58 h. ago Pacific Islands Forum prioritizes climate resilience and regional unity

Climate change resilience remains a central goal for Pacific Island nations as they face its severe impacts. Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says these initiatives are key priorities for the 2050 Strategy and the region’s future. He adds that external engagement and advocacy will be guided by the 2026 Leaders’ Policy to ensure […]

Politics

7 d. ago Limited airlift, airport size hold back North tourism arrivals

Tourism arrivals in Fiji’s Northern Division continue to lag, largely due to limited airlift capacity and inadequate airport infrastructure in Vanua Levu. Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka says the lack of larger runways remains a major barrier for hotels and community-based tourism operators trying to attract visitors to the North. Despite the […]

Society

8 d. ago Doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry before death gets 2 1/2 years in prison

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles. The judge […]

Events

8 d. ago Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel prize while behind bars, is freed from prison

Human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski fought for decades on behalf of political prisoners in Belarus, earning the Nobel Peace Prize but paying the cost of his own freedom. The Nobel award in 2022 made Bialiatski a globally recognised symbol of resistance to the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s Vladimir […]

Events

8 d. ago At least two killed, eight injured in Brown University shooting

Two people were killed and eight were critically wounded at a shooting at Brown University, the prestigious Ivy League school in Rhode Island, the mayor of Providence told reporters. Mayor Brett Smiley said police were still searching for the shooter, who struck at Brown’s Barus & Holley engineering building, where exams were taking place at […]

Events

8 d. ago Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria by a suspected Islamic State attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead, the U.S. military said. The attack was barely a month after Syria announced it had signed a political cooperation agreement with the U.S.-led coalition […]

Events

1 week ago Waqanika says Malimali denied right to respond in COI report

Suva lawyer Tanya Waqanika today argued in court that her client Barbara Malimali was never given the opportunity to respond to the allegations in the Commission of the Inquiry report before it was finalized and released. Waqanika is representing former Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption Commissioner Barbara Malimali in the matter where they are seeking […]

Politics

1 week ago Kiran urges young leaders to push for gender parity in politics

Women across Fiji have the ability to lead, but continue to face cultural, social and structural barriers in politics. This was highlighted by Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran during a workshop with emerging leaders at a Co-Creation Workshop in Nadi. Speaking to participants from the Nominated Women Mock Parliament and Youth […]

Politics

1 week ago Barrett warns Pacific facing rising transnational crime threat

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says transnational crime is no longer a problem faced by just one country, it is a growing threat that now stretches across the entire Pacific. Barrett made the comment when asked about the KVT gang, after three Fijian nationals linked to the syndicate were arrested in Western Sydney this […]

Events

1 week ago UEFA Champions League: Barcelona, Liverpool win as Chelsea fall

Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah as midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored an 88th-minute penalty to give them a 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan on Wednesday that boosts their hopes of a top-eight finish. With the shadow of absent winger Salah’s recent falling-out with head coach Arne Slot still hanging over them, […]

Sport

1 week ago Calls to strengthen Fiji’s early warning system after sudden floods

Fiji’s early warning system is under renewed scrutiny after several families in the Central Division were caught off guard by sudden flooding on Sunday night. The incident has reignited concerns about the country’s preparedness as climate change continues to intensify storms, flooding, and other extreme weather events. UNDP Resident Representative Munkhtuya Altengerel says timely alerts […]

Events

2 w. ago Barrymore reveals how Sandler’s serenades stay unscripted on set

Drew Barrymore has a very specific rule any time Adam Sandler sings to her in one of their movies: She wants to have no idea what’s coming beforehand. The two reminisced about their time working on The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates together during Sandler’s recent stop at The Drew Barrymore Show. The subject […]

Politics

3 w. ago Samuel L. Jackson to star in NOLA King spinoff of Tulsa King

The success of Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King proves yet again the dramatic potential of throwing a stranger into a strange land. The Paramount+ crime series, created by Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan, stars Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, an aging gangster who, after serving 25 years in prison, is ferried off to Tulsa, Okla., to […]

Politics

3 w. ago Ro Teimumu urges RFMF to uphold role in protecting the public

Na Gone Marama Bale na Roko Tui Dreketi, Ro Teimumu Kepa, is urging the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to uphold their role in protecting the public and to never again be involved in national upheavals as experienced in the past. Accepting the traditional apology from the RFMF yesterday at the QEB Barracks in Nabua, […]

Politics

4 w. ago Australia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad

Australia is home for YouTube star Jordan Barclay, the place where he was born, went to school and built a company worth $50 million by age 23 that produces gaming content for 23 million subscribers. Now, with a world-first social media ban on Australian children younger than 16 set to take effect on December 10, […]

Politics

4 w. ago Stallone’s Tulsa King season 3 ends with distillery power shift

“Bourbon and blood” has been the overarching theme of Tulsa King’s third season, with Sylvester Stallone’s reinvigorated gangster going to war with a local liquor titan (and mobster) over the fate of a local distillery. The Paramount+ series began with Stallone’s Dwight “The General” Manfredi, now free after a 25-year stint in prison, attempting to […]

Politics