Tag: Baron Waqa
Baron Waqa ‘more than able’ to lead Pacific Islands Forum, says...
RNZ Pacific
The new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, is "well equipped" for the role, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says.
Waqa, a...
Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an...
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of 1News
The appointment of Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, to head the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next...
Baron Waqa reelected in Nauru polls but Aiwo voting continues
Voting in Nauru's election continued today in the one remaining constituency of Aiwo with the incumbent President Baron Divavesi Waqa reelected decisively.
Both he and...
No Nauru election visa for SBS journalist despite presidential handshake
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
SBS World News has not been granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election this weekend, despite a direct...