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Fiji to sell climate-change 'green' bonds

Fiji will issue a $50m "green" bond in the coming weeks to help combat the effects of global climate change, the first developing country to do so, its prime minister has said.
Business • 19 Oct 17

Fiji cyclone death toll mounts, clean-up under way

Fiji has begun a massive clean-up after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation, killing 29 people.
News • 22 Feb 16

Fiji storm kills five and destroys villages

Downed power lines and flooding are hampering relief efforts in Fiji after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation.
News • 21 Feb 16

Fiji declares curfew as cyclone approaches

Fiji declared a nationwide curfew today, as airlines suspended flights and the prime minister warned people to seek refuge from a cyclone that could prove to be the Pacific island nation's most powerful on record.
News • 20 Feb 16

Fiji to remove Union Jack from flag

Fiji will remove the Union Jack from its flag and replace it with a design that symbolises the Pacific nation, not former colonial power Britain, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said this morning.
News • 03 Feb 15

Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Evan batters Fiji

More than 3,500 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters in Fiji as the biggest cyclone in 20 years swept across the Pacific island nation.
News • 17 Dec 12

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