Cook Islands government urges energy conservation amid global fuel crisis
The Cook Islands government is urging residents and visitors to conserve energy amid a coordinated response to global fuel supply pressure.
In a statement issued...
Japan to help Pacific island nations create payment processor
The Japanese Finance Ministry will help create a framework for handling international remittances in Pacific Island nations and territories as major banks that process...
Fiji Assistant Foreign Minister breaks rank, Opposes Vuda waste to energy project
Fiji’s Assistant Foreign Minister and National Federation Party (NFP) MP Lenora Qereqeretabua has publicly opposed the proposed Energy-to-Waste (ETW) project in Saweni, Vuda, warning...
Solomon Islands’ political crisis will ‘not fundamentally change’ ties with Beijing
Regardless of how the current political crisis in the Solomon Islands unfolds, experts told Radio Free Asia that they anticipate no change in the...
Pacific wisdom key to climate response: Fiji PM Rabuka
‘For Fiji, climate change is encountered through our relationship with the Vanua, ocean, communities, and in our faiths.’
These were the sentiments shared by the...
As warheads proliferate, decades old nuclear weapons treaty must evolve, warns UN chief
With top diplomats gathered at UN Headquarters to review the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the UN Secretary-General warned that...
PNG Foreign Minister urges Melanesian unity
Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko has urged stronger Melanesian unity and economic resilience, unveiling plans for the inaugural Melanesian Ocean Summit...
Pacific drug trafficking surge puts children at risk
Shocking new reports on the rise of sophisticated drug-smuggling vessels crossing the Pacific has highlighted a growing threat to vulnerable communities, with ChildFund New...
Former Samoa PM Fiame warns Pacific future at risk if people can’t ‘stay and...
Former Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has challenged Pacific leaders and institutions to rethink development, warning that the region’s future depends on whether...
Australia heads to UN nuclear talks as Thistlethwaite flags security push
Australia will take its case for stronger nuclear non-proliferation to the United Nations this week, with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Matt...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...