Lessons from Super W 2025 Super

The Fijian Drua Women ended their Super W 2025 campaign after losing to the Queensland Reds in a high-scoring semi-final in Ballymore in

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Movers and Shakers

The Fiji Trade Commission North America Trade Office has announced the appointment of Anare Bolanavanua in his new role as Investment and Community Engagement Officer. Bolanavanua previously served as the Finance and

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PARAMETRIC INSURANCE – Addressing the Financial Impact of Disasters

The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) is a special-purpose disaster risk insurer created to provide a pathway for nations in the Pacific Islands region to secure financial solutions to the costly impact

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US President Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, the latest attempt to boost US production of nickel, copper and other critical minerals used widely across

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PIF Chair pushes US and World Bank for Pacific Resilience funding

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr ‘Aisake Eke, is ramping up high-level advocacy in Washington this week, pushing for funding commitments to the Pacific Resilience Facility

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Tuilaepa and Lauofo retains leadership

Samoa ruling HRPP Leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Deputy Leader Lauofo Fonotoe Pierre's has been re-elected to their

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The Tongan fishermen bringing NRL players together

Avid social media followers may have noticed a trend emerge among rugby league players in recent

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Cook Islands prime minister wants to rework ties to NZ to be more independent

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement makes it clear his country is now “more independent” — risking a fresh brawl with

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Fiji among big Pacific losers under Trump tariffs

Fiji and American lovers of high-end bottled water Fiji Water – stand as the big losers of US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff play in the Pacific. In the blue continent, some of the world’s

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Fiji hit with 32% US tariff under Trump’s new trade policy

Fiji will now face a 32% tariff on its exports to the US, with water exports to be hardest

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SpaceX rocket cargo project puts Pacific seabirds in jeopardy

A project proposed by SpaceX and the US Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries could harm seabirds that nest at Johnson

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Fiji Business Briefs

Minimum wages increase today Fiji’s national minimum wage rate increases from $4.50(US$2.25) to $5.00 (US$2.50) an hour from today.  Minimum wages in ten different categories of work (under the National Minimum

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