Fiji records 58 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths Thursday increasing the total number of cases to 51,316 and 647 deaths...
Cook Islands deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau‘steps aside’
Cook Islands deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau has been revealed as the government member facing conspiracy to defraud charge.
Prime Minister Mark Brown has been...
Pacific Political Climate Champions amplify call for urgent action
The Pacific’s collective voice, calling on world leaders to urgently implement the Paris Agreement, will have new-found mana at the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow,...
Special parliament sitting to appoint new Fijian President
A new President of the Republic of Fiji will be appointed on Friday, 22 October 2021.
This was confirmed in an advisory by Civic Education...
Pacific leaders push for halving of emissions by 2030 to prevent climate change catastrophe Pacific leaders push for halving of emissions by 2030 to prevent climate change catastrophe
Pacific leaders are warning time is running out to address climate change and are urging all nations, including Australia, to halve their emissions in...
UNMISS farewells Police Commissioner as an “extraordinary leader and woman of caliber”
With emotion shining in her eyes, Fijian Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa watched with pride as her police officers marched in tight formation before her in a...
A peacekeeper and a leader: Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, UNMISS Police Commissioner A peacekeeper and a leader: Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa, UNMISS Police Commissioner
By Priyanka Chowdhury
Police Commissioner Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa is a mother, a career woman and above all, a committed police officer. In her professional life,...
Mana Classes to strengthen Pacific media reporting
The media are the ears and eyes of members of the public.
In an effort to strengthen the capacity of Pacific islands media to accurately...
Q & A with Coral Pasisi on Climate Finance, the Science and Security concerns leading up to COP26
In this two-part series, BCN Journalist Esther Pavihi speaks with Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the SPC, Coral Pasisi on Climate Finance, the...
Pacific nations refuse to be the canary in the climate coal mine
Pacific Island nations are tired of reiterating their people’s suffering and applauding their resilience in the face of climate change and will demand real...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...