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...
Villagers call on authorities in Solomon Islands to investigate and remove dangerous explosives
There are fears dangerous explosives stored carelessly and with no regard for the safety of villagers in Ruaniu, northeast Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, could...
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 Change remains the single greatest threat for Pacific—new Pacific Security Report
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has released the Pacific Security Outlook Report 2022 -2023, highlighting key regional security issues and trends.
By comparing the challenges...
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...
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New Caledonia’s political talks: no outcome after three days of ‘conclave’
After three solid days of talks in retreat mode, New Caledonia's political parties have yet to reach an agreement on the French Pacific territory's...
Marshall Islands trials out new first low carbon cargo ship, ADB interested in the...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
One of the world’s ground-breaking low carbon sailing cargo ship, the SV Juren Ae, is now...
49 Vanuatu MPs back 9th Constitutional change, no budget for referendum yet
The National Parliament of Vanuatu approved the ninth constitutional amendment in the country's history on Wednesday, with 49 votes in favour and three abstentions.
The...