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STRENGTHENING Pacific voices, both internationally and at home, is key to advancing the Pacific Islands Forum’s (PIFS) p...
23/12/2025

STRENGTHENING Pacific voices, both internationally and at home, is key to advancing the Pacific Islands Forum’s (PIFS) priorities and ensuring community impact.

Mechanisms to identify and support Pacific representation in international organisations are being established to boost advocacy and influence.

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FIJIAN and Nepalese troops have returned home as the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) winds down after...
23/12/2025

FIJIAN and Nepalese troops have returned home as the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) winds down after 22 years of operation.

The final 156 Fiji soldiers to serve with UNAMI marched through the capital, Suva, after their return from Iraq and were reviewed by the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, at Albert Park.

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TAIWAN has started to strengthen Pacific alliances ahead of the regional leaders’ meeting scheduled for 2026.After a vis...
23/12/2025

TAIWAN has started to strengthen Pacific alliances ahead of the regional leaders’ meeting scheduled for 2026.

After a visit early this month, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Chia-lung, said he saw impressive advancement the bilateral partnership with Palau.

And Taiwan said the visit underscored its commitment to enhancing economic and trade ties with one of its three Pacific allies.

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23/12/2025

𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐪𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧.

THE United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially confirmed that kava is a conventional food under fed...
23/12/2025

THE United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially confirmed that kava is a conventional food under federal law.

This acknowledgment marks a pivotal moment in the understanding of kava, which has been mired in controversy in the US and Europe ever since exports began in the early 1990s.

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THE United States has been urged to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific countries and extend duty-free treatmen...
23/12/2025

THE United States has been urged to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain goods imported from the region.

Congressman Ed Case of Hawaii said Washington needed strengthen its economic diplomacy with island countries to protect its regional posture.

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THE shortage of skilled personnel, infrastructure constraints and complex landownership systems have been identified as ...
23/12/2025

THE shortage of skilled personnel, infrastructure constraints and complex landownership systems have been identified as barriers to doing business for Japanese companies in the Pacific.

Fortience Consulting observed that often due to outmigration, high power costs, and undeveloped transport systems as some of the contributors to the difficulties of doing business.

Discover the full story and insights in our latest issue: https://shorturl.at/7rVra

TONGA’S recent elections have had little impact on the world outside the Pacific’s remaining kingdom.For 150 years, the ...
22/12/2025

TONGA’S recent elections have had little impact on the world outside the Pacific’s remaining kingdom.

For 150 years, the Friendly Islands—a term coined by the British navigator Captain James Cook—have maintained control and sovereignty without external interference. Its status has transitioned from monarchy, to British protected state, to experimental constitutional democracy.

Discover the full story and insights in our latest issue: https://shorturl.at/hfnfO

THE Pacific Islands Forum is positioning itself to influence upcoming COP negotiations through strategic partnerships an...
19/12/2025

THE Pacific Islands Forum is positioning itself to influence upcoming COP negotiations through strategic partnerships and strengthened regional representation.

Australia’s role in securing COP31 offers the Pacific a strong platform to push climate, ocean nexus, and transition priorities, with detailed negotiation plans expected early 2026.

Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa, expressed gratitude for Australia’s support despite the Pacific not hosting COP31 directly.

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SINCE 2001, the association Moruroa e Tatou has brought together former Mā’ohi workers who staffed the nuclear test site...
19/12/2025

SINCE 2001, the association Moruroa e Tatou has brought together former Mā’ohi workers who staffed the nuclear test sites in Mā’ohi Nui (French Polynesia), as France conducted 193 atmospheric and underground tests on Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls.

Today, the nuclear workers and military personnel who staffed the test sites during the 20th Century are ageing and dying. But in a country still grappling with environmental damage and significant levels of thyroid cancer and other illnesses, a new generation has stepped up to continue their elders’ quest for recognition and compensation.

Discover the full story and insights in our latest issue: https://shorturl.at/7DaB7

FIJI and the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) have signed a Host Country Agreement, paving the way for...
19/12/2025

FIJI and the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) have signed a Host Country Agreement, paving the way for PCRIC to officially operate from Fiji.

The signing ceremony brought together Fiji’s Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, and PCRIC Chief Executive Officer, Aholotu Palu, in a show of regional solidarity and commitment to addressing the growing impact of natural disasters.

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THE signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative- Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems for ...
18/12/2025

THE signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative- Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems for Community Resilience marks a collective effort to strengthen ocean resilience and community well-being across the Pacific.

The Initiative was signed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

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Islands Business is the flagship publication of Front Page Limited, a totally Fiji-owned company which acquired office and web-based assets of the former Islands Business International, in a formal agreement in April 2014. Established more than 30 years ago, Islands Business International was the premier publishing group in the Pacific Islands region.

As part of the assets ownership transfer, Front Page Limited also acquired all rights to brand names for all publications formerly owned by Islands Business International, including for the news and current affairs-focused Islands Business magazine and the travel publication, Discover Fiji. Front Page Limited also entered into agreement with Solomon Airlines to continue publishing the airline’s in-flight magazine.

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