Lice Movono

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

The former head of Fiji's corruption watchdog says she'll fight to clear her name, after a report into her appointment was leaked on social media and to local and international media organisations. The report by a Commission of Inquiry is scathing of the process surrounding Barbara Malimali's appointment as head of the Independent Commission Against Corruption last year and the senior officials involved.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono |Doug Dingwall |Liam Fox

It started with Fiji's largest-ever drug bust, seizing more than 4 tonnes of methamphetamine estimated at $FJD2 billion ($1.37 billion) in value. More than a year after police made the record haul in the country's tourism hub Nadi, seven people stood trial last week on several drug charges stemming from the January 2024 raid. A nation grappling with a growing meth scourge watched closely, as trial witnesses gave evidence revealing the alleged methods of a transnational meth trade.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

In Fiji, witnesses in the first week of the country's biggest drug trial have given an insight into the operations of transnational criminal networks. Seven people are facing a range of drug offences over the seizure of more than four tonnes of methamphetamines in the tourist town of Nadi last year. So far the court's heard testimony that the drugs were brought into the country on a super yacht, with drop-off coordinates provided by satellite phone, under the observation of a mysterious Russian.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

Fiji's biggest drug trial is back in court in Lautoka this morning after a dramatic start to proceedings. Four of the nine people accused of importing more than four tonnes of methamphetamine pleaded guilty just before the trial was due to begin last week. Fiji's biggest drug trial is back in court in Lautoka this morning after a dramatic start to proceedings.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

Once dismissed as a novelty, the Pacific fashion scene now demands to be seen and taken seriously. Not only is it raising the profile of the region's designers and stories, it also has the potential to lead the fashion world in sustainability.