chief Operations Officer Navin Chandra has resigned. FSC employees have been notified of the resignation via a circular today. Chief Executive Officer Graham Clark
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Teacher shortage to continue in Fiji schools
+The Fiji Ministry of Education has informed schools that no teachers are available for placements at the moment. It asks school heads to lead classes and teachers to look after two classes where necessary
New UN Treaty Poses Significant Challenge for Pacific Island States
By James T Movick Remarks made by the Pacific Forum’s secretary general Dame Meg Taylor at a recent conference on high seas biodiversity are perfectly timed and signal a considerable challenge for small island
Education Minister Concedes
All future principals and headteachers at a school run by a faith based organisation will have a clause in their job description which declares that “the head of school uphold and foster the ethos of the school and
Fijian Holdings in record share trading
Amid criticism from indigenous Fijians on the handling by the Frank Bainimarama Government of Fijian Holdings Ltd (FHL), an investment company established by a previous government for the sole benefit of the indigenous
Be wary about Fiji travel, UK warns
By Anish Chand British nationals in Fiji or intending to visit Fiji have been warned of a leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a travel advisory last night alerting their
Fijian sailor was murdered – report
By Anish Chand An investigation by Human Rights at Sea has found that a Fijian may have murdered another Fijian ship-worker in Panama in July 2017. Human Rights at Sea has published a redacted report that included
Bainimarama relinquishes foreign affairs
By Anish Chand Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is no longer the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Fiji. He has relinquished the Ministerial post as of 23rd January 2019. In a legal notice, the Prime Minister has
Police to question Rabuka
By Netani Rika FIJIAN Opposition Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, will front police tomorrow (Sunday) to answer questions related to alleged incitement charges. Rabuka was called to Criminal Investigations Department
Catholics eye school closure
By Netani Rika FIJI’S Catholic church will consider the closure of its schools and public protests if it cannot successfully resolve an.impasse over the appointment of school heads. But any form of civil
China’s leading energy superpower, says IRENA report
China and India – two emerging powers in the Pacific – have been singled out as nations that are poised to become super powers in the geopolitics of the energy transformation that is currently taking place around
Pacific to benefit the most from renewable energy
Small island developing states (SIDS) including those in the Pacific stand to benefit the most if they adopt renewable energy sources rather than fossil fuels, a groundbreaking report has said. Released during the 9th
Pacific pushes clean energy in Abu Dhabi
Pacific leaders took centre stage at an international conference on renewable energy to reiteraite calls for implementation rather than just talk about switching to cleaner and greener sources of energy. Tuvalu’s
Archbishop wants their own as school head
By Anish Chand The Catholic Church of Fiji wants a principal or a head-teacher who practices the Catholic faith as head of a school run by the Church. Archbishop Peter Chong made this plea to the Permanent
TC Mona’s weak and slow
Unconventional cloud structure is causing havoc among meteorologists in monitoring and tracking Tropical Cyclone Mona which has been hovering northwest of Fiji in recent days. Weather app Windy has been showing a loose,
TC Mona picks up speed and strength
By Samisoni Pareti As Tropical Cyclone Mona makes its slow track to landfall in Fiji, the island’s airline Fiji Airways says it is grounding all its domestic flights from tomorrow, save for its Nadi to Suva air
Fiji batters down for TC Mona
By Samisoni Pareti Air and sea travel have almost grounded to a halt in Fiji as the island nation batters down for the approaching tropical cyclone now named Mona. Fiji Airways’ domestic operator, Fiji Link
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D Day for Fiji’s Talanoa
By Samisoni Pareti at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. Katowice, Poland – By this time tomorrow, the world will know whether Poland’s hosting of COP24 has succeeded in delivering a strong outcome, and by extension
Diplomatic dance around Japanese delicacy
By Netani Rika in Honolulu, Hawaii IN the Japanese port of Ishigaki, the long line fleet has braced for the impact of the decision of a tiny Pacific state to ban fishing in its waters from January 1, 2020. The fate of
Finned sharks bite back at tuna talks
By NETANI RIKA in Honolulu, Hawaii AS Pacific nations gathered at Waikiki to talk about fisheries conservation methods this week, Japanese fishermen were charged with trafficking shark fins in and out of Hawaii. Sharks
SODELPA files petition on PM and Fiji First
By Netani Rika A PETITION has been served against Fiji’s Prime Minister, Rear-Admiral Frank Bainimarama, in a legal move contesting the outcome of the November General Election. The petition was published in The
It’s all about political will – Talanoa Dialogue report
By Samisoni Pareti in COP24, Katowice, Poland Internews-Earth Journalism Network Fellowship Katowice, Poland – Political will is the key to achieving net zero CO2 emissions globally by 2050, a preliminary report