Commitments announced during 7th Our Ocean Conference
Actions from Denmark, the United States, and the Marshall Islands doubled the number of signatories to the Declaration on Zero Emission Shipping by 2050.
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U.S calls on Australia to increase 2030 emission reduction pledge to help prevent ‘greater destruction’
The U.S will urge Australia to increase its 2030 emission reduction pledge this year, with a senior official declaring it was “a long time...
East Timor heads to polls to pick next president
East Timor's citizens head to the polls on Tuesday to choose either a Nobel laureate or a former guerrilla fighter - the incumbent president...
China, Solomon Islands pact would set ‘concerning precedent’, United States warns
The United States has warned a proposed security pact between Solomon Islands and China may destabilise the Pacific Island nation and set a "concerning...
UBS faces 10-year ban from PNG as royal commission delivers verdict
UBS Australia could face a ten-year ban from doing business in Papua New Guinea over its role in a controversial US$1.3 billion (US$956 million)...
John Kerry says the Ocean is finally getting the attention it deserves in the Climate Change fight
By Amy Gunia
John Kerry is a lifelong ocean lover and a long-time advocate for their protection. It’s this passion which led the U.S. Special...
U.S top officials to visit Solomons, Fiji, PNG on China pact concern
White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the U.S State Department's top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands amid...
Solomon Islands official warns country’s leader ‘trying to cement power’ through China security pact
A policy advisor for the Opposition in the Pacific nation has spoken out against a deal with China which would allow the Communist power...
Fiji Police await AG’s advice on Russian yacht Amadea investigation
Fiji's Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says they are waiting on the advice of the Attorney General for the next direction in relation...
Cook Islands retrace its breadfruit roots
The Cook Islands and kuru (breadfruit) share a long and interesting history.
It was the English explorer Captain James Cook who was the first European...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...