Tag: obituary
Corruption reporting project mourns the loss of Dan McGarry, pioneering Pacific editor and investigative journalist
OBITUARY: By Aubrey Belford, Australia and South Pacific regional editor of OCCRP
The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is deeply saddened to announce...
Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at 77
OBITUARY: By David Robie
Roger Norman Fowler: 12 September 1948 – 21 February 2026
Roger Fowler, an activist legend of social justice solidarity movements from Bastion...
Caitlin Johnstone: The Pope has died, and the Palestinian people have lost an important advocate
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
Pope Francis has died after using his Easter Sunday address to call for peace in Gaza. I don’t know who the...
Dan McGarry: Marc Neil-Jones is dead. His legacy lives on.
TRIBUTE: By Dan McGarry
In Bislama, they say, "Wan nambanga i foldaon".
A great tree has fallen.
The nambanga, or banyan tree, is the centrepiece of many...
Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones
OBITUARY: By Terence Malapa in Port Vila
Vanuatu’s media community was in mourning today following the death on Monday of Marc Neil-Jones, founder of the...
Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies aged 85
OBITUARY: By Scott Waide and Neville Choi
Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation for the life of one of their...