PNG Government passes Bill on climate change
Papua New Guinea will join hands with its Pacific neighbours to strengthen and amplify the voices calling for global action to address climate change...
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
By Kalolaine Fainu
Francis Tony is buried on an island that is shrinking.
The sea breaks on a shoreline that is now less than five...
Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
Projected sea level rise would mean 40 percent of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire...
Now Morrison is going to COP26, he must take a meaningful climate target: Greenpeace
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that he will attend the COP26 Climate Summit, after weeks of threatening not to attend, has been labelled...
COP26: Amplifying Pacific voices at Glasgow conference
The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches(PCC), Reverend James Bhagwan, says its vital Pacific voices are heard at the UN's Climate Change...
COP26 should be a turning point for leaders: UK High Commissioner Edgar
The British High Commissioner to Fiji is hoping that COP26 will be a turning point in which the world’s governments and leaders start taking...
Experts call on Pacific community to take inspiration from Fiji as vaccination rates lag behind
A group of experts are imploring the Pacific community to take inspiration from how Fiji has dealt with COVID-19 and increase their vaccination rates.
Currently...
Samoa Speaker unaware by-election dates have changed
Samoan Parliament Speaker, Papali’i Li’o Ta’eu Masipa’u was surprised when asked why the dates for the seven by-elections had been changed from 12 to...
Oman trounce PNG in World Cup opener
Co-hosts Oman got celebrations under way at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 with a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in...
PNG strive for a ‘dream’ World Cup date with Australia
If Papua New Guinea’s efforts to get a game against an Australian team have been stymied by COVID-19, then over the next week they...
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Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...
Fiji Government split on Emergency Powers; Polls won’t be automatically delayed
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says a State of Emergency is “very seriously” being considered to tackle Fiji’s growing drug crisis, even as his own...