Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
The intergovernmental conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the ocean’s biological diversity opened its fifth and likely final session on Monday.
Amidst calls for...
UN member states meet in New York to hammer out high seas treaty
UN member states gather in New York to hammer out a long-awaited treaty that, if agreed, will govern the planet’s last, lawless wilderness: the...
Dismantling Government for personal interest unfair: Vanuatu PM
Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman, said he believes some of the Members of Parliament (MPs) who moved to the Opposition side were unhappy because...
New Vanuatu Government formation
Security measures at the Opposition’s Island Magic Resort camp on Efate was beefed up Monday after Members of Parliament (MPs) who signed the motion...
Vanuatu prime minister calls for dissolution of parliament
The prime minister of Vanuatu has called for a dissolution of parliament with over a-year-and-four-months still remaining in his four-year-tenure.
Bob Loughman, who was elected...
PNG Supreme Court to rule whether 11th Parliament sitting legal
Papua New Guineans have knocked out 35 Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 111-seat 10th Parliament in the just concluded General Election 2022 (GE22).
They...
Simon Stiell appointed new UNFCCC Executive Secretary
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany.
The...
After decades of denial, United States government recognises Agent Orange use in the Pacific
For decades, United States officials have denied using a deadly chemical called Agent Orange on the islands of Guam, American Samoa and other Pacific...
Moves to remove Kiribati High Court justice ‘assault on the judiciary’, says former president
The Kiribati government has made an extraordinary attempt to deport suspended High Court justice, David Lambourne.
Lambourne is an Australian and longtime resident of Kiribati....
Solomon Islands Government seeks to delay election, sparking concern
There’s a concern there may be trouble ahead in the Solomon Islands as the ruling Government seeks to delay next year’s election.
MP Peter Kenilorea,...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...