By political reporter Holly Tregenza In short: (ABC- Australia) Pacific Minister Pat Conroy says China’s launch of a nuclear-capable test missile in to the Pacific has damaged its reputation in the region. He argues the incident has strengthened the case for a regional security agreement. What’s next? Pacific leaders are expected to discuss a regional […]
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150,000 Fijians affected by COVID-19
SUVA, 30 APRIL 2020 (FBC NEWS)—Around 40,000 people have been directly affected by the impact COVID-19 on tourism, while its broader flow-on effect spreads to over 150,000 Fijians. These workers are either on reduced hours, reduced salaries, or rotational shifts. Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association Chief Executive Officer, Fantasha Lockington said the visitor arrivals between […]
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‘It sticks to me like a disease’: Fiji grapples with revenge porn as internet use booms
SUVA, 23 APRIL 2020 (THE GUARDIAN)—Crystal* remembers the day her life came crashing down. Crystal, 23, a former student at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, had allowed her partner to take intimate pictures of her in 2014. It was a decision she would come to regret. Two years later, those pictures […]
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Warning regarding alternative COVID-19 test kits: Fiji Health Ministry
SUVA, 22 APRIL 2020 (FIJI GOVT)—The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services strongly advises all health providers in Fiji to cease offering IgM/IgG rapid tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. These tests are based on the detection of antibodies and/or antigens and they are not reliable for the acute diagnosis of COVID-19. Members of […]
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2 Fiji rugby players arrested for breaking virus quarantine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Fiji Rugby Union has criticized two of its top professional players who have been arrested for failing to self-isolate after returning to Fiji from overseas. Fiji media named one of the players as backrower Semi Kunatani who plays for the London-based Harlequins club. He was a member of the […]
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Pacific Islands Forum identity may need refocusing
SUVA, 10 FEBRUARY 2020 (ISLANDS BUSINESS)—‘The Blue Pacific’ is touted by all and sundry as the collective ‘identity’ of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members. As such, ‘The Blue Pacific’ is the identity badge by which PIF’s particularity and uniqueness are determined. In analyzing the components of ‘The Blue Pacific’ and how they have woven their […]