Tag: Fiji
‘Drunkards urinating, fights – Nadi is like Beirut’, says McDonalds Fiji boss
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Drunkards urinating in public, people fighting and nightclub goers passed out on the streets are usually the first things tourists...
Pacific tackles growing problem of human trafficking, smuggling and ‘slavery’
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
Since opening borders after the covid-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand have been aggressively sourcing Pacific Islander workers to help...
Fiji’s economic summit addresses ‘daunting’ challenges, says Rabuka
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva
Fiji’s Coalition government strongly believes that addressing the country’s priorities head-on is the cornerstone to building a progressive and prosperous...
Media challenges in a digital world – a Pacific perspective (Part one)
In a keynote address at the 2015 University of the South Pacific (USP) journalism awards, Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie, formerly head...
Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor
By Koroi Hawkins and Caleb Fotheringham
A Pacific elder and former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and...
Fiji’s Bainimarama, suspended police chief plead not guilty to abuse of office charges
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva
Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho appeared before Suva Magistrates Court judge Justice Seini...