Tuvalu calls for deep sea mining precautionary pause at ISA conference in Jamaica
Tuvalu and other nations have joined the call for a precautionary pause on deep sea mining at the 29th International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly...
Pacific ministers grapple with rising debt amid climate crisis
Pacific Finance Ministers face tough choices between long-term development, resilience planning and immediate climate disaster responses.
According to Fiji deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister...
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown calls for stronger Pacific borders
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has urged regional customs agencies to innovate and collaborate across the Oceania region at the 26th Annual Oceania...
Vanuatu pushes ICC to recognise ecocide as international crime
Vanuatu's Permanent Representative to the UN, Odo Tevi, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include ecocide as a fifth international crime...
Former Samoa AG’s case dismissed
The former Samoa Attorney General, Savalenoa Mareva Betham Annandale has been ordered to pay WST$5,000 (US$1,803) to Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as her...
Pacific Economies at a crossroads: FEOM Chair calls for unity
“We gather here in Suva, at a pivotal juncture,” declared Tongan Kilisitina Tuaimei’api, the Chair of the 2024 Forum Economic Officials Meeting (FEOM).
Her words...
Vanuatu fights for marine protection at pivotal UN deep-sea mining meeting
Vanuatu has taken a leading role in a bloc of nations fighting to keep marine environment protection on the main agenda of the UN...
Solomon Islands government reaffirms the One China principle
The Solomon Islands Government of National Unity and Transformation(GNUT) has reaffirmed its commitment to the One-China Principle.
The Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, reiterated his government’s...
Commonwealth chief dismisses The Telegraph’s report on Samoa’s ‘musty linens’ for King Charles
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has dismissed comments regarding the state of a beachside resort in Samoa that will host the King Charles during Commonwealth Heads...
Australia confident of hosting UN climate summit
The Australian Federal Government is increasingly confident its bid to host the world's most important climate change negotiations in 2026 will be successful.
Labor announced...
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Aust PM to host series of Pacific leaders’ meetings in Queensland
After returning from Fiji and the Solomon Islands and signing historic agreements with Fiji and Vanuatu, Prime Minister Albanese will host Pacific leaders from...
CROP heads discuss 2050 strategy, energy crisis and COP31 preparations
The 66th Heads of Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) Meeting convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on Tuesday, focusing on...
Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the...