A three-day state funeral has begun in Suva for Fiji's former leader Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. The capital of the South Pacific nation was brought to a standstill by thousands of well-wishers who turned ...

Trade and regional co-operation will dominate talks between the Fijian Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, and the Chief Minister, Mr Somare. Ratu Sir Kamisese arrived in Port Moresby yesterday ...

Patimaca grew up seeing traditional protocol during the leadership of the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, paramount chief of Lau. Ratu Sir Kamisese worked hard for his province and Patimaca was one ...

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When Mara Brock Akil was a little girl, she voraciously read Judy Blume. Looking back, she sees her obsession as the start of her becoming a writer. So when Akil heard that Blume was allowing her ...

A father and daughter diving duo who advocate for marine life in Sussex are featured in Sir David Attenborough’s new book. Eric Smith, 77, and Catrine Priestley, 47, are co-founders of Sussex ...

Michael O’Mara has signed Winston and the Windsors, a "meticulously researched" dual biography of Winston Churchill and the House of Windsor from "the world’s best-known royal biographer ...