Australian media report questions $4.2 million cost of Fiji Climate talks
Australia's Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen is facing scrutiny over plans to spend more than AUD$4.2 million (US$2.94 million) on accommodation and meeting facilities...
Amata reaffirms Opposition to Seabed mining in American Samoa waters
American Samoa Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has reaffirmed her opposition to seabed mining in the waters surrounding the territory, saying her position has remained consistent...
OACPS Ministers adopt reform agenda, Back Malabo declaration and resource mobilisation
Ministers from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have adopted a series of decisions aimed at advancing the implementation of the...
Pacific Climate Ministers meet ahead of key regional and global talks
Pacific climate ministers meet Tuesday for the sixth Pacific Climate Change Ministers’ Meeting, as the region works to strengthen its position ahead of a...
Solomon Islands MPs get another pay rise amid cost-of-living crisis
Members of Solomon Islands Parliament have received another salary increase – the second in just two years – despite the continuing economic challenges facing...
PCC warns against militarising Pacific’s ‘Ocean of Peace’ vision
The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), Reverend James Bhagwan, has urged Pacific leaders to ensure the region’s “Ocean of Peace”...
Solomon Islands warns of Climate crisis at UN, pledges sustainable urban growth
Solomon Islands has told the United Nations that climate change and rapid urban growth are reshaping the nation’s towns and settlements.
Minister of Lands and...
New Constitution could be ready before next election’: Fiji Acting AG
Fiji's Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga says constitutional drafters and consultant Professor Anthony Regan are already working from his office as the Coalition Government pushes...
Solomon Islands PM Wale in Washington: Pushing Partnerships forward
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has arrived in Washington, ahead of a series of high-level bilateral engagements scheduled for this week.
As part of...
Envoy warns Pacific strategic contest is shifting as PNG says it will close Taiwan...
A senior Australian diplomat has warned that Western democracies are losing ground in the strategic contest across the Indo-Pacific.
The warning comes as Papua New...
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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...
PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...