Wansolwara
Wansolwara is an award-winning student newspaper produced by students enrolled in the undergraduate journalism programme of the University of the South Pacific. Wansolwara is pidgin for "one ocean, one people".
USP spending $5m to speed up long delayed facilities overhaul
By Dipesh Kumar in Suva
The University of the South Pacific can expect improved facilities after Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Pal Ahluwalia has confirmed at...
Multimedia, innovation vital for Pacific journalism, says academic
By Ben Bilua in Suva
Multimedia skills and innovation are key to adapting to the changing media landscape, says US academic Professor Debora Wenger as...
USP journo students head to Solomons for environmental reporting project
By Rosalie Nongebatu in Suva
Three journalism students from The University of the South Pacific in Suva have been selected to participate in a week-long...
USP Council to investigate claims of abuse of office amid staff...
By Wansolwara staff in Port Vila
A separate independent investigation will be conducted into allegations of abuse of office at the University of the South...
Student journos call for quality, factual reporting in USP free media...
By Wansolwara staff in Suva
Links between quality information, elections and democracy topped discussions among panelists at this year’s World Press Freedom Day celebration hosted...
USP wins US$20,000 grant to boost Pacific environmental journalism
By Wansolwara
The journalism programme at the University of the South Pacific has won a US$20,000 (F$42,617) grant in a boost environmental reporting in the...
Solomon Islands students ‘denied’ opportunity to vote in election
By Rosalie Nongebatu
As Solomon Islanders headed to the polls on Wednesday to vote for leaders whom they trust will lead them in the next...
World must take moral climate stand for humanity, warns Pacific expert
By Jope Tarai in Suva
The threat of rising global temperatures on Pacific ecosystems is not only a scientific analysis but a reality for many...
Fire destroys communications building at USP’s Fiji campus
By Wansolwara staff in Suva
Staff and students at the University of the South Pacific in Suva could only look on in shock after a...
FijiFirst wins Fiji election after tightly contested race – awarded 27...
By Wansolwara Staff
It’s official. FijiFirst has narrowly won the 2018 general election in Fiji, raking in 227,241 votes (50.02 percent) from 2173 stations counted...
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...
Amnesty calls on Fiji election parties, candidates to uphold human rights
By Adi Anasseini Civavonovono
Amnesty International has called on political parties and candidates to respect, fulfill and promote human rights for all after revealing that...
Student journalists gear up for Fiji election press, online coverage
By Kaelyn Dekarube in Suva
As part of their coverage of the 2018 Fiji general election this month, University of the South Pacific student journalists...
Royals talk empowerment, gender and climate advocacy with USP students
By Mereoni Mili in Suva
Meeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in person was a humbling experience this week for specially selected students from...
MASI aims to develop regional journalism with USP boost
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) plans to work closely with the University of the South Pacific journalism programme...
‘Be courageous in your quest for truth,’ journalism academic tells graduates
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
Pacific journalism academic Professor David Robie believes the media play a critical role in exposing abuses of power in a...
Pacific news journalists grapple with challenges of social media, harsh laws
BRIEFING: By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
Like it or not, social media has become part and parcel of almost everyday discussions.
Whether it’s talk about the...
Hot off the press – Wansolwara marks USP’s 50th anniversary
By Elizabeth Osifelo in Suva
The first edition of the University of the South Pacific’s student journalist training newspaper Wansolwara for the year has hit...
Fiji’s provident fund frees up $5.3m for natural disaster assistance
By Wansolwara News staff
The Fiji National Provident Fund has released $5.33 million in flood assistance funds to 6351 members in the aftermath of two...
Diabetes ‘ongoing disaster’ tops Fiji health bill at $124 million
By Adi Ana Civavonovono in Suva
The estimated financial cost and economic burden of diabetes in Fiji reached a staggering $124 million (NZ$84 million) in...
USP unveils RNZAF monument to mark campus ‘home’
By Salote Qalubau in Suva
The events of World War II and sacrifices of many have had a major impact on shaping the Pacific’s past...
NZ to give $6m boost for USPNet telecommunications upgrade
By Salote Qalubau in Suva
The New Zealand government has committed $NZ6 million ($F8.84 million) to improve the University of the South Pacific’s digital e-learning...
