UN chief calls for bold action to end ‘suicidal war with nature’
With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for people and the planet,...
COP26 : World poised for big leap forward on climate crisis, says U.S special...
The world is poised to make a big leap forward at the UN COP26 climate summit, with world leaders “sharpening their pencils” to make...
WHO: Global health community prescribes climate action for COVID recovery
Ambitious national climate commitments are crucial for States to sustain a healthy, green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN health...
Fiji records 36 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 36 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 51, 465 and 651 deaths since the outbreak...
Evidence of lost lands beneath Pacific
There is “good evidence” of once-inhabited lands lying beneath the Pacific ocean as geology aligns with Islander tales passed down by ancestors, says academic...
Killer delta in PNG
The stench of death is overwhelming as the three hospital attendants opened the containers containing the bodies of those who died from Covid-19 at...
PNG’s Eastern Highlands Province goes into two-week lockdown to contain covid-19 surge
Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands will go into a two-week lockdown starting today in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases, provincial controller John...
People’s Alliance to focus on all Fijians: Rabuka
People’s Alliance Party Leader Sitiveni Rabuka has promised to promote, protect and defend the civil, political and religious rights of all communities.
Speaking at the...
Ministers nut-out shared security threats at South Pacific Defence meeting
Australia’s defence minister, Peter Dutton, has chaired a meeting with his counterparts from Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga with...
Lecornu insists on December date for New Caledonia referendum
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu is adamant that New Caledonia's independence referendum should go ahead on 12 December.
The minister, who is in quarantine...
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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...