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...
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...
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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Bad weather forces Fiji to close 23 polling venues, 7852 voters...
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...