Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: UN SG Guterres
-World leaders need to listen to and act on solid scientific guidance to urgently reduce global warming, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in...
Who let the guns in – Former Fiji A-G’s bodyguards carried firearms in plane
Fiji Airways staff say bodyguards for former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum were allowed to carry guns onto Fiji Link domestic flights when he was a...
Six new portfolios likely: PNG PM
Cabinet may be increased by six new portfolios as Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape wants to see “more hands on deck” to...
FSM preparing for diplomatic switch to Taiwan amid China’s protest
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will be much better off without China, outgoing President David Panuelo said, disclosing the initial steps he has taken...
High seas treaty ‘central to Pacific nations’ says campaigner
After close to two decades of negotiations, an historic United Nations ocean treaty has been agreed to protect marine biodiversity in international waters.
The agreement,...
Commonwealth Secretary-General raises Peace Flag to mark Commonwealth Day
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland has raised the Commonwealth Flag for Peace at a ceremony in London on Commonwealth Day.
The Secretary-General was joined by...
Japan’s nuke wastewater discharge plan batters fishermen’s livelihoods, angers global community
Despite raging opposition both at home and abroad, Japan still intends to push ahead with its plan to dump nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific...
“We’re survivors:” Marshall Islands leaders look to Hawaii for adapting to climate change crisis
Within the next 40 years, the Marshall Islands will cease to exist.
That’s according to the Kwajalein Atoll Sustainability Laboratory (KASL), citing U.S Department of...
Plan to increase PNG Cabinet
The Papua New Guinea Government plans to increase the size of its 33-member Cabinet by amending the Prime Minister and National Executive Council Act...
Who could be WHO’s next Western Pacific leader?
There are hopes a Pacific person will head the Western Pacific region for the World Health Organisation (WHO).
It follows the sacking of regional director...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...