News

Access to sewer sanitation structures

Only 17 percent of all urban residential customers connected to Water Authority of Fiji’s system have access to sewered sanitation structures.

November 19, 2024 6:06 am
 

News

Fiji launches initiative to transform ageing coconut trees

A pioneering initiative to transform ageing coconut trees into valuable engineered wood products has launched in Fiji.

November 19, 2024 5:51 am
 

Business

Namena Island Resort poised to create new jobs

Ten million dollars have so far been invested in Namena Island Resort, which suffered a devastating blow when Cyclone Winston struck the island in 2016.

November 19, 2024 5:43 am
 

News

Fossil fuel treaty gains momentum

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the idea of the Fossil Fuel Treaty is gaining momentum amongst governments, businesses, and civil society and we look forward to carrying it forward to significant advances in 2025.

November 18, 2024 4:50 pm
 

News

Adaptation investment is vital: Raitzer

The Pacific region is very vulnerable to climate change, and it needs a lot of investment in adaptation.

November 18, 2024 4:35 pm
 

News

Families urged to follow visa rules

As 106 spouses and their families prepare to join their partners in Australia under the Family Accompaniment Pilot Scheme, Minister for Employment Agni Deo Singh has issued a clear warning for participants to strictly adhere to visa conditions.

November 18, 2024 4:00 pm
 

Health

Society calls for awareness of prostate cancer

Fiji Cancer Society programs officer Shweta Kapoor says there is a high survival rate for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, with early screening and detection.

November 18, 2024 3:55 pm
 

News

Deputy PM says more spent on fossil fuel subsidies than on at-risk nations

Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad says USD$7 trillion was spent by developed and developing countries on fossil fuel subsidies in 2022 – 70 times more than the unmet 2020 $100b goal and seven times what many developing countries are seeking to secure in Baku.

November 18, 2024 3:48 pm
 

News

Accessing climate finance a hurdle for Pacific states, says Prasad

Inefficient, insufficient unfair and broken is how Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad described the challenges Pacific states faced in trying to access climate finance.

November 18, 2024 3:16 pm
 

News

New scheme allows spouses to join PALM workers

Spouses of 106 Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme workers will soon be able to join their partners in Australia and, for the first time, also work alongside them.

November 18, 2024 12:50 pm
 

Climate Change

Health systems under threat from climate crisis

The vulnerability of the Pacific to climate change has sparked calls for stronger health systems that can withstand extreme weather events and rising sea levels.

November 18, 2024 12:43 pm
 

News

Australia invests $125m to power renewables in Pacific

The Australian government is partnering with Pacific nations to improve their energy security with a $125 million investment in renewables.

November 18, 2024 12:31 pm

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