Not long after arriving in Suva, I was waiting at a crowded bus stop, idly watching chattering school kids in their colourful uniforms....

I regret I've only recently discovered Semisi Maya. When researching my fifth Fiji Islands Mystery, I came across St Elizabeth's Home in...

What prompted your interest in Fiji or the South Pacific islands in general? A friend from the University of the South Pacific (USP) in...

The art of patterned cloth-making Cook so admired 250 years ago is still practised widely and highly prized.

Many of you will want to know what Covid-19 is up to now in these beautiful islands.

Cyclone Yasa Four years ago, I reported here about Fiji's recovery from 2016's Cyclone Winston, the most devastating cyclone in Fiji's...

I was thrilled and a bit awed when Sisters in Crime Australia (SICA) invited me to write a blog post about the setting for my...

An easy recipe and a glorious Christmas chorus... I'm a sentimental traditionalist when it comes to Christmas food, particularly...

Today I don't intend to analyse or discuss the current challenges facing Fiji. I simply want to congratulate...

Many visitors to Fiji are curious about the origin of the current large population of ethnic Indians (around 37 percent) in the middle...

Three months ago I reported Fiji had 16 confirmed Covid-19 cases, all traced to two sources. There had been no deaths. Three months later, a

Mammals of Fiji 1. How many native land-mammal species does Fiji have? 2. These species all belong to one mammal class. Any guesses?

How much fresh fish do you eat in a year? I know I don't eat nearly as much as coastal Fijians. The most recent survey I can find

When I posted a month ago, no cases of Covid-19 had been identified in Fiji. Inevitably, this has changed. There are now 16 confirmed cases

The CoVid-19 pandemic is now demonstrating the meaning of "going viral" around the globe and has certainly overtaken the global media.

it may come as a surprise that Fiji's most world-famous, most successful and most enduring sports star is the golfer, Vijay Singh, nicknamed

Since the disastrous bush fires in Australia are headline news around the world, I have been touched by emails from readers...

Christmas in Fiji In the scatter of islands which make up Fiji, the indigenous Fijian majority share a deep Christian faith, so Christmas...

The Hindu festival of Diwali ended in Fiji a week ago. What is the principal ingredient of the mouth-watering sweets made, given and...

Three official languages Fiji has a population of about 900,000 spread over 300 islands, yet has three official languages: Fijian, Fijian...