Protecting our Pacific mana
In the wake of last month’s Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji, Professor Steven Ratuva looks at the historical, political and ideological challenges that are...
PINA Statement on the Fiji Government’s decision to totally repeal the MIDA Act 2010
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) joins the Fijian Media Association (FMA) in welcoming the decision of the Coalition Govt in Fiji to repeal...
Interview with Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe
With Tuvalu Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe, speaking in Q and A mode in the margins of this week’s Pacific conference on statehood and...
Hawai’i prepares to host the 13th Festival of the Pacific Arts and Culture in...
Hawaii, a Polynesian State of the United States of America (USA) is the host of the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC),...
ISA negotiations enter their third week as the world says “no” to the largest...
This week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, negotiations to agree a ‘mining code’ get into their third week at...
We know how to keep warming below 1.5°C and avoid the worst impacts for...
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report, bringing together seven years of research from hundreds of experts. With...
Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s inaugural FDC Pacific Lecture
Op-ed by Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa
Talofa Lava and warm Pacific greetings. I'm honoured to be given the opportunity to deliver this Pacific Lecture, as has...
Why it’s time to give back to the ocean
By helping the ocean to recover, we can create a healthier, more sustainable and prosperous future for all.
By Marco Lambertini, Special Envoy to...
Global inertia on climate change is creating severe gap for development of Small Islands...
The Synthesis of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle confirms life-threatening risks to small island developing States, and challenges to sustainable development, if warming is...
Vanuatu’s existential climate threat: “Losing my country is not an option”
In the wake of the latest warning from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Pacific island nation renews calls for a global phaseout...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...