Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji.

Sitiveni Rabuka has been sworn in as Fiji’s prime minister more than two decades after the former military commander first held the office in a term lasting nearly seven years.

An international group that monitored Fiji’s general election this week says it didn’t observe any voting irregularities and the process was transparent and credible.

The United States has won a legal battle to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation.

China has fallen short on its bold plan for 10 Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries.

A judge in Fiji is due to rule Tuesday on whether U.S. authorities can seize the luxurious superyacht Amadea — worth some $325 million — which has been stopped from leaving the South Pacific nation because of its links to Russia.

Authorities fear for the lives of five crew members who leapt from their fishing boat near Fiji earlier this week after alleged violence on board.

The military and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital amid concerns of a growing coronavirus outbreak.

In this photo provided by Sandy Price, Price and her husband, Pal Ahluwalia, pose for a photo in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Ahluwalia, the leader of the University of the South Pacific, and his wife were asleep Wednesday at their Fiji home when a ruckus outside awoke them near midnight. (Sandy Price via AP)WELLINGTON – The leader of the University of the South Pacific and his wife were asleep at their Fiji home when a ruckus awoke them around midnight. Now, he's at the center of a bitter dispute threatening to tear apart South Pacific regional relationships. By shaking up the university, Ahluwalia found himself in conflict with other administrators, some of whom have deep ties with Fiji's government.

TAIPEI – China and Taiwan traded accusations Monday over a violent altercation that broke out between Chinese diplomats and Taiwan government employees at a recent Taiwan National Day reception in Fiji. One of the Chinese diplomats also was injured. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the Chinese embassy in Fiji’s staff‘s actions which severely violates rule of law and norms of civilized behavior,” said Ou. China's embassy in Fiji said in a statement released Monday that Taiwan's account was “inconsistent with the facts." The National Day event in Suva, the Fiji capital, was hosted by the Taipei Trade Office.