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Danish Minister of UN Climate Change Conference Connie Hedegaard receives a gift from Fiji activist Leah Wickham in the Bella center of Copenhagen after the opening ceremony of the 15th session of the COP15 Climate Talks FIJI'S Leah Wickham, 24, sobbed as she pleaded with world leaders at the climate change meeting in Copenhagen to save her ...

Monday 7 December 2009, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva Regional Office, Fiji - " - CEDAW enables the full and complete development of a country through maximum participation of women on equal terms with men in all fields,' said the President of Nauru, the Hon.

Annie Goldson has been selected to screen her acclaimed documentary An Island Calling at the fourth American Historical Association Film Festival in San Diego this coming January.

FIJI Fashion Week held its grand opening Friday night at Albert Park, showcasing creations and designs of established and emerging artists in the Asia Pacific region.

The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption yesterday made an application in the Suva High court to consolidate charges against former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and Former Manager of Native Land Trust Board Kalivati Bakani.

DESPITE being the only female entrant, 10-year-old Lorraine Mulan wants to win top honours at the U10 Suva Tennis Association Championship today.

A STAY order application on the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption proceedings against former Airports Fiji Limited chief executive officer Ratu Sakiusa Tuisolia will now be heard next year.

A 14-YEAR-OLD Lautoka schoolgirl was abducted on her way home from school and allegedly raped by a man who had sought her early release from classes.

FLASHBACKS to the Cold War and its aftermath make today's Suva surreal - save the absence of any sense of real crisis.

YOUTHS of most Pacific Island countries no longer have clear rules of sexual behaviour.

Members of the Tongan community at the South Pacific Pageant in Suva, Fiji came together in an unusual show of support for their pageant queen by lying on the ground to form a walkway for her to the stage.

IN THE tatty streets of Suva there is a beguiling air of calm. Even in the dispiriting squatters' camps on the city fringe, where tens of thousands live, there is a warm ''bula!'' greeting for visitors.

STAFF at Pure Fiji in Vatuwaqa hosted the 12 contestants vying for the Miss South Pacific Pageant crown in Suva yesterday.

Former Fiji Electricity Authority boss Rokoseru Nabalarua has been appointed by the new owners of BP South West Pacific Ltd to head the proposed Fiji subsidiary of the oil business.

Fiji lacks the expertise and manpower to tackle a dengue fever outbreak. That was the revelation by Director for National Dengue Program, Simione Radakua to Heath stakeholders at the Dengue Fever workshop in Suva.

Former national netball coach Melissa Walker and her husband, Adam Bessel, waiting to appear at the magistrates court in Suva.

The following statement was issued today in Suva after the conclusion of an International Monetary Fund staff mission to Fiji: "A team led by Mr.

A case involving two former Post Fiji Limited officers was stood down for an hour after the FICAC Lawyer was asked to produce original documents in court today.

It is a chance for everyone to get a taste of the real Fiji friendliness. That is the sentiment of Miss Fiji contestant for the 2009 Miss South Pacific which is currently underway for the next two weeks at Albert Park.

Disappointment from our government at reports Fiji's interim regime has revoked broadcasting licences.