Cook Islands grapples with highest childhood obesity rates in the world
Cook Islands has the highest childhood obesity rate, with over 30 percent of children having obesity, a recent study on worldwide trends in underweight...
Bill to fund U.S Government includes money to counter China in Pacific
U.S congressional negotiators released a bill Sunday that would fund key parts of the government through the rest of the fiscal year, which began...
Will Marshall Islands sign the TPNW nuclear ban treaty?
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
The two teams lined up face to face. Students from the College of Marshall Islands (CMI) and the...
RMI President questions U.S commitment on COFA funding
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Republic of Marshall Islands President, Hilda Heine, has questioned whether the Marshalls have reached a crossroads in...
Fiji’s President Katonivere sets progressive agenda in opening address to Parliament
Fiji’s President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere opened the 2024 Sessions of Parliament Monday with a call for unity and progress, emphasising the importance of representing...
“When are we going back?” – nuclear displacement in the Marshall Islands
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Gina Langinbelik Anuntak is a student at the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI). She’s President of the...
Forum SG Puna urges global action on nuclear legacy issues at RMI Nuclear Victims...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna Friday delivers heartfelt remarks at the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day, emphasising the...
Fiji celebrates World Seagrass Day: Urgent call for action to safeguard vital ocean ecosystems
On Friday, 01 March, World Seagrass Day was celebrated in the capital of Fiji to emphasise the critical role of seagrass ecosystems in sustaining...
Tuvalu’s new PM says democracy and loyalty are reasons for preferring Taiwan over Beijing
The new prime minister in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu said on Friday his country shares democratic values with Taiwan and reaffirmed that...
Impasse on Pacific nation agreement exposes ‘fundamentally unfair’ finances
U.S agreements with Pacific islands are set to expire this year and Hawaii’s congressional delegation is urging action.
An impasse has exposed Hawaii’s financial burden...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...