Legislative processes explained to Pacific Island MPs
China's top legislature held a seminar on Tuesday with representatives from five Pacific Island countries on the practice of democracy in legislation, policymaking and...
Fiji PM Rabuka challenges U.S and China to pursue global peace
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he challenged the United States of America and China to promote global peace.
Speaking in Parliament, Rabuka said he...
Vanuatu’s president issues ultimatum to MPs
Vanuatu's President Nikenike Vurobaravu issues an ultimatum to MPs, telling them they have until 2pm local time today to resolve the political instability that...
Fiji PM to attend COP 28 Meeting in Dubai
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed his attendance to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, next...
Time for talk over- we need to see the results: Forum SG Puna told...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has bluntly told the Seventh Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development in Suva Tuesday, that the time for...
UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasising the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to...
Sovereign rights not enough, regional cooperation needed for deep-sea mining: TIS
There needs to be a regional approach to deep-sea mining, as opposed to relying solely on the sovereign rights of individual nations, given the...
‘Vulnerable’ Pacific countries must get maximum benefit from ‘loss and damage’ fund, Australian climate...
Australia’s climate minister, Chris Bowen, says Pacific nations and other countries vulnerable to climate catastrophe should be the major beneficiaries of “loss and damage”...
PIFLM52 – Global pledges begin as Leaders endorse new Pacific Resilience Facility
A US$50 million pledge from Saudi Arabia has opened the investor search for a new US$500 million Pacific Resilience Fund (PRF) to build resilience...
Week of intense plastic treaty negotiations in Nairobi ends with a way forward
Pacific delegates who attended the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in...




















