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Govt takes further step in normalizing relations with Australia
The Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said government has taken another step forward in normalizing relations with the Australian government. Speaking at the Meet & Greet Bula Dinner ball on board...
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Education Ministry works with universities
The Minister of Education Dr Mahendra Reddy said they are working with the Universities on improving quality of their programmes. Dr Reddy said universities are falling short in terms of providing...
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Fiji Higher Education Commission looks into quality concerns
The Fiji Higher Education Commission said it is the only legal institution in Fiji that is authorized to accredit tertiary institutions. The Commission Chairperson Dr Richard Wah said the Ministry of...
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School Management Association of Fiji speaks out on Education policies
The School Management Association of Fiji has spoken out against some of the Education Ministry’s policies. While speaking at the Annual Conference, President Govind Singh raised their concerns on how...
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Uphold the vision of quality education – student
A student of Sarswati College shared her views on the important role school managements play in ensuring quality education. Torika Rokotuibau who spoke at the Annual Conference of the School Management...
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Haze from fires in Indonesia and PNG affeccting CNMI
People with respiratory issues are being advised to limit their time outdoors as a thick haze from wildfires across Indonesia and Papua New Guinea is spreading throughout the Northern Marianas. The...
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Thousands displaced as Typhoon Koppu pummels northern Philippines
A woman and a teenage boy were killed in the Philippines on Sunday as Typhoon Koppu began its multiday battering of the region. The 62-year-old woman was killed when rain and strong winds brought down...
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Americans ARE shopping again…selectively
For months, we’ve been hearing that the American consumer is hibernating. They’re staying home with their wallets locked up. But it’s time to revise that thought. Americans are spending…they’re just...
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Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in U.S. airstrike, Pentagon says
The leader of an al Qaeda-linked group allegedly bent on attacking the West has been killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria, U.S. officials said Sunday. Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi...
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PNG sorcery victims recovering while torturers ‘protected’
The perpetrators of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea are yet to be arrested after an attack last month. In an interview with the Post Courier newspaper, Stella Kapipi, Marlin Nio and...
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No one believes China’s growth, but…
China just told the world that it’s economy is growing at 6.9%. Almost no one believes that. The Communist Party in China values stability above all else. The Chinese government set a target of 7%...
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Man dies suddenly after becoming ‘agitated’ on flight
Police are investigating the sudden death of a man on a flight from Portugal to Ireland and have arrested a woman allegedly found with amphetamine on the same flight. It is unclear if the two incidents...
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Charges against Chicago dad in son’s accidental gun death
A Chicago father who police say illegally bought a gun is facing charges after one of his boys accidentally killed another with the weapon. Such shootings are rare — children are about 19 times as...
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The New York Times’ bizarre story on Osama bin Laden’s death
The New York Times is the greatest newspaper in the world, so when the current cover story in the Times magazine is headlined, “What Do We Really Know about Osama bin Laden’s Death?,” readers are...
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Norwegian hunter shoots two moose — then realizes they’re in a zoo
A hunter in Norway shot dead two moose before realizing moments later that he was shooting through the fence of a zoo. The animals were in the Polar Park Arctic Wildlife Center in northern Norway,...
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Arctic ‘Doomsday Vault’ opens to retrieve vital seeds for Syria
Humanity has had to cash in on its insurance policy earlier than expected. Deep in the side of a mountain in the Arctic archipelago is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Known as the “Doomsday Vault,”...
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Vanuatu MPs get bail after weekend in jail
Eleven MPs and three lawyers in Vanuatu have been given bail after being held on conspiracy charges over the controversial pardons issued last week. The men including Parliament’s Speaker Marcellino...
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Oscar Pistorius released from prison, under house arrest
Oscar Pistorius was released from prison in South Africa Monday and placed under house arrest, Correctional Services spokesman Manelisi Wolela said. The former Olympic athlete had been in prison since...
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Human Rights Watch calls on Aust to accept Nauru-based refugees.
The deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division says Australia should accept all refugees in Nauru onto its shores. The Australian-run detention programme on Nauru has come under fire after...
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ brings down ticket booking sites
Star Wars tickets are on sale, but fans who want them should brace themselves for a long, long wait. First tickets for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” were released in the U.K. on Monday, two months...
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