Kiribati lone female judoka wants to inspire young people with her Olympic performance
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo
Kiribati’s lone female judoka raised her island nation’s flag at the Tokyo 2020 Games for a brief 0.52...
Forum Foreign Ministers endorse Weather Ready Pacific Decadal Programme of Investment
The Weather Ready Pacific Decadal Programme of Investment was endorsed at the Forum Foreign Ministerial Meeting (FFMM) on 27 July 2021.
The Government of Tonga...
Queensland mayor’s historic blackbirding apology over slavery of Pacific Islanders
A local mayor has entered territory no state or Australian federal politician has ventured after apologising for the blackbirding practices that helped build Queensland's...
We don’t want Suva to be burnt like before: Fiji Defence Minister
Fijian Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu has shed some light on why politicians have been taken in for questioning in relation to Bill 17.
Members of...
NZ monitoring ongoing arrests of Fiji opposition politicians
New Zealand has reiterated its concern with ongoing police questioning of opposition politicians in Fiji.
Several opposition MPs as well as two former prime ministers...
Federated States of Micronesia makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has become one of the first nations to adopt mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
Everyone in the western Pacific country over...
Five people arrested for possessing washed-up cocaine in Vava’u
The Tongan Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce has arrested five people relating to the washed-up cocaine in Vava’u.
The Taskforce raided three residences last night, two...
Study: Warming Waters Threaten Tuna-Dependent Economies in the Pacific
Climate change is driving tuna further to the east, threatening the economic security of several small island nations
Global warming is expected to progressively push...
First FAST cabinet down to work – when the impossible happens
By Lagi Keresoma
The year 2021 is already down in Samoa’s modern history as when some compelling political events occurred. But significantly, when a party...
Tuilaepa refuses to vacate office: PM Fiame
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says criticism by the leader of the Human Rights Protection Party(HRPP) against the judiciary is due to his...
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Vanuatu’s Climate envoy urges nations to stand firm after U.S push to drop UN...
Vanuatu's Climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu is urging countries to stay engaged, after the United States pushed for Vanuatu to withdraw a UN motion supporting...
France seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in Pacific as drug seizures hit record highs
French officials announced Tuesday that 100 bales of cocaine were seized last Thursday during a joint operation with the United States.
According to the High...
Official documents reveal friction between NZ and Cook Islands over Russian vessels
Cook Islands continued to register sanctioned vessels tied to Russia's "shadow fleet" months after New Zealand government began raising concerns, official information reveals.
Memos, emails...