King Charles confirms arrival date in Samoa and areas closed off
The head of the Commonwealth and Britain’s monarch King Charles III will arrive in Samoa on 25 October, towards the end of the Commonwealth...
A nuclear-free Pacific under threat
By Teanau Tuiono
This is something I pondered during a recent visit to the Marshall Islands. During my time there I reflected upon their calls...
Palau election commission affirms Remengesau’s eligibility for Presidential run
Former Palauan President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr is eligible to run again for the Office of the President, according to a legal opinion from...
Regional law enforcement initiative launched amid rising maritime crimes in the Pacific
The United States and the Pacific island states have rolled out a regional initiative to boost maritime patrol and curb criminal activities around the...
GEF approves first funding related to BBNJ Agreement
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the first funding related to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, an important milestone for ensuring...
World Bank President pledges faster project approvals for Pacific
World Bank President Ajay Banga has vowed to accelerate the pace of project approvals, emphasising his commitment to speed and efficiency in addressing the...
Transformational changes needed for Pacific resilience: Cook Islands PM Brown
Cook Islands Prime Minister and former Forum Chair Mark Brown has called for transformational changes to achieve a resilient Pacific, urging Pacific leaders and...
World Bank President Ajay Banga calls for stronger partnership with Fiji and Pacific
World Bank President Ajay Banga, in a historic visit to Fiji emphasised the need for stronger partnerships with Pacific nations.
Banga’s visit, the first by...
Reinstatement of Fukushima expert panel to be discussed next year, Forum Leaders push U.S...
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will decide at the next Forum Leaders Meeting in Solomon Islands whether to reinstate the Forum Expert Panel on Fukushima,...
Tonga pulls off Pacific Islands Forum staging
Tonga has overcome predictions the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting would be marred by disorganisation or stoushes, all while living up to its 'friendly...
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Former Fiji PM Bainimarama says One Nation party shares his values
Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says the principles contained in One Nation's constitution mirror the values he stood for while leading Fiji, prompting...
Kiribati takes second Brazil jet from China
Kiribati has received the second Brazilian-built Embraer-190 aircraft promised by China in 2019 when the small Pacific country severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
The USD$55million...
The Pacific cannot reimagine the ocean without speaking to its scars
By Lisa Williams
Conversations are a big deal in the Pacific. Sometimes the hardest decisions are made without words at all, carried in the...