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'3 years, no convictions' - U.S report keeps Fiji on Tier 2 watch list

Fiji, Oct. 12 -- Fiji has failed to secure a single human trafficking conviction for the third consecutive year, despite identifying 50 victims and launching new investigations, according to the Unite... Read More


OPINION: Minamata tragedy: Lessons for Pacific media

Fiji, Oct. 12 -- A local Japanese newspaper is looking back at 70 years of the Minamata mercury poisoning tragedy to remind people of the importance of speaking up and reporting the truth. The Kumamo... Read More


V'landys vows to defend court action against NRL over PNG Chiefs name

Fiji, Oct. 12 -- NRL supremo Peter V'landys has vowed to take on New Zealand Rugby in court after it launched legal action which could force the Australian government-backed expansion side the PNG Chi... Read More


Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Pacific political climate champions must turn the region's priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says. Speaking at the Politic... Read More


Bowen defends Australia's climate role amid coal export concerns

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia's shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries on climate change, as... Read More


Pacific climate concerns must shape COP31 agenda: Bowen

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia has used the Pacific Pre-COP31 to elevate the region's climate priorities internationally, arguing that vulnera... Read More


Government and communities unite to eradicate mongoose from Amami-Oshima

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- A 20-year partnership between the Japanese Government and local communities has successfully eradicated the Asian mongoose from Amami-Oshima Island, one of the four islands designated ... Read More


Australia, Turkiye to take forward presidency-led decision at COP31

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Australia and Turkiye will take forward a presidency-led decision at COP31 aimed at strengthening climate action and keeping the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature goal within reach. Aust... Read More


350.org urges COP31 to turn Pacific climate commitments into action

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Pacific climate advocates have called on Australia and Turkiye to deliver concrete action at COP31, warning that keeping the 1.5degC target within reach will require a rapid shift away... Read More


Tuvalu urges COP31 to deliver action, not procedural debates

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Tuvalu has urged countries heading to COP31 in Turkiye to move beyond negotiations and procedural disputes and make firm commitments to act now on the climate crisis. Tuvalu Climate C... Read More