Picking up the anti-nuclear torch
AFTER more than 310 nuclear detonations across the region, the era of nuclear testing in the Pacific ended in 1996. Since then, the nuclear issue has dropped off the agenda for many people, with attention
Police in Honiara on high alert
RIOT police have been deployed in the Solomon Islands capital after tensions escalated following the election of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogovare. A truck of armed riot police was deployed to Point Cruz at 1pm. The unit
Solomon prepares for PM election
Honiara SECURITY has been tightened in Honiara as tSolomon Islands prepares to select a prime minister. Riot police equipped with batons and shields are on stand by and a helicopter patrols the sky above Parliament
Partner of choice?
AUSTRALIA and Vanuatu are slowly moving towards a bilateral security treaty after a series of meetings between the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of both countries. Welcoming his counterpart Scott
Pacific mourns NZ victims
FIJI continues to mourn the death of three nationals who were shot while at prayer in two New Zealand mosques this month. The men, 58-year-old Ashraf Razak Ali, 59-year-old Imam Haji Musa Patel, and
For tuna and the islands
After running his family’s fishing business for most of his adult life and then spending eight years at the head of the Pacific’s regional fisheries management agency, has James
Fiji lawyer debarred
By Anish Chand Human Rights lawyer and politician Aman Ravindra Singh has been stripped off his practicing license by Fiji’s Independent Legal Services Commission. He has also been fined $5000
Fiji airports are operational – FAL
By Netani Rika DOMESTIC and international flights at Fiji’s airports continue as scheduled a week after air traffic controllers quit their posts demanding better pay and conditions. Fiji Airports Limited says it has
Hospital closes heart and CT services
INDIAN doctors have been sent home and a number of specialist services – including the removal of blockages to the heart – have been suspended at Fiji’s major private hospital. MIOT Pacific Hospitals, Pramesh
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
Publisher’s Note
When Malaysia’s Prime Minister-inwaiting and leader of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Anwar Ibrahim spoke at the Singapore Summit on 15 September to talk about the state of his country, the lessons he shared were
