Monthly Archives: November 2018
Fiji poll campaign blackout period to end at 6pm tomorrow
By Wansolwara Staff
The Fiji general election campaign blackout period is expected to end at 6pm tomorrow after the final votes are cast by 7498...
Chinese president bound for PNG as controversy mounts over APEC 2018
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing today for state visits to Papua New Guinea, Brunei and the Philippines - and the...
Fiji Elections Office begins final entry as provisional results stopped
By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva
The Fiji Elections Office (FEO) has entered a new phase towards the results of the 2018 elections by stopping the...
Fiji authorities caught out by social media trolls, poll fake news
By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva
Like a possum in headlights, the Fiji media authorities appear to have been caught out by social media trolls and...
500 US marines arrive in PNG to bolster APEC summit security
US Marines arrive in Port Moresby on board USS Green Bay. Video: EMTV News
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
More than 500 US marines and US Navy...
Fiji’s Bainimarama maintains strong poll lead, 618 stations to be counted
By Wansolwara Staff
Caretaker Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has maintained a strong lead early today in Fiji's general election, polling 140,631 votes from 1552 of...
Bainimarama, FijiFirst take strong lead in provisional election count
By Wansolwara Staff
Caretaker Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama took a strong lead in the Fiji general election last night, raking in 55,203 votes from 651...
Tight race in Fiji national election as early provisional results flow in
By Wansolwara Staff
The count is on in the Fiji general election and early indications tonight point to a close race between the opposition Social...
Fiji media blackout extended, fresh polling for closed venues
By Elizabeth Osifelo and Laiseana Nasiga in Suva
The media blackout period in the Fiji general election today has been extended until the closure of...
RNZ Pacific’s Fiji elections live blog
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This link is provided under the Pacific Media Centre’s content partnership with Radio New Zealand.
Bad weather forces Fiji to close 23 polling venues, 7852 voters affected
By Wansolwara staff
A total of 7852 voters at more than 20 polling stations will cast their votes at a later date after the Electoral...
Fijians urged to vote after ‘worrying’ turnout in stormy weather
Heavy rain and a flood alert remain in force today as Fiji citizens make their way to polling stations in Lower Ragg, Namadi Heights,...
RSF condemns ‘tax evasion’ charge used to harass Philippine website
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the tax evasion charges that the Philippine Department of Justice is bringing against the independent news...
Heavy rain expected on Fiji polling day, public transport for voters
By Mereoni Mili and Laiseana Nasiga in Suva
Get your umbrellas out on polling day for the Fiji general election as a heavy rain warning...
PNG deep sea mining project another ‘failed investment’, says ex-minister
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The controversial Nautilus Solwara 1 deep sea mining project has been accused of being another Papua New Guinean government “failed investment” on...
Fiji security forces on standby as nation ready for voting
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji's security forces are standing by in case of unrest as Fiji goes to the polls.
More than 550,000 voters are due to...
Refugee, migrant culinary delights boost new diversity cookbook
By Rahul Bhattarai
Students and staff gathered in Auckland last night to launch a cookbook with a difference celebrating culinary delights from refugee or immigrant...
Report fake page to Facebook plea from Fiji Times editor
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Fiji Times has appealed to readers to report a fake Facebook account purporting to be the official page of the...
Marshall Islands president narrowly survives no-confidence vote
By Giff Johnson in Majuro for RNZ Pacific
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has survived a vote of no confidence with parliament, the Nitijela, split evenly...
Court clears Rabuka for Fiji election – FICAC appeal dismissed
By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva
In a dramatic afternoon, more than 1000 people sang Fijian songs of jubilation as Chief-Justice Anthony Gates dismissed the appeal...
Detained tourist in West Papua on allegations of ‘treason’ awaits trial
By Islami Adisubrata in Wamena, West Papua
Indonesian Regional Police in West Papua have handed over the documents of the case of a Polish tourist,...
Flavourz film festival wows audience with ethnicity, pollution, fun films
Banabans of Rabi: A Story of Survival - the trailer.
By Rahul Bhattarai
Nine years on the popular Flavourz Film Festival has grown and grown...