‘No time to lose’ curbing greenhouse gases: WMO
Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet's 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021, according to a new...
Mass burial approved in PNG
Papua New Guinea Pandemic Response Controller David Manning has authorised the mass burial of 200 bodies in the Port Moresby General Hospital mortuary.
The mortuary...
Urgent action needed as COVID-19 overwhelms PNG health system
The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) calls for concerted international action to support Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a surge...
COP26: Commit to Action, Not Words
By Sivendra Michael
As leaders prepare for the 26th Climate Change Conference in Glasgow next week, tensions mount up on the inadequate representation of Pacific...
Pacific Leaders must put Australia on notice, AUKUS “highly problematic” for the region
Australia needs to be put on notice by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders for abandoning its commitments under the South Pacific's nuclear free accord,...
No Vanuatu Government delegates traveling to COP26
The Vanuatu Government will not be sending delegates to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) starting soon in Scotland, due to COVID-19.
The National...
Former PMs apologise to Pacific leaders for Australia’s apathy on climate crisis
Former Australian prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, and former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr, have accused the Morrison government of “cynical indifference”...
Pacific Island climate groups demand world leaders halt support for fossil fuel
Pacific Island climate action groups have demanded countries including Australia end support for the fossil fuel industry during the COP26 Climate Change Summit in...
China and U.S must cooperate to stop Pacific Islands from sinking, urges Micronesia president
Climate change is more of a threat to the Indo-Pacific region than a great power war, the president of the Pacific’s Federated States of...
Expanding the Telstra family with Digicel Pacific
Telstra has announced that it has partnered with the Australian Government to acquire Digicel Pacific, the biggest mobile operator in the South Pacific region.
Australia...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...