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February 26, 2024
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead A former Fiji university head who was banned from returning to the country by the previous Bainimarama government has had her ban revoked. Professor Shushila Chang, a former vice-chancellor of University of Fiji (UoF) in a daring move had departed during the covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, breaching ... <a title="Fiji government revokes travel ban on former head of University of Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/fiji-government-revokes-travel-ban-on-former-head-of-university-of-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government revokes travel ban on former head of University of Fiji">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the country’s intervention at the International Court of Justice over Israel’s occupation of Palestine betrays Fiji’s legacy as peacekeepers. Paul Reichler, an attorney representing Palestine at the ICJ revealed this week that Fiji and the United States were the only nations to defend Israel’s occupation of ... <a title="Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/bainimarama-slams-fijis-support-for-israeli-occupation-of-palestine-as-disturbing/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A Fiji human rights advocacy coalition has condemned Fiji’s “profoundly troubling” stance as being one of only two countries supporting continued illegal occupation by Israel of the Palestinian territories. The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) said the occupation had been widely recognised by the international community — including the United ... <a title="Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/fiji-human-rights-group-condemns-troubling-support-for-israel-at-icj/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Pacific protesters were prominent in the 17th week of Aotearoa New Zealand solidarity demonstrations for Palestine and a ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland today. Flags of Fiji, Tonga and West Papua were featured alongside the sea of Palestinian banners and at least one group declared themselves as “Tongans ... <a title="Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel’s war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/pacific-protesters-feature-in-nz-rally-against-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel’s war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
By Karishma Kumari in Suva The University of Fiji will be offering its journalism and media studies programme at its Samabula campus from this semester. UniFiji vice-chancellor Professor Shaista Shameem said the programme started at the Saweni campus in Lautoka in 2022 with only five students and had been growing since then. She said there ... <a title="UniFiji spreads journalism, media studies courses to Samabula" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/unifiji-spreads-journalism-media-studies-courses-to-samabula/" aria-label="Read more about UniFiji spreads journalism, media studies courses to Samabula">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Keeping the Pacific nuclear-free, in line with the Rarotonga Treaty, was a recurring theme from the leaders of Tonga, Cook Islands and Samoa to New Zealand last week. The New Zealand government’s Pacific mission wrapped up on Saturday with the final leg in Samoa. Over the course of the ... <a title="Pacific wants open discussion on AUKUS to keep region ‘nuclear free’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/pacific-wants-open-discussion-on-aukus-to-keep-region-nuclear-free/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific wants open discussion on AUKUS to keep region ‘nuclear free’">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Wansolwara News The University of the South Pacific journalism programme is hosting a cohort student journalists from Australia’s Queensland University of Technology this week. Led by Professor Angela Romano, the 12 students are covering news assignments in Fiji as part of their working trip. The visitors were given a briefing by USP journalism teaching staff ... <a title="Australian student journos explore Fiji media landscape with USP team" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/australian-student-journos-explore-fiji-media-landscape-with-usp-team/" aria-label="Read more about Australian student journos explore Fiji media landscape with USP team">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2024
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum are due to appear in court today on a charge related to abuse of office, as is a former health minister Dr Neil Prakash Sharma. Fiji state broadcaster FBC reported the trio were interviewed by CID officers yesterday for allegedly failing to ... <a title="Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/07/fijis-ex-pm-bainimarama-sayed-khaiyum-charged-for-abuse-of-office/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Pacific protesters were prominent in the 17th week of Aotearoa New Zealand solidarity demonstrations for Palestine and a ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland today. Flags of Fiji, Tonga and West Papua were featured alongside the sea of Palestinian banners and at least one group declared themselves as “Tongans ... <a title="Pacific protesters feature in NZ demo against Israel’s war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/04/pacific-protesters-feature-in-nz-demo-against-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific protesters feature in NZ demo against Israel’s war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva Those spooked by the presence of a senior Central Intelligence Agency official in Fiji this week have nothing to fear. At least, this was the view of Acting Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica as he hinted at the possibility of using the CIA’s “global knowledge and expertise” in the fight against ... <a title="Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/fiji-considers-tapping-into-cia-global-knowledge-expertise-in-war-on-drugs/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on drugs">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific A Nuku’alofa business has started to sell “sparkling kava” on tap for those interested in tasting the traditional brew. Tricia Emberson and her family owned Pacific Brewing Tonga business launched the initiative at their Reload Bar in Nuku’alofa last week. The project has been a two-year ongoing project that is ... <a title="‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/sparkling-kava-on-tap-tongan-entrepreneur-adds-twist-to-tradition/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
By Kalinga Seneviratne The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Tuvalu Campus, located in the capital Funafuti, is perhaps the smallest university in the world, but it offers a distinctive service. The nation of Tuvalu comprises nine small atoll islands which have a combined population of just 11,400. The Tuvalu Campus itself is restricted to ... <a title="World’s ‘smallest university’, but Tuvalu campus has big local impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/worlds-smallest-university-but-tuvalu-campus-has-big-local-impact/" aria-label="Read more about World’s ‘smallest university’, but Tuvalu campus has big local impact">Read more</a>
