In 2006 Fiji’s current prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, seized power from a government that had been elected only seven months earlier. Named
Much has been written and even more has been talked about on the “coconut wireless” in recent years about attempted bribes and
An Australian pilot linked to the biggest drug bust in Papua New Guinea has been convicted and jailed for 18 years. The
With the Pacific Island region increasingly impacted by organised transnational crime, international drug and people smuggling, money laundering and corruption, a new
The Pacific islands are increasingly being used as a transit point for transnational crime, including drug trafficking and money laundering, experts say.
Corruption in the systems of government has continued to be a major impediment to businesses, the Small Medium Enterprises, new investors as
A word of free advice: if you’re going to try to bribe legislators to create a special zone to attract at best
The arrest and extradition to the United States last week of two naturalised Marshallese citizens indicted by the Justice Department for allegedly
The United States Justice Department unsealed an indictment Saturday against two naturalised Marshall Islands citizens accused of bribing numerous high-level elected and
Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index adds Fiji as a fourth Pacific nation, as stagnation demonstrates the critical importance of corruption reform in
As Tongans lose faith in the major parties, the country’s election will likely see a rise in new independent members of parliament,
Transnational crime syndicates including those that work in the underworld market of money laundering would have been anxious over moves in the
