Tributes for Peter Lomas who ‘elevated calibre’ of Pacific journalism
Fiji Sun publisher and chief executive officer Peter Lomas passed away on Wednesday at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva after suffering from...
UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity
The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every...
Blackrock to open ‘Monday’
The multimillion-dollar Blackrock Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Camp at Votualevu in Nadi will officially be handed over to Fiji on Monday.
Defence Minister Inia...
UN ocean treaty is ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas
The world has a “once in a lifetime” chance to protect the high seas from exploitation, warned scientists and environmentalists, as negotiators meet at...
Niue prepared for arrival of unwanted guest – covid
For two years Niue has been in it's own bubble of the Pacific sheltered from the virus which has plagued the rest of the...
Vanuatu Quarantine breach causes community transmission: MOH
Vanuatu Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed that the current COVID-19 community transmission was the result of a quarantine breach.
Director of the Department of...
Pacific Elders Voice statement on Pacific Security
In response to the recent visit to the Pacific by U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and the release of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of...
New UN BBNJ Treaty must be robust, ambitious- SG Puna
By Mereseini Marau
The Blue Pacific has one message at the fourth session of the intergovernmental conference for the new legal instrument for the...
43 political parties eligible to contest PNG election, Registrar of Political Parties says
There are 43 political parties eligible to contest the 2022 General Election after eight new ones were registered, and 11 de-registered, by the Papua...
Australia to boost defence force by nearly a third
Australia will boost its defence forces by some 30 percent by 2040, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, describing it as the country's largest...
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Chinese Taipei compromise clears way for landmark South Pacific Albacore deal
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Friday adopted a long-awaited management procedure for South Pacific albacore...
Fiji hails ‘monumental’ South Pacific Albacore breakthrough at WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Fiji says the adoption of the South Pacific Albacore Management Procedure (MP) at WCPFC22 in Manila is a “monumental...
WCPFC adopts landmark South Pacific albacore management procedure after years of deadlock
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) wrapped up its annual meeting in Manila Friday with a major...