Tongan media resolve differences
By: Netani Rika LAST minute unification talks between rival Tongan media groups saw the election of Katalina Tohi as vice president of the Pacific Islands News Association today. Papua New Guinea broadcaster Kora
Diplomatic row hits Twitter
By NETANI RIKA THE Solomon Islands’ diplomatic row with Fiji has taken another twist with the former Fijian Foreign Affairs Minister dragging war veterans into the fray. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola – now Defence Minister
Stop the violence against women and girls
By NANISE VOLAU FIJI’S rate of violence against women and girls are among the highest in the world. According to Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, Coordinator Shamima Ali, Fiji is not a good place for women because 64
Stop the violence against women and girls
By NANISE VOLAU FIJI’S rate of violence against women and girls are among the highest in the world. According to Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, Coordinator Shamima Ali, Fiji is not a good place for women because 64
We Say
“We need to realise something: Either we speak up now and draw a clear line under freedom of speech, or we write it off in the Pacific region” IT’S becoming far too common: Journalists and whistle blowers are
The new Aussie assertiveness
A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Canberra has highlighted the Turnbull government’s new assertiveness in the Pacific islands as it pushes back against the growing regional influence of “nontraditional”
Violence Against Women in the Pacific
In the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (DEVAW), violence against women is defined as any act of gender based violence that “results in, or is likely to result in, physical,
Empowering Pacific rural women
47-year old Emily Qilarisa lives in Sepa, a remote village of around 240 residents in Choiseul Province in the northern most part of Solomon Islands. For the people in her community, the adverse impacts of climate
Hear our pleas
Peter O’Neil, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea assumes the chairmanship of the sub-regional bloc the Melanesian Spearhead Group this month when he hosts the long delayed summit of MSG leaders in Port Moresby. He
Budget is PM Hou’s priority
Former banker promises cuts in government spending Two months in the hottest seat of Solomon Islands politics, Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela is already geared up to steering his country to a new direction with the
Bred Bank offers the European touch
Solomon Islands now boasts two branches SIX months after successfully expanding its business to Solomon Islands, the European bank-BRED Bank- will open a second branch in Honiara by the end of the year and a third
