Leadership by Small Islands Developing States magnified by the Cook Islands at SIDS4
Taking the floor, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown shone the spotlight on Pacific Island led solutions for climate change challenges faced by SIDS,...
Tackling gender gaps in Fisheries: Inaugural GESI Forum kicks off with FFA and SPC
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) in collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), is hosting its first ever Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI)...
U.S Coast Guard says boardings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal
The U.S Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boarding of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside...
It’s time Fisheries subsidy talks properly address the issue of distant water fishing and...
Op-ed by: Adam Wolfenden
The recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference failed to deliver a number of outcomes, most noticeably an agreement to...
Milestone for Pacific/U.S Tuna Treaty
A key milestone in the historic Tuna Treaty between the Pacific Island States and the United States has been reached this week with a...
WTO 13th Ministerial Conference extended by one day to facilitate outcomes
The 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) has been extended by one day, until Friday 1 March, in order to facilitate outcomes on the main...
Fiji’s Deputy PM Kamikamica outlines priorities at WTO Conference
Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica has outlined Fiji's priorities at the 13th Ministerial Conference(MC13) of the World Trade Organisation(WTO)...
Wave of acceptances of Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies at MC13 advances entry into force
Eight WTO members deposited their instruments of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 26 February at the opening of the 13th Ministerial...
Regional tuna expert sounds caution in developing seabed mining
By Richard Naidu
Leading Pacific tuna industry expert, Dr Transform Aqorau, has drawn from the region’s experiences with its massive tuna fisheries industry to...
Pacific Groups join global call for WTO to target big fishing fleets
Pacific civil society groups have joined others from around the world in an open letter calling on trade negotiators at this week's World Trade...
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Services still down nearly 24 hours after Vanuatu quake
World Vision's Vanuatu country director says electricity and water are still affected in Port Vila and strategic bridges connecting the city are damaged, nearly...
New Zealand to assist Vanuatu on earthquake response
New Zealand is providing Vanuatu assistance following Tuesday's devastating earthquake, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.
“Vanuatu is a member of our Pacific family and we...
Vanuatu earthquake death toll expected to rise as second quake plunges nation into state...
A second earthquake has struck Vanuatu, as the death toll from Tuesday’s deadly quake rose and an international search and rescue operation got underway.
With...