Author: TMC Palau

[Source: File] Yasawa Women’s preparations for the Royal Tea Ranadi Championship final have been far from straightforward, but head coach and prop Tuliana Ragadi believes the challenges faced along the way have brought the team closer together. The finalists booked their place in Friday’s decider with a commanding 90-17 victory over the Northern Bulls; however, Ragadi says the journey from the quarter-finals has tested the squad. “Our preparations from the quarterfinal until now haven’t been easy, but we have weathered it together as a team and we have one more giant ahead of us this Friday.” Despite the emphatic semi-final…

Samoa has a gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after 18-year-old weightlifter Seine Stowers won the women’s 77kg category overnight.She lifted a Games record 107kg in the snatch, and 130kg in the clean-and-jerk, for a Games record total of 237.The silver medal went to England’s Isabella Brown, who lifted a total of 229 kg, and bronze went to Wales’ Laura Hughes, with a total lift of 224kg.It is Samoa’s second medal of the Glasgow Games, with a silver, also in weightliting, to John Tafi earlier in the week.Another Samoan weightlifter, Emmanuel Shalom Palota Ulimasao, came sixth in the men’s…

[Photo: FILE] Fiji’s recycling sector would soon play a bigger role in the country’s waste management future, with private sector companies such as the South Pacific Waste Recyclers playing a critical role in Fiji’s waste management. Speaking at the company’s 15th anniversary celebration, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Lynda Tabuya, said businesses like the SPWR will be central to expanding recycling opportunities and building new markets for recyclable materials. “Your role will become even more important as Fiji expands recycling opportunities, strengthens Extended Producer Responsibility schemes, and creates new markets for recyclable materials.” The Minister noted that waste…

Recent developments surrounding Papua New Guinea’s entry into Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) through the PNG Chiefs have generated understandable excitement. For many Papua New Guineans, the announcement confirms what has long been obvious: rugby league is not merely a sport in PNG; it is part of the country’s social fabric. Yet the Chiefs project is about more than sport. The scale of investment, the involvement of both governments and the strategic context in which the deal emerged demonstrate that PNG’s NRL entry should be understood as both a nation-building project and an exercise in regional diplomacy. Rugby league was…

[Photo: TAINA BASIYALO] For Fiji’s lone female boxer at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Jasmine Daunakamakama, every punch thrown inside the ring is another step towards a dream she has carried since she was just 10 years old. The 57kg boxer etched her name into Fiji’s sporting history after defeating her opponent via a split decision to book a place in the semifinals, guaranteeing herself at least a bronze medal. It is a landmark achievement for Daunakamakama, who is also Fiji’s first female boxer to compete at the Commonwealth Games. The emotional victory was years in the making, and as the…

FWCC coordinator Shamima Ali. [Photo: FILE] The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says gender-based violence is evolving, with technology, artificial intelligence and drugs contributing to new forms of abuse against women, children and other vulnerable groups. FWCC coordinator Shamima Ali says while physical, emotional and sexual violence remain widespread, technology-facilitated abuse is becoming an increasing concern as digital platforms expand and become more accessible. She says the growing drug problem is also contributing to the severity of violence experienced by survivors. Ali says the Centre continues to receive cases involving domestic violence, marital rape and online abuse, highlighting the changing nature…

Overview: Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister François Chihchung Wu is warning that any conflict over Taiwan would have far-reaching consequences across the Pacific, disrupting regional security, global trade and stability. Speaking to Pacific journalists in Taipei, Wu urged the international community to help preserve peace and maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. TAIPEI, 27 JULY 2026 (GUAM PACIFIC DAILY NEWS) — Taiwan’s deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs François Chihchung Wu said that should China try to take Taiwan, war would be bad for the entire Pacific region.  Wu spoke to media from the Pacific on 30 June and talked…

Nauru has a second medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, adding to the Pacific Islands medal haul at the event.Femily-Crystie Notte, 17, claimed a bronze medal on Tuesday night in the women’s 63kg category in weightlifting.Notte lifted 100kg in the snatch and 116 in the clean-and-jerk.The gold went to Canada’s Maude Charron with a Games record total of 232kg, while England’s Sarah Davies Smale took silver.The top four lifters all surpassed the previous Commonwealth Games record.”Since joining the Commonwealth Games in 1990, Naoero has proudly upheld a tradition of winning medals on the Commonwealth stage,” the Naoero Weightlifting Federation wrote…

Person with a leg amputation The Hope Centre Fiji says 80 percent of its patients receiving prosthetic support are diabetic, with many coming from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. Chair Sanjit Patel says patients often face significant physical and emotional challenges after amputation, with many relying on family members for daily support. He says financial hardship makes recovery and long-term care more difficult for patients and their families. Patel adds that many patients seeking prosthetic support come from vulnerable backgrounds, with poor diabetes management contributing to complications that often result inamputation. “Unfortunately, they eat unhealthy food or cheap food, which is obviously…

Sun Insurance has described Mohammed Nouzab Fareed as a consultant in a new market announcement, despite previously announcing his appointment as Chief Transformation Officer in 2025. The clarification comes just days after Fareed was found guilty on two counts of indecent assault by the Suva Magistrates Court. In a market announcement, Sun Insurance said Fareed had been engaged as Chief Transformation Consultant for a 20-month assignment, which has now concluded. The company said the assignment had been successfully completed and acknowledged what it described as Fareed’s “sterling work” in achieving the objectives set for him.Article continues after advertisement However, the…