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The 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC83) reconvenes this week, and a global shipping levy remains on the table, Marshall Islands' special envoy for maritime decarbonisation says. Technical talks last week ended without consensus at the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) headquarters in London. A group of African, Caribbean, Latin American, and Pacific Island climate negotiators put forward a...

Papua New Guinea Parliament has been adjourned to 10am, 15 April 2025, to allow members to deliberate on a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape. Parliament reconvene this morning with the Speaker Job Pomat addressing all Members of Parliament on the Parliament procedures and process in dealing with its matters. There has been growing tensions and concerns regarding...

Members of about 200 Indigenous communities from Latin American and Pacific territories, including Aboriginal Australians, were taking part in an annual gathering of Indigenous peoples in Brasilia. Wearing brightly coloured traditional dress and body paint, they insisted that Indigenous leaders be given “as much of a voice and power” as world leaders at the UN COP30 conference to be held...

During the Pacific Technical Cooperation Session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) had the honour of welcoming Tuvalu's Prime Minister Feleti Teo and a distinguished Tuvaluan delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). The delegation was in Suva for a bilateral meeting with Secretary General Baron...

The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands is celebrating the long-awaited announcement of the upcoming canonisation of Blessed Peter ToRot, a lay catechist and martyr from East New Britain Province. This historic milestone will officially take place in September, as confirmed by Port Moresby Archbishop, Cardinal Sir John Ribat during a press conference held by the Catholic...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on World Health Day is calling for immediate and decisive action to ensure that every mother and every baby receives the care they deserve. WHO’s year-long campaign, “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures” urges countries to renew their commitment to ensure good-quality health care for every mother and every newborn. The maternal mortality ratio is a key indicator...

With just hours remaining before Papua New Guinea Parliament resumes to address the Vote of No Confidence (VONC), as directed by the PNG Supreme Court ruling a week ago, 82 MPs aligned with the government attended a caucus meeting Monday showing a firm show of support for their Prime Ministerial candidate. Sighted in the caucus was Gulf Governor Chris Haiveta...

The chairman of Lakapi Samoa Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says the reason behind the delay in the selection of a new Manu Samoa coach was the interview panel. Tuilaepa said that the holdup was due to the panel or committee handling the interview process of the selection. The panel is made up of people from overseas and locally. Manu Samoa will face...

By Dr Satyendra Prasad I normally avoid writing about domestic issues of countries other than my own. Such writing requires insights and depth that I cannot even pretend to have. When actions that other countries take impact on the Blue Pacific, then these issues are no longer domestic. They are fair game. Has the international environment been transformed? When President Trump took...

Twelve further factors, in addition to the direct causes, have been identified as contributing to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa, the final Court of Inquiry report has found. Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui ran aground with 75 people on board in Samoa whilst conducting a hydrographic survey of a reef on Saturday 5 October...