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Fijians go to the polls in December
Fijians will go to the polls to choose their next government on December 14.
Weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season
Fiji's weather office predicts that up to seven tropical cyclones may affect several Pacific countries in the coming cyclone season and up to four of them may be severe.
Canberra strengthens military bond with Fiji
Australian and Fijian military movements between the two countries will increase and be made easier by an agreement signed in Fiji.
Pacific ministers endorse Fiji camp as disaster relief depot
Pacific countries have officially agreed to use the Fijian Military's Blackrock Camp as a regional humanitarian relief depot.
Disaster management a priority, Fiji minister tells summit
Fiji Cabinet Minister Inia Seruiratu says disaster management will remain a priority for the region "in the decades to come."
New Pacific regional strategy to launch at leaders summit
A new Pacific regional strategy will be a major goal at this week's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, in Fiji.
Flotilla challenges leaders to support Vanuatu's climate change bid
Pacific youth formed a flotilla off the coast of Suva to build support for Vanuatu's climate change case at the International Court of Justice.
Pacific Islands Forum rift mended in Suva
Pacific Islands Forum leaders reach an initial consensus on a way back into the fold for Micronesia.
Pacific leaders discuss Micronesia and China
Regional stability and security and the China's economic and security deal will be on the agenda when some Pacific leaders meet in Fiji, a Micronesian head of the Pacific's regional political body…
Fiji's Court of Appeal rules Russian luxury yacht will stay in Fiji
Fiji's Court of Appeal has ruled that the Russian luxury yacht Amadea, seized by the US government but docked in western Fiji, will stay in the country for at least another month.
US Govt free to remove luxury yacht after appeal to Fiji High Court fails
The United States government can now remove the Amadea a $US325 million luxury yacht owned by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, currently docked in Fiji.
US govt seizes oligarch's superyacht anchored in Fiji
The United States government is now in control of the $300 million superyacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.
Malolo developers given huge fine by Fiji court
A landmark case in Fiji today as the High Court in its capital Suva issued what is the country's first environmental crime sentence. Controversial Chinese Resort Development company Freesoul…
Fiji-NZ military cooperation vital to protecting the Pacific
Proposed Fiji-New Zealand military cooperation vital to Pacific security
US announces deeper engagement strategy to match China in the Pacific
The United States insists it is a Pacific nation and has unveiled a raft of new strategies to better engage with other nations in the Region.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken arrives in Fiji
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has arrived in Fiji, the most senior ranking United States government official to visit Fiji in almost four decades.
There's a threat deadlier than Covid-19, Fijians warned
At least 70 percent of Fijians who had Covid-19 when they died were also suffering from a chronic disease, health authorities said.
Covid-19: Schools reopen amid third wave in Fiji
Schools in Fiji - closed since April last year - have reopened this week despite a worsening third wave of the coronavirus in the country.
Fiji rebuilds after tsunami damage
Rebuilding has started on islands in Fiji affected by volcanic eruptions in neighbouring Tonga and the ensuing tsunami.
Fiji govt criticised as PM undergoes surgery in Australia
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is recovering from cardiovascular surgery in Melbourne, Australia and is not expected back at work until the end of February, the government said last night.
Pacific feels effects of Tongan tsunami
Waves generated by a volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday have affected several Pacific island nations including New Zealand and Australia.
Fiji begins massive clean up after Cyclone Cody
Fiji today began nationwide work to return 4000 people to their homes and to clean up the flood damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Cody.
Cody moves on but flood risk remains for Fijians
Tropical Cyclone Cody is slowly moving away from Fiji but emergency management authorities say lingering heavy rain continues to create high risk for the country amid a third wave of the coronavirus.
One dead as Fiji prepares for cyclone
A man has drowned in Fiji while attempting to cross a flooded river as bad weather associated with a tropical depression continues to slam parts of Fiji.
Fiji ramps up Covid-19 protocols amid case spike
Travellers to Fiji must now produce a negative PCR test 48 hours before departure to Nadi Airport, Fiji's government has said.