All eyes on island
From NETANI RIKA, Port Moresby THE eyes of the world focus on the resource-rich island of Bougainville as the territory prepares for a referendum to decide whether it becomes the world’s newest nation. Tomorrow
Whispers
No UN trip for Marape PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape gave the United Nations General Assembly meeting a miss in September, saying it would cost US$352,800 to send him and 55 officials. Marape told local media he
Natural disasters push up premiums in Fiji
One of Fiji’s biggest insurance companies says the cost of reinsurance is hitting the bottom line of insurance companies operating in the Pacific. Premium hikes in Fiji’s general insurance market are largely blamed
We say – ‘We’re no pawns in your chess game’
There was no joy for Taiwan in September, as it lost the support of two of its Pacific island supporters in quick succession in Solomon Islands and Kiribati. The Solomons, under the leadership of newly-elected Prime
Trouble in the family
Climate divides Forum….again JUST before the 50th Pacific Islands Forum, the Wallabies thrashed the All Blacks 47-26 in the first game of the Bledisloe Cup. As a rugby fan, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
PNG journo reinstated
Two days after terminating his employment, Papua New Guinea’s EMTV has re-instated News and Current Affairs manager Neville Choi, and he says he will be back at work this morning. Choi was sacked for what EMTV
Poor governance in the Pacific: the forgotten issue
By Stephen Howes There was a time when the Australia lectured the Pacific. John Howard said in 2004 that Australia had a “special responsibility” to help the Pacific but that we sought “reforms and
Island leaders says new climate funds don’t let Australia off the hook
By Nic Maclellan in Funafuti, Tuvalu As Prime Minister Scott Morrison heads to this week’s 50th Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu, Australia has announced that it will commit new climate funding to the Pacific. Morrison
Tuvalu prepares for Forum meeting
By Nic Maclellan in Funafuti A giant crane hoists the flagpoles into place outside Funafuti’s Sir Tomasi Puapua Convention Centre. Four go up, with another fourteen to go. Tuvalu is getting ready to host the 18 member
Domestic violence hurting Fiji businesses
BY: PENI KOMAISAVAI A report launched in Fiji today has revealed that almost ten workdays per employee per year are being lost due to domestic or sexual violence. The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Business
ADB- POSITIVE ECONOMIC PROSPECTS FOR PACIFIC
BY: PENI KOMAISAVAI The Asian Development Bank says economic prospects for the Pacific are good, with growth expected to increase to 3.5 per cent this year. The ABD predicts growth of 3.2 per cent in 2020,
