Fiji deputy PM Gavoka highlights the value of oceans
Recognising the need to unlock the economic potential of Fiji's blue economy and catalyse ocean related private sector development, the Fiji Government, in collaboration...
Patient persistent Pacific research and diplomacy moves shipping ambition
The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands lodged new submissions at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)this week, calling for greatly increased...
Fukushima water on agenda as Japan PM meets Cook Islands PM Brown, RMI Minister...
Talks between Japan and the Pacific are expected to continue as the clock ticks closer for the controversial planned discharge of treated but still...
Pacific Fisheries officials discuss Labour Standards on Fishing Vessels
Fiji's Fisheries and Forestry Minister Kalaveti Vodo Ravu Tuesday opened a two-day workshop on 'Labour Standards on Fishing Vessels' for over 50 representatives from...
Parties to the Nauru Agreement set for to open new HQ in Marshalls’ capital
The capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, will host the first in-person annual meeting of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) since 2019...
Japan plans to dump Fukushima wastewater into a Pacific with a toxic nuclear history
By Amy Gunia
Pacific Island nations have for decades been grappling with the environmental and health consequences of Cold War-era nuclear testing in the...
Forum meeting with Japan Foreign Minister takes first steps to meeting with PM on...
The incoming Forum Chair and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, is leading a Forum delegation to Tokyo this week to convey...
Climate action ‘reckoning’
As the right to development goes together with the right to a clean, healthy, sustainable environment, “we must end the merciless, relentless, senseless war...
Micronesia president says ‘transparency’ has eased Fukushima water concerns
Micronesian President David Panuelo said Friday that Japan’s “transparency” over its intention to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into...
Regional dialogue focuses on Human rights, gender and social inclusion in Pacific Tuna fisheries
A regional dialogue begins today in Nadi led by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), under the European Union (EU) and the Government...
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ADB to start work on Fiji and Tonga’s request to raise bonds in their...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will now kick-start the process of due diligence to facilitate Fiji and...
ADB steps us presence in the Pacific – opening new office in Solomon Islands
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) is stepping up its presence in the Pacific to be closer its...
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
U.S Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
After serving as...