Australia set to disappoint key allies on 2030 emissions target
Australia’s decision not to boost its 2030 emissions reduction target will disappoint key allies that have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to do...
UK PM Johnson and Bainimarama talk COP26 and international climate financing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama Monday, a press statement from 10 Downing Street stated.
The two leaders discussed the...
Downward trend in Fiji’s COVID-19 death rate
The overall COVID-19 death rate graphs for Central and Western divisions in Vitilevu, Fiji's main island indicate a declining trend.
This, according to Ministry of...
PNG Speaker’s ‘bizarre’ bid to delay 2022 General Elections by one year
Papua New Guinea Parliament Speaker Job Pomat has proposed to defer the 2022 National General Elections by one year, stating that the PNG Electoral...
Samoa Court adjourns Prime Minister’s private prosecution trial
Samoa District Court Judge Alalatoa Rosela Papalii reluctantly granted another adjournment in the hearing of Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataafa’s private prosecution trial.
She granted...
Pacific Forum welcomes NZ climate aid boost, urges collective action
The head of the Pacific Islands Forum says New Zealand's climate aid boost augurs well heading into COP26, and is pushing all developed countries...
UN calls on everyone to play a role in disaster response
When it comes to surviving disaster, the United Nations’ Pacific Resident Coordinator of Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon...
Deaths rising in PNG, Australia deploys emergency medical team
The Covid-19 death toll continues to rise around Papua New Guinea,with the biggest hospital recording 35 in three weeks, officials say.
Port Moresby General Hospital...
Protect the Poor when fighting money laundering in the Pacific
By Lotte Schou-Zibell, Regional Director of the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office in Australia.
The risk of "de-risking" – the process...
NZ commits $1.3bn to climate change aid
New Zealand has carved off a sizeable chunk of its foreign aid budget towards combating climate change, committing NZ$1.3 billion(US$920,000) to support vulnerable communities.
The...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...