カテゴリー: Fiji
The incident was witnessed by a Fijian MP who said she intervened telling the police officer ‘You can deal with this without violence’Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of ex…
Vessel docked in port of Lautoka is believed to be owned by Suleiman Kerimov, who is facing sanctionsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesFiji’s high court has ruled that the US government can seize a superyacht believed to be owned by a Russian oligarch …
Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpowerSome Pacific island nations have been left walking a geopolitical tightrope in their response to the war in Ukraine, as …
The Amadea is widely believed to be owned by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, who is under US and EU sanctionsThe United States is seeking to seize a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch that is docked in the Pacific island nation …
To get a kidney transplant, people in Fiji have to raise tens of thousands of dollars to travel to IndiaTen years ago, at the age of 21, Sashi Kumari was admitted to hospital and told her kidneys were failing.She was diagnosed with end-stage kidney dis…
The secretary of state was speaking during a trip to Fiji as the US seeks to stem China’s influence in the Pacific regionThe United States government used its first trip to the South Pacific by a secretary of state in almost 40 years to warn Russia to …
As the US downsized its Pacific presence, China stepped into the vacuum; a rare visit from the secretary of state won’t convince Fiji to turn on its allyThe US secretary of state’s lightning visit to Fiji may be sudden, but not surprising. That Antony …
Island nation set to impose lockdown next week after virus escaped from quarantine centreCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter remaining Covid-free for the entirety of the pandemic, Kiribati has reopened its borders – only f…
Island nation set to impose lockdown next week after virus escaped from quarantine centreCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter remaining Covid-free for the entirety of the pandemic, Kiribati has reopened its borders – only f…
Warnings issued for Australia, Alaska, Hawaii and US west coast as waves observed in Tonga, American Samoa and FijiAn undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion on Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across th…
Freedom of the press might be included in some constitutions of Pacific countries, but it often only works in theoryI spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time I was harassed, spat at, threatened with…
Troops will join Australian-led force that also includes Papua New GuineaFiji will contribute 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in Solomon Islands after anti-government rioting that razed parts of the capital of Honiara, the Fijian prim…
Fully vaccinated travellers from select countries including New Zealand and Australia will be able to visit from NovemberFiji says it is already experiencing a boom in demand after announcing this week that it would open up quarantine-free travel to vi…
A team of medics hiked in the mountains for hours to take supplies to the small village of NakidaSee all our coronavirus coverageTo reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mount…
As Fiji battles to contain the coronavirus, pregnant women are having to give birth in isolationFor 34-year-old Jane, being told she had tested positive for Covid-19 just a few days before giving birth was an experience she would never forget.“There we…