U.S confirms recognition of the Cook Islands as a sovereign state
The United States (U.S.) President Joseph Biden has announced U.S recognition of the Cook Islandsas a sovereign state during his Summit with PacificIslands Countries...
Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to...
When Tuvalu vanishes beneath rising seas, its diaspora still want somewhere to call home – and that could be a virtual version of the...
PINA board elected
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president and CEO of Papua New Guinea's national broadcaster NBC Kora Nou, is in for his second term as...
U.S boosts police training, defence, investment and COVID funds in new Pacific strategy
U.S President Joe Biden's administration has announced a slew of new programmes to substantially broaden the United States' presence in the Pacific.
The U.S has...
Fiji and PIF to expand maritime cooperation with the U.S
Leaders of the Pacific and senior representatives attending the U.S-Pacific Country Summit in Washington DC were hosted to a dinner at the U.S Coast...
Niue to host next PINA summit
Niue has secured the hosting rights for the Pacific Islands News Association's (PINA) 2024 media summit.
The association's president announced his board's decision on Thursday...
U.S rolls out red carpet to Pacific Islands amid China inroads
President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet for Pacific Island leaders in the face of rising Chinese influence in the...
Biden’s Pacific strategy heralds new engagement in region
The White House today unveiled a Pacific strategy designed to bolster US engagement with more than a dozen island nations on issues including climate...
Oxfam Pacific: Climate change driving vulnerable communities into poverty
Oxfam in the Pacific says climate change is slowly driving vulnerable communities into poverty and hunger, highlighting that the effects are now a humanitarian...
Fiji’s PM and Pacific Leaders meet at U.S State Department to deepen U.S Pacific...
Leaders of the Pacific Island Forum family convened at the U.S Department of State for the opening of the first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit...
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Microplastics found in fish in Tuvalu
Tuvalu is a remote Polynesian nation made up of three reef islands and six atolls.
Home to fewer than 11,000 people, Tuvalu is 1,100 kilometres...
Cyclone Maila strengthens to Category 5, batters Solomon Islands and threatens PNG
Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila has intensified into a Category 5 system in the Solomon Sea, the first of its kind recorded in the area...
TC Vaianu slowly moving away from Fiji
Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu continues to move away from Fiji waters this morning, but its outer bands are still bringing heavy rain, strong winds,...