The Drua Journey- casting into the Super Rugby
Rugby fans in Fiji and beyond will get the chance to hear about the journey of the Fijian Drua from a bright idea to...
U.S won’t rule out military action if China establishes base in Solomon Islands
One of the most senior U.S officials in the Pacific has refused to rule out military action against Solomon Islands if it were to...
PNG Governor General to seek advice on election date change
Papua New Guinea Governor General Sir Bob Dadae is expected to announce if the 2022 National General Election will proceed as scheduled or deferred...
New Zealand commits to climate financing
The New Zealand government has increased its climate finance to a billion dollars over the next four years, with the Pacific, including Fiji, receiving...
10 percent of Fiji’s debt owed to disasters: Economy Minister
Fijian Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says some ten percent of Fiji’s debt burden is owed to climate disasters alone.
While speaking at the United...
FSM submits additional continental shelf claim in the North of Yap area
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)last Friday, filed with the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf a claim of an...
China military expert says Scott Morrison’s red line is ‘ridiculous’
A former senior colonel in China’s People’s Liberation Army has laughed off suggestions that Beijing takes Australia’s concerns about its new pact with the...
New clues shed light on ‘pivotal’ moment in the great Pacific migration
The peopling of the Pacific is one of the most significant migrations in human history. And now an archaeological discovery on a small island...
French Polynesian mayors support safeguarding South Pacific Ocean and tradition
French Polynesian President Édouard Fritch recently committed to conserving 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles) of the ocean by creating a new large-scale...
Labor pledges more foreign aid to Pacific with plan ‘to restore Australia’s place as first partner of choice’
Labor will vow to increase foreign aid to Pacific island countries and ramp up patrols to fight illegal fishing, as it makes an election...
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GCF promises faster climate finance, more direct Pacific access
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific countries should expect faster Green Climate Fund approvals, more national and regional institutions accessing funding directly and a...
Forum Leaders put Political Leadership and regionalism at centre of reform
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have reaffirmed the need for stronger political leadership, greater regional coordination and Pacific-led partnerships as...
Pacific Leaders set AI rules, push stronger digital connectivity
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have endorsed the Pacific’s first collective position on artificial intelligence, calling for AI to remain...