A team of medics hiked in the mountains for hours to take supplies to the small village of NakidaSee all our coronavirus coverageTo reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mount…
‘No one wanted to come near us’: what it’s like being pregnant amid Fiji’s Covid outbreak
As Fiji battles to contain the coronavirus, pregnant women are having to give birth in isolationFor 34-year-old Jane, being told she had tested positive for Covid-19 just a few days before giving birth was an experience she would never forget.“There we…
US blocks imports from Fiji-based vessel accused of enslaving its crew
Customs and Border Protection issued an order Wednesday to halt shipments from the tuna fishing vesselThe US has blocked imports in American ports from a Fiji-based tuna fishing vessel that is accused of enslaving crew members.On Wednesday, Customs and…
Fiji’s political turmoil: everything you need to know
An unpopular new law that critics say will remove power from landowners has triggered political and social upheavalFiji has experienced escalating political tensions over the past fortnight, with opposition politicians arrested, extra police deployed a…
Fiji’s emergency Covid-19 hotline fell silent during the rugby sevens final: we really needed this win | Sheldon Chanel
The men’s gold and women’s bronze medals meant everything to Fiji, which has the highest per-capita Covid infection rate in the worldWhen the Fijian men’s sevens team beat New Zealand to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, the entire nation ce…
Fiji’s sevens triumph is symbolic of their ‘work together, love one another’ spirit | Ben Ryan
The sunshine of successive Olympic golds will spread far and wide throughout a Pacific island community ravaged by CovidI got asked on Twitter why the Fijian players always cry when the national anthem is played. It’s true – most of the time that happe…