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2022 FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING OUTCOMES
The 2022 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) was convened on 11-12 August 2022. The meeting was chaired by Johnny Koanapo Rasou, Minister for Finance...
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2022 FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING OUTCOMES
The 2022 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) was convened on 11-12 August 2022. The meeting was chaired by Johnny Koanapo Rasou, Minister for Finance...
Relationship between Pacific countries and development partners must be watertight: Vanuatu Finance Minister
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
The geo-strategic competition intensifying in the Pacific region requires a reset in relationships that does not jeopardise diplomatic...
Vanuatu releases a world leading NDC to the Climate Change Paris Agreement
Vanuatu, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries, has today submitted one of the world’s most ambitious nationally determined contribution (NDC) commitments to...
Proposal to develop a regional climate finance strategy
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
A proposal to develop a regional climate finance strategy has been put forward to the Forum Economic Ministers...
Island economies dealing with economic brunt of global trends
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
Pacific economies are still struggling to recover from the burdens brought forth by COVID19 and record positive economic...
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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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Pacific Media told to be bold in their reporting: Forum SG
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna has issued a challenge to the Pacific media to be bold...
Statement by Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna on the UNGA resolution recognising...
I join the chorus of international support for the landmark resolution recognising the right to access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as...
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Wale lashes out at SIBC control
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has lashed out at the Prime Minister’s decision to remove the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as a...
SIBC to air news supporting government only
Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet has ordered Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) to do self-censorship on its news and programmes.
This means SIBC is...
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ONOC Digest – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
ONOC is delivering this Digest in partnership with The Reporters’ Academy and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).
OCEANIA’S DAY AT THE GAMES -...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and FIFA put climate partnership into action
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and FIFA have jointly launched a 12-month plan to implement the climate change partnership they signed in April...
ONOC Digest – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
ONOC is delivering this Digest in partnership with The Reporters’ Academy and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).
Endurance and Resilience: Pacific Island Multi-Event Athletes...
ONOC Digest – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
ONOC is delivering this Digest in partnership with The Reporters’ Academy and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).
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MSG Prime Minister’s Cup kicks off on 17 September
After a lapse of many years, the Melanesian Football Cup, now dubbed the MSG Prime Ministers Cup, will be held in Vanuatu from 17-30...
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Marshall Islands sees first Covid-19 spread
The Marshall Islands lost its Covid-free status Monday when tests confirmed six positive cases in the capital, the first known community transmission since the...
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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...
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USP Council to decide: Fiji Economy Minister
Fijian Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is now up to the University of the South Pacific’s Council (USP) to investigate the alleged...
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