France backs Pacific Ocean push at Melanesian Summit
France has thrown its support behind Melanesian efforts to protect the Pacific Ocean, with French Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Pierre Fournier telling leaders...
MSG visionary defends Udaune declaration as shield against global greenwashing
Leonard Louma, former Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat, Wednesday issued a defence of the Udaune Declaration, as a radical and...
“Our backyard, Our Science”: Professor declares PNG home to the world’s warmest ocean
In an address at the 2026 Melanesian Ocean Summit, Professor Chalapan Kaluwin, Director of the Momis Ocean and Climate Research Institute, issued a bold...
Dialogue: Micronesia’s leaders confront a region caught in someone else’s war plan
Leaders and security officials from across Micronesia gathered Tuesday in Guam for the first day of a regional security dialogue that laid bare an...
Fighting ‘fake news’ in the Pacific
BBC Media Action has been working across the Pacific Islands since 2024, training and mentoring journalists in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga,...
Manele backs Peter Shanel for PM, urges calm ahead of Solomon Islands leadership vote
Solomon Islands caretaker Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele delivered an emotional and reflective final press conference on Wednesday, calling on Solomon Islanders to uphold peace,...
PNG expands Pacific ties with new embassy plans
Papua New Guinea will open three new embassies in the Pacific, strengthening its diplomatic presence across Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia.
The new missions will be...
Live rounds, pistol magazine discovered, not part of Fiji Military inventory
A pistol magazine containing 11 live 9mm rounds was discovered near Makoi Monday, triggering a joint investigation by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces...
Melanesian Summit highlights Marine Protection 30-by-30 mission
The Melanesian Ocean Summit at APEC Haus, Port Moresby, focuses on ocean finance and the Blue Economy Initiative, as Pacific leaders renew calls to...
“Melanesia must lead”: Jelta Wong calls for stronger ocean protection
Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Jelta Wong has called on Melanesian nations to take stronger leadership in protecting the region’s...
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By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific voices, traditional knowledge and local climate solutions must be at the centre of discussions ahead of COP31, former...
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By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific media must scrutinise climate promises, follow the negotiations and question claims made around COP31 rather than treating the...
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By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
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