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'This is not a walk in the park' : Wesley on healing Fiji's media after 16 years

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Fiji will need time to rebuild public confidence in the media after what Fiji Times Editor Fred Wesley describes as 16 years of restricted media space and a government-controlled nar... Read More


Pacific communities must have their climate solutions heard at COP31, says former Fiji President Katonivere

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Pacific voices, traditional knowledge and local climate solutions must be at the centre of discussions ahead of COP31, former Fiji President and Tui Macuata Ratu Wiliame Katonivere t... Read More


COP is not for fundraising": Pacific media urged to scrutinise climate promises

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Pacific media must scrutinise climate promises, follow the negotiations and question claims made around COP31 rather than treating the UN climate conference as a fundraising event, c... Read More


"Freedom that is not exercised is not freedom": Fiji Times editor warns press freedom cannot be taken for granted

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Fiji Times Editor Fred Wesley has warned that restoring press freedom is not enough if newsrooms do not rebuild the confidence to ask hard questions and engage directly with the publ... Read More


Pacific media partnerships must follow audiences, protect independence

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Pacific media partnerships must be flexible, long-term and built around local needs, while protecting editorial independence, speakers at the Pacific Media Summit in Fiji have stress... Read More


Naoero tells UN it is now Naoero, reclaiming ancestral name

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Naoero President David Adeang has told the United Nations that the country is reclaiming its ancestral name, calling on the international community to recognise "Naoero" as an affirm... Read More


MSG Games Charter clears way for inaugural 2029 Games

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has endorsed the MSG Games Charter, clearing the way for the inaugural MSG Games to be held in 2029 and establishing a four-year cycle thereafter... Read More


Fiji PM Rabuka calls for "Constructive Pacific Journalism" while defending media freedom

Fiji, Sept. 23 -- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called for what he described as "Constructive Pacific Journalism", urging media organisations to remain independent and fearless while helping... Read More


Pacific must have a strong voice in shaping its own destiny: Fiji PM Rabuka

Fiji, Sept. 23 -- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on Pacific media to help strengthen the region's vision of an Ocean of Peace by ensuring communities, particularly those in remote isla... Read More


PINA honours PM Rabuka for repeal of Fiji's media law

Fiji, Sept. 23 -- The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) has recognised Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for the repeal of the Media Industry Development Act 2010, describing the move as a def... Read More