Tag: Fred Wesley
The Fiji Times: We need to work together in the war...
SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL: By The Fiji Times editor Fred Wesley
If there is a rise in robberies in some of Fiji's urban areas, then something...
Girmit Day – Shaping Fiji through hard work, blood, sweat and...
EDITORIAL: By The Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley
Sunday -- May 14 -- was an important date for Fiji.
It is recorded in history as a...
Pacific journalists around region mark progress but warn of new risks
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
World Press Freedom Day has been marked by journalists around the world, including the Pacific.
Launched by the United Nations...
Historic day for Fiji journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped
By Lydia Lewis and Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalists
The Fiji Parliament has voted to "kill" a draconian media law in Suva today, sending newsrooms...
Fiji’s longest active newsroom keen for ‘kicking out’ of tough media...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
The man in charge of Fiji's oldest newspaper has high hopes for press freedom in the country following the...
Sayed-Khaiyum blasts Fiji Times, CFL media – editor replies ‘doing our...
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
FijiFirst party general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum claims they are fighting The Fiji Times and Communications Fiji Ltd -- not political...
Fiji Times: Valuing democracy amid shrinking global civic spaces
EDITORIAL: By Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley
Democracy! We may differ in how we understand and value democracy. But what is the essence of democracy?
On...
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...
Fred Wesley: Our environment message needs to be in every corner...
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley
Today is a special day. On June 5 every year there is a concerted effort to promote awareness on the importance...
Newspapers claim neutrality along with right to be partisan, says Fiji...
By Nasik Swami in Suva
While insisting their right to be partisan, some newspapers still claim to be neutral or objective in Fiji, says University...