U.S pledges $60m to Pacific Fisheries Agency under Tuna Treaty
U.S deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has announced a US$60 million release to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) under the South...
Australia and Vanuatu close to signing Nakamal Agreement worth $500m
Australia and Vanuatu are close to signing an "ambitious" new strategic pact that will see the federal government plough about half a billion dollars...
Who pays and Who receives? Finance talks dominate the final stretch of plastics treaty...
As delegates enter the final stretch of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva, Switzerland and...
PNG and Australia set to sign landmark Defence Treaty on Independence day
Papua New Guinea and Australia will sign a major new defence treaty on PNG’s Independence Day, updating a decades-old agreement and marking a new...
Solomon Islands ready to host 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed that preparations are well underway for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), which will...
Second Pacific Loss and Damage Dialogue opens with urgent call for climate action
By Sanjeshni Kumar in Apia, Samoa
The Second Pacific Loss and Damage Dialogue opened today in Apia, Samoa, reaffirming the urgency of addressing climate-induced loss...
Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows
Written by Losirene Lacanivalu
As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers...
PNG calls for new trade deal with NZ, rejects PACER Plus pact
Papua New Guinea is urging New Zealand to engage in negotiations for a bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), arguing that current trade policies...
Australian Ministers embark on Pacific tour to boost security, economic, and regional ties
This week, Australian deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy,...
Bendigo bank cease operations in Nauru, Commonwealth Bank of Australia opens today
Last Friday, Nauru's only banking service, Bendigo Bank officially concluded its operations in the island nation, making way for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia...
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OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...