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Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Joseph Lelang has urged Prime Minister James Marape to reject a report by the international atomic energy agency (IAEA)...
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PNG PM urged to oppose nuke wastewater release into the Pacific Ocean: Opposition leader
Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Joseph Lelang has urged Prime Minister James Marape to reject a report by the international atomic energy agency (IAEA)...
Pacific nations keep shipping fossil-free goal alive in London
Pacific nations' push for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to align the sea transportation sector to the Paris Agreement goal and keep 1.5 degrees...
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea pledge to boost trade despite perennial border woes
Indonesia pledged new aid for Papua New Guinea during a visit by President Joko Widodo to the Pacific island nation and promised to boost...
Visit by Solomon Islands leader to Beijing underscores rising China-U.S rivalry in South Pacific
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will visit China next week, highlighting the accelerating contest between Beijing and Washington for influence in the South...
Governments set to fail to plot shipping industry course for 1.5C
A campaign by climate-vulnerable Pacific islands to raise governments’ ambition on emissions-cutting for the global shipping industry looks set to fail at talks in...
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End war on nature and ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for...
Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his...
Legal challenge looms after Vanuatu speaker declares most government seats vacant
The speaker of the Vanuatu parliament has declared the seats of the Prime Minister, the Deputy prime minister and 16 other government MPs vacant.
The...
Pacific’s main newsprint supplier to close
Newspapers across the Pacific are seeking new newsprint suppliers after the 66-year-old Norske Skog paper mill in Kawerau, New Zealand unexpectedly announced it was...
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USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) regional journalism programme has penned three milestone Memorandums of Understanding that will...
UN and Fiji renew commitment to child rights
The United Nations and Fiji Government have renewed their commitment in creating a better and brighter future for every child in Fiji.
This was conveyed...
Cook Islands Parliament decriminalises homosexuality
Cook Islands Parliament has repealed provisions in its Crimes Act that criminalised homosexuality.
The Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill 2023 which, among other things, aimed...
NBC and SIBC sign MOU and pledge to extend cooperation to other MSG countries
The National Broadcasting Corporation(NBC) of PNG and its sister public broadcaster, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) today signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding...
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Flying Fijians bonus won’t come from government: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has revealed to the Flying Fijians that they’ll have a bonus based on their performance at the Rugby World...
OFC Partnership to launch It’s a Penalty Campaign
Oceania Football Confederation has partnered with It's a Penalty to launch the #KeepKidsSafe campaign in the lead-up to the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The campaign...
I don’t want to do anything fancy: Fijian Drua player Masi
Olympic gold medalist and 7s World Cup winner Iosefo Masi says he does not want to do anything fancy in his pursuit to don...
50 Years On: Tonga’s gift to Australia in the famous upset of 1973
Fifty years on from Tongan rugby’s greatest day, Wallabies legend Mark Loane can wryly find one positive from being on the receiving end.
“I got...
Fiji and New Zealand overcome Semi-final opponents to set-up final clash
Fiji have overcome Samoa in a tight contest to reach the Final of OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2023 with a 3-1 victory at HFC...
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People in Kiribati at high risk to climate crisis and multiple...
Kiribati is one of the most remote and geographically dispersed countries in the world. It is also one of the most vulnerable countries to...
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Mana Moana – Pacific Voices
Created as part of the Islands Speak series of gifted Pacific poets joined by indigenous artists to create a visual, moving, digitally enhanced offering...
Traditional Samoan medicinal plant may be as good as ibuprofen for treating inflammation, study...
A Samoan medicinal plant may be as effective as ibuprofen for treating inflammation, according to a new study that combines traditional community knowledge with...
COP26: Commit to Action, Not Words
By Sivendra Michael
As leaders prepare for the 26th Climate Change Conference in Glasgow next week, tensions mount up on the inadequate representation of Pacific...
Education
USP welcomes Professor Ahluwalia, Fiji PM acknowledges the power of one...
Staff and students of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji welcomed Vice-Chancellor and President of USP, Professor Pal Ahluwalia at Laucala...


























































