FAST Party gives Samoa PM ultimatum to resign before the end of this session
The Leader of Samoa’s FAST Party, Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao has given Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa an ultimatum to step down before the end...
Solomon Islands opens Honiara Summit with a call to accelerate efforts to achieve sustainable...
The Honiara Summit 2025 officially opened Tuesday in a colourful traditional ceremony, welcoming over 300 delegates from 28 countries to discuss global efforts towards...
PNG PM Marape calls for stronger action against illegal fishing at Honiara Summit
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called for urgent global action against illegal fishing and the exploitation of Pacific fisheries, emphasising that...
Tuvalu’s PM calls for global action on Climate change and fisheries protection at Honiara...
Tuvalu's Prime Minister FeletiTeo addressed the urgent issue of climate change and its impact on oceanic and coastal fisheries at the Honiara Summit Tuesday.
He...
Pacific SDG14 Summit kicks off with ENBI Tripartite MOU
Pacific Leaders, Fisheries Ministers, Chief Executives and Oceans organisations are in Honiara this week unpacking one of the most widely known global sustainable development...
Fiji HIV infection estimate triples after health services ‘destroyed’ by neglect
The HIV outbreak in Fiji may be more severe than publicly acknowledged with estimates suggesting three times as many people are living with the...
New Caledonia’s politicians hold first bipartisan meeting in years
New Caledonia's opposing politicians, both pro-independence and pro-France, held a joint meeting for the first time in years, under the auspices of visiting French...
Samoa PM Fiame Mata’fa commands majority, vote of no-confidence fails
The vote of no confidence to unseat Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and her cabinet failed when the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday voted...
Pacific islands to push for enhanced resource mobilisation at resumed biodiversity conference
Pacific Islands will be sitting at the global negotiations table this week, calling for increased funding and support to conserve and protect our Pacific...
Breast cancer cases projected to rise by nearly 40 per cent by 2050, WHO...
Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deathsfrom the disease projected to rise by 68 percent,...
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Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...
Fiji Government split on Emergency Powers; Polls won’t be automatically delayed
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says a State of Emergency is “very seriously” being considered to tackle Fiji’s growing drug crisis, even as his own...