SUVA, FIJI -- Though it has been more than 15 years since Korovou Vakaloloma built a traditional Fijian canoe, he does not need to refer to any blueprints. ''It's all right here, eh,'' he said with a laugh, pointing at his head and continuing to sand the boat's mahogany hull. Mr. Vakaloloma, 61, who is from the island of Ogea in the southern Lau...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Fiji's military rulers on Saturday officially lifted a state of martial law that has been in place since 2009, setting the stage for public deliberations on a new constitution and a promised return to democratic elections within the next two years. However, even as the lifting of martial law was being praised in the capital,...
WELLINGTON -- Any chance Samoa had of slipping under the radar at the Rugby World Cup went up in smoke the moment it defeated Australia last month. Despite being drawn in the most competitive pool -- alongside South Africa, Wales, Fiji and Namibia -- for the tournament in New Zealand, Samoa has its best chance in years of reaching the...
Fiji er et land beliggende i Oceanien i det sydlige Stillehav, cirka to tredjedele af vejen fra Hawaii til New Zealand. Landet består af 9 større øer samt 300 mindre øer og atoller af vulkansk eller koral oprindelse. Af disse er kun de 100 beboet. Øgruppen er beliggende i Melanesien mellem Vanuatu i vest og Tonga i øst, omkring 5 grader nord for krebsens vendekreds. Landets største øer (der overvejende er af vulkansk oprindelse) er Viti Levu (hvor hovedstaden ligger) og Vanua Levu. Landskabet er generelt bjergfuldt. Klimaet er tropisk regnfuldt, omend modereret af havets indflydelse og den frugtbare jord i lavlandet muliggør dyrkningen af sukkerrør og kopra. Havet er truet af overfiskning samt forurening fra byerne. Vandmiljøet er truet af intensivt fiskeri og af forureningen i kystområderne. Landet er endvidere præget af afskovning. Fold ud