Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear...
By Koroi Tadulala in Suva
The role of women in every segment of society is vital and this is slowly been reflected through more women...
Six activists detained for staging palm oil shipboard rally, says Greenpeace
By Ivany Atina Arbi in Jakarta
Six Greenpeace activists have reportedly been detained by the captain of the tanker Stolt Tenacity for staging a rally...
Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes
A look at the lives of Pacific Islanders who choose to ignore or struggle to embrace their heritage. Video: Plastic Polynesia trailer
By Leilani Sitagata
Two...
2018 Fiji elections – the ‘fake news’ catchphrase of this poll...
By Sri Krishnamurthi
“Fake News” was the catch phrase of the 2018 Fiji Elections – the second democratic elections since Commodore, now Prime Minister, Voreqe...
APEC 2018 dominated by US-China trade war – no agreement reached
Speeches made by US Vice-President Mike Pence and Chinese President Xi Jinping to the APEC delegates during the leaders summit in Port Moresby at...
‘The people have spoken’ – Fiji Times comments on a...
EDITORIAL COMMENT: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times
Yesterday marked the end of the 2018 Fiji General Election.
It marked the end of 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...
FijiFirst wins second four-year term in office in Fiji general election
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama's FijiFirst party has triumphed in the general election and will govern for a second four-year term after...
PNG governor may block Australian naval base bid on Manus
By RNZ Pacific
The governor of Papua New Guinea's Manus Province has hinted that he could obstruct Australia's bid to build a naval port on...
Fiji’s elections chief Saneem slams 4 political parties – counting on...
By Wansolwara Staff
Fiji's Supervisor of Elections has hit out at four political parties for making claims that the tabulation process for the provisional results...
Crosbie Walsh: Fiji elections still a cliffhanger, FijiFirst hanging on
ANALYSIS: By Dr Crosbie Walsh
With the final results from 1715 (79 percent) of the 2173 polling stations now counted, who will form the next...
Chinese officials kick out EMTV, foreign media from APEC events –...
By Scott Waide
Papua New Guinea’s freedoms of speech, expression and access to information were challenged yesterday when Chinese officials barred both local and non-Chinese media from attending meetings...
FijiFirst leads election polls, 772 stations yet to be counted
By Wansolwara Staff
The ruling FijiFirst party has taken a narrow lead in the Fiji general election final results today ahead of the opposition Social...
Scott Waide: How China is several moves ahead in Port Moresby
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide
In November every year, the Papua New Guinean National budget usually takes centre stage. But not this year.
This week, the 2019 budget...
Chinese President Xi’s early PNG arrival upstages APEC rivals
News headlines with the arrival of the Chinese president in Papua New Guinea for APEC. Video: EMTV News
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Ben Bohane: A tribute to the ‘grand old man’ of the...
OPM Southern Commander Bernard Mawen (right) with Commander John Koknak (left) and the Morning Star flag at the time of being interviewed by Vanuatu-based...
SODELPA leads official Fiji party tally after 527 of 2170 stations...
By Wansolwara Staff
Official poll results for the Fiji 2018 general election are trickling in slowly as the Social Democratic Liberal Party leads the race...
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...