Race to the bottom: the disastrous blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea
By Jonathan Watts
A short bureaucratic note from a brutally degraded microstate in the South Pacific to a little-known institution in the Caribbean is...
Pacific Islands Forum SG Henry Puna’s statement on International day for total elimination of...
I join Forum Leaders in commemorating and promoting International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September.
A day that once again...
UN SG’s António Guterres remarks at virtual meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders
Thank you for the opportunity to once again address the Pacific Islands Forum.
Your nations are confronting a dual crisis of climate change and the...
Household Income and Expenditure Survey clarity
By Kemueli Naiqama, former Fiji Bureau of Statistics chief
I note that there has been much debate since the release of the 2019-2020 Household Income...
Investors take flight from The Metals Company- Pacific Island countries should do the same
Pacific civil society warns that prospective deep sea miner, The Metals Company (TMC) may well go down the same path as the failed Nautilus...
U.S action shines spotlight on labour issues in Fijian fishing fleet
By Cliff White
The state of labour conditions in the Fijian longliner fleet has come under closer scrutiny following the issuance of a withhold-release...
Pacific Islands continue their fight for a 1.5˚C World
Building a strong Pacific islands negotiations block at the world's largest climate change conference is gaining momentum less than two months away from the...
Covid-19: Vaccine diplomacy swings in Pacific nations’ favour
Geopolitical jockeying for influence has got some Pacific island nations vaccinated against Covid-19 much quicker than New Zealand. But is there a quid pro...
‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West...
By Christopher Knaus
In the pre-dawn light, beneath a water tower on the West Papuan island of Biak, Yudha Korwa lay bleeding in the...
Cook Islands UN negotiator paid $700k by shipping industry lobby group
Campaigners have criticised Captain Ian Finley, a UK resident who has represented the Cook Islands at the International Maritime Organisation since 2006, for consistently...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...