WTO Fisheries subsidies process changes to disadvantage developing countries
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is altering the process for negotiations to curb fisheries subsidies in a manner that will make it harder for...
Genetic study reveals how ancient seafarers settled vast Polynesia
Beginning more than a millennium ago, intrepid seafarers traversed vast Pacific Ocean expanses in double-hulled sailing canoes to reach the far-flung islands of Polynesia,...
Global climate finance allocation unfair and unsustainable: Fiji AG
Fiji is among the climate-vulnerable countries in the region that continues to receive less than one percent of global climate finance.
Minister Responsible for Climate...
‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan to boost production and reach millions over the coming...
Captain Humphrey Tawake appointed as Fiji’s Deputy Commander RFMF
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) has announced two new senior appointments within the Force.
Captain Humphrey Biu Tawake has been appointed as...
Fiji records 72 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 72 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 50,200 and 577 deaths since the outbreak in...
Samoa on two-day lockdown for Covid-19 mass vaccination
More than 30,000 people are targeted to get their COVID-19 vaccination by the time the nationwide lockdown for Thursday and Friday’s mass vaccination campaign...
Palau president Whipps calls on UN to include Taiwan
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr on Tuesday urged the United Nations to allow Taiwan to participate in its system on the first day of...
Bill for an Act to amend the Fiji Electoral Registration of Voters Act 2012...
A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral (Registration of Voters) Act 2012 was passed by the Fijian Parliament today despite strong opposition.
This...
World’s two largest economies commit to climate action – UN SG Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed important commitments made towards climate action by the world’s two largest economies, as the 76th High Level...
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Pacific financial system under threat as banking links shrink, Forum report warns
The Pacific’s access to global finance is under growing strain, with a new Pacific Islands Forum report warning that the steady loss of correspondent...
Forum SG Waqa pushes truth and accountability on nuclear legacy
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says remembrance of nuclear testing in the Pacific must drive action, as the region continues to deal...
Hidden archaeological landscapes discovered in Fiji through Moana data service’s LiDAR technology
By Moana Data Services/Kahuto Pacific
New high-resolution airborne LiDAR data from the Moana Data Service has revealed a previously hidden landscape of earthworks across parts...