Fijian leader rethinks its China security ties as Pacific tensions rise
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:34 am
A Fijian leader has said his nation is reconsidering security ties with China at a time that the geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are rising, media reports said.
Fiji PM's son charged with domestic violence in Australia
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Sydney/UNI: The son of Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences in Australia.
Fijian Police remove two Chinese defence attaches from Pacific Islands Forum meeting
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:43 am
Fiji: The Fijian police recently removed two Chinese defence attaches from a Pacific Islands Forum meeting where US Vice President Kamala Harris was about to address virtually.
Taiwan alleges its official was hurt by Chinese diplomats during skirmish in Fiji
Oct 21, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Taiwan's foreign ministry has alleged that Chinese diplomats injured a Taiwanese official at an event in the southern Pacific island nation of Fiji, media reports said.
Fiji confirms third case of COVID-19
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Suva/Xinhua/UNI: Fiji on Monday confirmed its third case of COVID-19 when a 27-year-old Fiji Airways attendant tested positive last Thursday.
Tropical Cyclone Sarai in Fiji leaves 1 killed, over 2,500 evacuated: Disaster Management
Dec 29, 2019, at 08:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik: An 18-year old male student marked the first fatality of tropical cyclone Sarai in Fiji, while another unidentified person sustained injured and more than 2,500 others have been evacuated across the country, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said.
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 81
Dec 26, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Suva/Xinhua: The Samoan government confirmed one more death in the island nation's measles epidemic on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 81 since the measles outbreak started in mid-October.
May 17, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, May 17 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saw the frontline of “the battle against climate change” for himself on Thursday, by taking to the tropical waters of the South Pacific off the coast of Fiji, on a solar-powered boat.
May 17, 2019, at 08:46 am
New York, May 17 (IBNS): Fiji’s strong traditions of community and social responsibility, and its “symbiotic relationship” with its surroundings, has made its people “natural global leaders on climate and the environment”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the nation’s Parliament on Thursday.
Fiji: A darker side of paradise, says Amnesty International
Dec 05, 2016, at 09:44 pm
Suva, Dec 5 (IBNS): Under the military’s dominance, the Pacific island nation of Fiji has seen an ingrained culture of torture take root among its security forces, a new Amnesty International report says on Monday.
Fiji: UN warns of flooding as cyclone-battered country braces for another storm
Apr 07, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, Apr 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Less than two months after Tropical Cyclone Winston cut a path of destruction across Fiji, the country is bracing for the impact of another storm, the United Nations relief aid office said on Wednesday.
Fiji and UN appeal for $38 million to relieve 'catastrophic loss' after Cyclone Winston
Mar 05, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Government of Fiji and the United Nations on Friday launched an appeal for $38.6 million in critical emergency relief to 350,000 people in need after Cyclone Winston's fury left the island nation “a loss of catastrophic proportions.â€
Fiji: UNICEF steps up response as 'full picture' of Cyclone Winston's impact becomes clearer
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:15 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)As the full picture of the worst cyclone ever to hit Fiji becomes more apparent, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that up to 120,000 children across the county may be badly affected.