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Forum SG Waqa tells Pacific leaders 2050 Strategy must deliver results

Fiji, May 4 -- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says the region must move beyond plans and deliver real results under the 2050 Strategy, warning that success will be judged by impact... Read More


Pacific Tuna stock hold firm, but FFA warns future at risk

Fiji, May 4 -- Collective efforts have delivered an exceptional result in global fisheries management, representing not only a Pacific achievement but a milestone of global significance. That is the ... Read More


Fiji Medical Association calls for evidence-based drug testing framework

Fiji, May 4 -- The Fiji Medical Association (FMA) says Government's push to introduce drug testing for officials must be guided by science, ethics and human rights, warning that poorly designed system... Read More


FMA says Fiji's press freedom gains still fragile

Fiji, May 4 -- "Three years after the lifting of draconian media laws under which Fiji's media industry operated, and even with significant improvements in the country's media freedom rankings, the ga... Read More


Fiji marks Press Freedom day, Calls for responsible Media

Fiji, May 4 -- As Fiji marks World Press Freedom Day, the Government recognises the vital role of a free and independent media in any healthy democracy. That was the clear message from the Fiji Gover... Read More


PNG approves Starlink licence in major digital access boost

Fiji, April 30 -- The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) has approved operator licences for Starlink to roll out services in Papua New Guinea, marking a significant s... Read More


Forum report lays out gains and gaps as Pacific faces rising pressures

Fiji, April 29 -- The Pacific Islands Forum has released its 2023 Annual report, detailing progress across key regional priorities while warning that mounting global pressures continue to test the Pac... Read More


Fiji Assistant Foreign Minister breaks rank, Opposes Vuda waste to energy project

Fiji, April 29 -- Fiji's Assistant Foreign Minister and National Federation Party (NFP) MP Lenora Qereqeretabua has publicly opposed the proposed Energy-to-Waste (ETW) project in Saweni, Vuda, warning... Read More


Former Samoa PM Fiame warns Pacific future at risk if people can't 'stay and have a stake'

Fiji, April 28 -- Former Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has challenged Pacific leaders and institutions to rethink development, warning that the region's future depends on whether people ca... Read More


Australia heads to UN nuclear talks as Thistlethwaite flags security push

Fiji, April 28 -- Australia will take its case for stronger nuclear non-proliferation to the United Nations this week, with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Matt Thistlethwaite leading... Read More