Lessons from indigenous businesses
The Rotuman expression, “the land has eyes and teeth” is the starting point for a project looking at how communities across the Pacific have established models of economic engagement that challenge negative
Fiji says climate finance is development finance
By: Samisoni Pareti in New York Fiji this week reported to the United Nations on the progress of its work in pursuing the 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) with a strong call for international donors to see climate
Pacific Games: a brilliant start and stars to watch
The scenes at the Pacific Games opening ceremony were unbelievable. Apia Park was filled with melodious Samoan songs and vibrant traditional island dress from participating nations. Fireworks and laser shows completed
High chief gets death threat
BY: PENI KOMAISAVAI A high chief in Fiji has relocated his family overseas after receiving a death threat. Ratu Epenisa Cakobau, a claimant to the powerful Vunivalu title, has told IB Online that he now fears for the
Australian scientist new SPC head
By Samisoni Pareti The new Director General (designate) of the Pacific Community is Australian scientist Dr Stuart Minchin. Dr Minchin’s appointment was approved at the Pacific Community’s Conference of Ministers
Australian scientist new SPC head
The new Director General (designate) of the Pacific Community is Australian scientist Dr Stuart Minchin. Dr Minchin’s appointment was approved at the Pacific Community’s Conference of Ministers meeting in Noumea,
We demand doers, not preachers!
A cycle of fear is how Reporters Without Borders (RSF) headlined the release of its 2019 World Press Freedom Index. This tool RSF says, “shows how hatred of journalists has degenerated into
Robert Oliver Q&A
Islands Business: Bula Robert and welcome back to Fiji. You just arrived last night. What’s the first thing you want to eat when you come back? Robert Oliver: Well actually I dropped my bags and went straight up to
What will stop the violence?
TWO huge programmes focused on the empowerment and protection of Pacific women and children costing more than USD70 million have been launched over the past couple of months, prompting calls from long-term advocates
The uneven playing field
IN March, five Pacific Islands Countries – American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu – suddenly found themselves on the European Union’s revised list of noncooperative jurisdictions
Aligning to Blue Pacific
THE alignment of Step Up, Australia’s foreign policy direction in the Pacific and its New Zealand equivalent, Pacific Reset, was acknowledged by both Prime Ministers Jacinda Ardern and Scott
