Be free to do your work Fiji Media: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on the local media fraternity to be as free as they can ever be following the repealing...
Marine sanctuary expansion alarms Pacific governors
The prospect of expanding a marine sanctuary has alarmed CNMI Governor Arnold I. Palacios, Guam Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero and American Samoa Governor Lemanu...
Cop28 boss slams rich nations “dismal” $100bn finance failure
The president of the Cop28 climate talks has blamed rich nations’ “dismal” failure to provide US$100 billion a year in climate finance to developing...
China denies political strings in Fiji cooperation
The Chinese government does not attach any political strings to its cooperation with Fiji.
In response to question by FBC News, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson...
Journalists around region mark progress but warn of potential new barriers
World Press Freedom Day has been marked by journalists around the world including the Pacific.
Launched by the United Nations in 1998, it's a day...
NZ Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta puts Pacific in the spotlight, raises concerns over Taiwan...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has stayed out of the ugly foreign policy questions hanging over the Indo-Pacific in her first significant foreign...
New Coronation poll finds lead for republic in Solomon Islands- PNG and Tuvalu would...
More voters in the Solomon Islands would choose a republic in a referendum tomorrow than would stay with the Crown, according to new research...
Fiji Government, media enjoy a ‘honeymoon’
Government is enjoying a “honeymoon” period with the media, says Dialogue Fiji executive director Nilesh Lal.
As one of the panelists during an event marking...
New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms
The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with dangerously high temperatures and...
World Press Freedom Day: Media under threat and MIDA
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
The move by some countries across the region to introduce laws and policies to limit media freedom is a direct breach of...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...