Sinking Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea levels rise
Tuvalu and its 11,000 people, who live on nine atolls scattered across the Pacific, are running out of time.
Fukanoe Laafai would like to start...
Pacific media gather for biennial summit
Around 80 media delegates from more than 10 Pacific Island countries, including Fiji, have gathered in Niue for the 7th Pacific Media Summit 2024.
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Fiji bid to host PINA media summit in 2026
Fiji has submitted a bid to host the Eighth Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) media summit in 2026.
PINA board member and Fiji Times editor...
Urgent global climate action needed, says Forum Chair Sovaleni
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Samoa PM Mata’afa calls for fair global governance for Island states
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Tuvalu PM calls for immediate global response to Climate threat
In a world grappling with climate change, financial instability and social inequities, Tuvalu stands at the frontline of these pressing challenges.
At the Summit of...
Fiji’s President warns: Future generations will suffer without immediate global action
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In his...
Pacific unites to tackle climate change challenges facing the region
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PNG Foreign Minister calls for action on Global Pact for the Future: No more...
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Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his next trip to the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) is when the Pacific Islands Forum adopts his ‘Ocean...
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