Tag: Editorials
Sunday Samoan: Sex crimes, truth and pride in Samoa
By the Samoa Observer Editorial Board
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi’s insistence on telling the media how to do its job is unnecessary....
New Philippine law gives ‘more teeth’ in anti-terror fight but lacks...
OPINION: SunStar editorial in Cebu
So it goes. Nineteen senators in the Philippines Senate have approved on the third and final reading of Senate Bill...
‘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...
Urgent call for help on Kadavu island after Keni’s Fiji devastation
By Vilimaina Naqelevuki in Suva
A resort owner on Kadavu has called on Fijians to urgently assist those on the island after the devastation caused...
Matangi Tonga condemns state for ‘annihilating’ public broadcasting
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Matangi Tonga has hit-out at what it says are attempts by the government to take over and “muzzle” the Tonga Broadcasting...
Mata’afa Keni Lesa: Don’t forget customary land, West Papua issues
OPINION: By Mata'afa Keni Lesa, editor of the Samoa Observer
On Friday, the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting -- and all other related meetings...
Tackling two sides of the Samoa story – it’s more than...
By Marj Moore in an editorial in today's Samoa Observer.
TWO SIDES TO THE STORY
There are always (at least) two sides to a story.
And one...
Dan McGarry: Freedom of speech comes with responsibility
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Julian Ligo recently published an online piece purporting to tell the "real" story down at the wharf, in which...
Prepared? Yes, but devastation of Winston was overwhelming
As aid has started to flow to parts of Fiji left devastated by severe tropical cyclone Winston, the Fiji Times chief editor says that...
Koro’s nightmare – no chance for the people against Winston’s fury
When help finally arrived on Koro Island and the media flew in to bear witness, the scenes were of total devastation.
The sign pointing to...
Fiji Times praises resilience of people in face of Winston’s ‘shocking,...
Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley today praised the people of Fiji for their resilience and courage after severe tropical cyclone Winston punished the country...
Caretaker PM slams Vanuatu Daily Post for outspoken airport editorial
From Pacific Media Watch
Vanuatu’s caretaker government has attacked the Vanuatu Daily Post for an outspoken editorial in Wednesday’s edition, entitled “The price of politics”,...
Democracy Now! and the Bernie Sanders US revolution
From Democracy Now
With just weeks to go, polls show Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is edging ahead of front-runner Hillary Clinton in the primary season’s...