Pacific nations explore opportunities to push for fossil fuel phase out in Vanuatu’s ICJ...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila
A yes vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) later this month to Vanuatu’s request for...
More Pacific countries likely to join the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila
More Pacific countries are expected to join the global campaign to phase out the production and stockpiling...
Fiji Government supportive of an energy transition: Minister Tubuna
Fiji's Coalition Government is supportive of an energy transition, particularly reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and increasing renewable energy usage, including commitments to...
Fiji – Australia build a new chapter in Vuvale partnership
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka and his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have reaffirmed their commitment to building...
Fiji backs AUKUS as Canberra soothes regional tensions
One of the Pacific’s key leaders has told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese he supports the AUKUS agreement during a whistle-stop meeting on Wednesday...
Fijian Drua stun Crusaders in historic upset 25-24
Fijian Drua recorded the biggest win of their two seasons in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday with a stunning 25-24 upset of the reigning...
High Seas Treaty exempts deep-sea mining from stricter environmental rules
Deep-sea mining will be exempted from environmental impact assessment (EIA) measures established under a landmark international oceans treaty, a move campaigners fear could undermine...
Full extent of Vanuatu cyclone damage still being assessed
The full extent of the destruction caused by Tropical Cyclones (TCs) Judy and Kevin is yet to be determined, as disaster officials are still...
Forum Chair calls for adoption and ratification of High seas treaty to be fast...
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown has welcomed the conclusion of the negotiations on the key substantive issues that...
New Caledonia Army Forces act quickly to take aid to Vanuatu
Following the devastation of two Tropical Cyclones in Vanuatu, France has sent humanitarian aid from New Caledonia to help.
The New Caledonian Army Forces were...
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PNG-Australia defence treaty creates jobs, risks amid rising China influence
Six months after Papua New Guinea and Australia signed a bilateral defence treaty, public opinion in PNG remains divided, with some telling Radio Free...
Coalition’s Court challenge a ‘futile exercise’, says Solomons Attorney General Muria Jr
The case the new Coalition is pursuing against the Government is a “futile exercise,” Solomon Islands Attorney General John Muria Jnr says.
He said this...
A more responsive Vanuatu Police Force organisational structure
For the first time since 1997, the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) will operate under an officially approved framework after the Minister of Internal Affairs...