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Former Papua New Guinea Prime minister Peter O’Neill says the planned motion of no confidence against his successor James Marape should be allowed to proceed next week as required in the Constitution. “There is nothing to be fearful of. Let the motion proceed,” O’Neill said in a statement. “The Constitution supports a proper vote when our country has no faith in...

Transformative Climate Finance investment that help Pacific countries implement measures to counter the adverse impacts of climate change should be scalable, contextual, flexible, predictable, innovative and demand-driven. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, made the call when he addressed delegates at the fourth Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference (POPCCC) at the National University of...

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will delay a voting reform in New Caledonia that the Indigenous Kanak people on the French-ruled Pacific islands say would dilute their votes and undermine their struggle for independence. Speaking on Thursday in New Caledonia’s capital, Noumea, after meeting local political leaders, Macron said his ultimate aim still was to sign the measure into...

Russia on Thursday urged French authorities to refrain from unjustified use of violence against protesters in New Caledonia. “We call on Paris to ensure respect for the rights and freedoms of the indigenous population of New Caledonia and other overseas territories under its control, and to meet all the high demands that Paris makes to other countries, which, by the...

Qantas and Jetstar are looking to move in on Australia-Vanuatu services following the collapse of flag carrier Air Vanuatu. The Flying Kangaroo has applied for 1,798 seats per week in each direction for five years, with plans to start Qantas services in August and Jetstar services in October. The move will put Qantas in competition with Virgin Australia, currently the only...

By Dr Satyendra Prasad, Climate Lead – Abt Global and Fiji’s Former Ambassador to the UN Next week, the United Nations will hold one of its largest ever international conferences on small island developing states. This will be held in the beautiful and one of the most climate vulnerable island state of Antigua and Barbuda. The 4th International Conference on Small...

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 and WXV 3 2024 qualification will be up for grabs when the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship gets underway in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday. Samoa head into the tournament as defending champions having edged Fiji to last year’s title, Cassie Siataga scoring all of her side’s points in a 19-18 victory in the decisive match. Manusina will...

President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. The unrest was sparked by anger among Indigenous Kanak people over constitutional changes backed by Paris that would give voting rights...

By Kishti Sen & Tom Kenny, International Economist & Senior International Economist, ANZ Fiji’s swift rebound from the pandemic-induced downturn has been impressive. The economy is doing better than it was in 2019 with tourism leading the rebound. Visitor arrivals in 2022 exceeded most expectations and last year inbound demand surged past the record arrivals of 2019. "Pent-up international travel demand...

The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) strongly supports the new advisory opinion published by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which for the first time at a global level defines the legal obligations of states to act on climate change to protect marine ecosystems. These obligations arise under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea,...