Snap election go-ahead as Vanuatu court okays powerplay
Vanuatu's top court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the dissolution of the nation's parliament, clearing the way for a snap election.
Voters will go...
Hearings are done: Now the wait begins for verdict on closely-watched climate case at...
A lawyer for a small South Pacific island nation told the world’s highest court to heed her warning.
“Tuvalu will not go quietly into the...
At ICJ, low-lying atoll nations call for definitive opinion on climate action
Sea-level rise will render their islands uninhabitable this century, low-lying atoll nations told the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as they called for a...
Vanuatu’s AG Loughman demands Climate Justice as ICJ hearings conclude
Vanuatu’s Attorney General Arnold Kiel Loughman has delivered a forceful call for climate justice as landmark proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
Former Vanuatu Opposition weighs appeal options
Vanuatu Chief Justice (CJ) Vincent Lunabek dismissed the constitutional case filed by the applicants (Former Opposition group) Friday, ruling that there was insufficient evidence...
Fiji Health Ministry investigates cocktail drink incident at resort
Fiji's Ministry of Health has confirmed all seven individuals who had consumed a cocktail at the Warick Resort and became sick have now been...
Tuna at the crossroads: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency urges ICJ action on Climate...
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) submitted a powerful oral statement at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, urging immediate...
Sea-level rise threatens our survival; International law must evolve: AOSIS chair Luteru
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has delivered a powerful plea to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, calling for...
Solomon Islands PM Manele to face no confidence vote next Monday
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is set to face a vote of no confidence in Parliament on Monday, 16 December 2024.
Clerk to the...
New loss and damage fund boss urged to keep costs down
With just US$69 million in the bank account of the fledgling loss and damage fund so far, its new executive director was urged to...
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Dr Aqorau questions whether military expansion fits Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned whether the Pacific can maintain its vision of becoming an Ocean of...
The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia
By Joyce McClure
More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most...
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs says China missile test was ‘destabilising’ as...
Australia says China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific was “destabilising”, citing strong condemnation from Pacific leaders alongside Australia's response.
Speaking in an interview...